Fairly Sore: The World’s 10 Most Dangerous Festivals
Festivals rank high among humankind's most cherished traditions but if you think these annual gatherings are all fun and games, you'd be VERY wrong. The poster child for "dangerous ...
Author: Steve
An outstanding researcher and clever writer who has been with WebUrbanist for over ten years, Steve brings a twist of creative humor into the mix with articles covering abandoned shops and buildings, offbeat signage & branding, eyebrow-raising architecture and much, much more. Steve can also be found exploring green innovations at WebEcoist and examining jaw-dropping pet products and pet-related news at PetsLady.Inn Trouble: Abandoned Brandermill Inn & Conference Center
The abandoned Brandermill Inn and Conference Center in Chesterfield, VA jumped the shark after a failed Ponzi scheme drained all of its operating funds. Location, location, location... ...
Step On It: Life-Size LEGO Teardrop Trailer Travels Well
A plastic fantastic, life-size LEGO teardrop trailer made from over 200,000 assorted LEGO bricks boasts electric power, running water and a fold-up bed. Given enough LEGO bricks, plenty of ...
Honeymoon Cruiser: A Bizarre Russian Wedding Coach
This 'Exclusive Limo' based on Chrysler's late and unlamented PT Cruiser was designed to transport Russian about-to-be-weds in, er, style. You had one job, wedding coach designer... and ...
Cone Founded: The Abandoned Yuengling Ice Creamery
The Yuengling Ice Creamery not only helped the brewery survive Prohibition, it closed over a half-century after the Eighteenth Amendment was repealed. D. G. Yuengling & Son bears the ...
Pretty Abandoned: Tucson’s Lisa Frank Factory
The former Lisa Frank factory in Tucson, mostly abandoned and sporadically for sale since 2001, stubbornly refuses to give up the rainbow-colored ghost. Calling the Lisa Frank factory ...
Road Grip: Vietnam’s Golden Bridge Is One Handy Span
You're in good hands when you walk the recently opened Golden Bridge in the Ba Na Hills – two humongous hands carved from stone, to be exact. Some say driving in Vietnam is a gripping ...
Out Of Time: Abandoned Virginia Renaissance Faire
The abandoned Virginia Renaissance Faire in Fredericksburg, Virginia was a short-lived medieval-themed festival whose days (and knights) were numbered. It seemed like a good idea at the ...
Parked Outback: Robert Fielding’s Oz-Some Art Cars
Robert Fielding's Oz-some art cars once lit up desert highways; now they're being painted, illuminated and photographed in their final resting places. One does not simply drive across the ...
Wipe Left: Getting A Handle On The Roll Front Toilet Seat
The Bog Standard Toilet Seat Roll Holder may be the sanitation solution nobody asked for but British designer Henry Franks really doesn't give a crap. “Bog Standard” is an oak wood ...
