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Category: Abandoned Places

Ever wanted to explore abandoned places? Real-life urban exploration and building infiltration can be challenging, dangerous and even illegal. Here is your chance to try out urbex from the comfort of your computer – from deserted buildings to entire abandoned towns and cities, here are some of the most amazing abandoned locations around the world.

Anti-Zombie Fortress: Japan’s Abandoned Shime Tower

When the Zombie Apocalypse finally arrives, the winding tower at Japan's abandoned Shime coal mine is where you want to be. This stark, partially moss-covered concrete colossus has been abandoned ...

Documenting Decay: Urban Atrophy’s Breathtaking New Book

What happens to buildings when the people in them simply disappear and leave everything behind? Do the fixtures and fittings rot away or do they stand silent sentinel over the now-abandoned ...

Rust in Peace: Portugal’s Eerie Abandoned Anchor Graveyard

Portugal's Cemitério das Âncoras, or “Anchor Graveyard”, sprawls across the shifting sand dunes of Barril Beach on Tavira Island. Lined up on edge with near-military precision, hundreds of ...

Big In Japan: Abandoned ‘Gulliver’s Kingdom’ Theme Park

Gulliver's Kingdom Theme Park, built in the shadow of Japan's Mount Fuji with oodles of government stimulus money, was a sprawling white elephant that existed for only 10 years. Today there's ...

Bronze Aged: Cornwall’s Scenic Abandoned Metal Mines

Nearly 4,000 years ago, Cornish miners singlehandedly jump-started the Bronze Age by digging, scratching and clawing copper and tin ores from mines hacked deep beneath Cornwall's fertile soil. ...

Eccentric Hideaway: Secret Underwater Room Lies Below a Lake

Urban explorers know that it isn't typically the readily-visible locations that hold the most intrigue; it is the hidden places unknown to most of the world. The places that most of us will never ...

Soviet Yum-Yum: Russia’s Red October Chocolate Factory

On the hunt for Red October? Then get your taste buds to Moscow and the iconic red brick Red October Chocolate Factory, where top quality confectionery packaged in jewel-like wrappers have been ...

Hidden Inner Beauty of Abandoned Hospitals & Theaters

What is it about abandoned places that draws our interest and opens our imaginations? An empty, disused building simply seems to beckon passers-by, tempting us to step inside and take a look at ...

The Empty City of Ordos, China: A Modern Ghost Town

It's been called the Dubai of northern China, showered with wealth, packed with public infrastructure and located near to precious natural resources in a region plagued by water-supply troubles. ...

Subterranean History: Beautiful Abandoned NYC Subway Station

As all urban exploration enthusiasts know, there are hidden wonders all around us - particularly in rich metropolitan landscapes like New York City. The City Hall subway stop is well-known to NYC ...

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