UrbEx
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An abandoned casino with an amazing staircase inside. Exploring this one was fun, even though we missed out on a few rooms unfortunately. Next to the great staircase there was some sort of chapel inside with beautiful colors. read more CasuaL Photography – Urbex | Palace Casino.
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Oaks Colliery, which was one of the largest coal mines working the Barnsley area in South Yorkshire Coalfield, mined a seam that was notorious for firedamp. Almost 20 years before, on 5 March 1847, The Oaks colliery suffered its first disaster when a blast killed 73 men and boys. As mine management was aware of…
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One of the draws of Urban Exploration photography, or Urbex, is the chance that you’ll discover and photograph something truly strange and unique. A building abandoned for so long that nobody realizes the treasures hidden within. Or, in this case, a ‘train graveyard‘ with over 70 dilapidated subways, trains and busses in the middle of…
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The bolted front door was unlocked by a facilities manager who walked around the first floor with me while telling a tale of WW I amputees, an excess of removed limbs and something about the basement and a concrete burial… read more urbex photos | deanna fainelli.
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Beyond all the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas, there are some fascinating abandoned towns in Nevada, which give a genuine sense of the area’s tumultuous history read more The extraordinary ghost towns of Nevada – Telegraph.
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In the gloomy world beneath the elegant City of Light, a number of the Paris Metro’s enigmatic ghost stations have throughout the years been used as storage spaces for out-of-service trains. But this ageing rolling stock, shuttered and graffitied, appears as abandoned and unloved as the track it sits on. read more The Abandoned Ghost…
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Amazing abandoned church hidden somewhere in a village in Belgium. The decay inside was awesome and there were a lot of details left inside. via CasuaL Photography – Urbex | Blue Christ Church.
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Painted pink and encrusted with graffiti, the abandoned UFO house in Homestead, Florida, has a backstory as mysterious as its otherworldly architecture. read more Abandoned Alien Homestead: Forsaken UFO House in Florida | Urbanist.
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The world of Urbex short for “Urban Exploration” photography is a secretive one. In general, Urbex photographers keep purposely silent on the specific locations where they’ve shot, and for the most part, it’s not because they want to keep these dilapidated finds entirely to themselves. read more Stories Like This are Why Urbex Photogs are…
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After some hard and risky work trying to get in I was very happy to be able to see the inside of this magical place.This beautiful castle got its current appearance thanks to the work of one man who renovated and expanded the pre-existing building during the 19th century.The history of the place however is…
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Does anyone ever tire of looking at photos of abandoned things? Abandoned theme parks, abandoned towns – and now abandoned aeroplanes.These photos show aircraft that has been left to rot in what are known as aeroplane graveyards.From ex-military planes to jet liners, there’s aircraft corpses dotted around the world and they are eerily fascinating. Check…
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There’s something scary and yet mesmerising about the sight of thousands of Koi carp gliding soundlessly around this abandoned shopping mall.The astonishing sights were captured by blogger and photographer Jesse Rockwell during a visit to Bangkok, Thailand.Website Coconuts Bangkok explains the building fell into disrepair after the demolition of its upper floors and a subsequent…
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A stretcher stands in the middle of a hallway inside an abandoned asylum, while patient records lay scattered on the floor. Erected in 1925, the 200 acre, 22-building Forest Haven asylum, in Laurel, Maryland, housed some of the area’s most mentally troubled residents.. Getcha creep on – In pictures: Urban explorer visits abandoned asylum in…
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Abandoned brewery somewhere in Belgium. By chance, this little brewery has been totally preserved from vandalism. Looking at the exterior of this building, no one could imagine all the things that are still left untouched. All the machines are there, with a lot of other little things, like bottles. It was a very pleasant exploration…
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Long abandoned cottage in East Anglia, once owned by a US Air Force Sergeant and his wife. Formerly christened the sewing house, due to an abundance of sewing machines, sadly they have all now been disappeared. And thus once again I arrive at the right place at the wrong time. read more Urbex UK: Abandoned…
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Rising from ponds, lakes and man-made reservoirs like vestiges of an ancient civilization, submerged churches in Europe, Asia and South America have been drawing tourists eager to catch a glimpse of the decaying beauty before it is consumed by water.The water-logged religious sites, some of them dating back to the Middle Ages, still could be…
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An abandoned Catholic boarding school in France. The large buildings have been empty for some time but the chapel at the heart of the building is very impressive. more – Pensionnat Catholique, France » Urbex | Behind Closed Doors Urban Exploration.
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During the war years of 1939 to 1945, hundreds of airfields were hastily constructed across the United Kingdom. Many were built to accommodate heavy bombers with dozens of hard standings and support facilities. But what happened to these sprawling bases after the war? Some are still in use today, but most have quietly returned to…
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The mine itself could possibly date back as far as the mid 1700′s but first real records show it was re-established 1871 but production was extremely poor and despite several efforts to make it profitable it closed at the turn of the 20th century. It produced mainly copper but also some small amounts of lead,…
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Like the wrecks of Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands are littered with the twisted carcasses of Japanese and American aircraft destroyed during the War in the Pacific. see more Wartime Aircraft Wrecks of the Solomon Islands |.
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WHY WE LOVE IT: Ever wonder what’s behind that “No Trespassing” sign? We do! Co-creators André Sirangelo and Gabriel Iumazark takes us deep into the renegade world of urbEx urban exploration. Throw in a decades-old conspiracy involving vaudeville magicians and occult spiritualists and you’ve got us hooked.. read more The Last Broadcast #1…
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Not much to say about this place, it was Wacky, Tacky and a Manor house to boot, some nice stuff inside and some rather off features all made for a nice mooch! via Urbex: Wacky Tacky Manor aka Katies House, Somewhere, United Kingdom – March & April 2014 2 Visits | PROJ3CTM4YH3M Urban Exploration.
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Reddit user Sniper98g and a friend of his found a phone booth sized metal shack in an unused corner of a military base. Being the curious guys that they are they decided to head inside and go exploring. Their story is below. read more These Two Guys Decided To Go In An Abandoned Bunker. What…
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Last month’s reopening of the New York State Pavilion, hosted by the Parks Department, gave the public a rare glimpse into the historical grounds of the Tent of Tomorrow. The iconic towers directly adjacent to the site, however, remained closed. For those looking for a new perspective—or a bit of an adventure—on landmarks that we…
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The long-abandoned residential complex that housed more than 200 military families at Hancock Air Force Base during the Cold War will soon be history.Demolition crews will begin taking down 78 buildings containing 220 apartments and two single-family homes on the eastern edge of the old air base off East Taft Road within a couple of…