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50 Of The Most Breathtaking Forgotten Places Shared On The ‘Urban Explorer’ Twitter Page
Many of you Pandas probably have, at one point or another, considered what it’d be like to go on a real-life adventure. The fact of the matter is that adventures don’t belong just in books, movies, and video games. There are plenty of ways to get the adrenaline pumping while also paying homage to our deep sense of curiosity and love of mystery. Some people go metal detecting, others go magnet fishing, while the activity of choice for some is all about urban exploration. It’s the latter that we’ll be talking about today.
Urban exploration, also known as urbex, is all about going to abandoned and deserted buildings and ruins. It’s about the thrill of exploration, seeing how decrepit places change over time, and taking gorgeous photos of the locations. Some of the most impressive pics, from all around the world, end up being shared on the ‘Urban Explorer’ Twitter page. Check out the best of the best below, and tell us which of these locations you’d love to see in person, Pandas.
Warning: urban exploration can be a thrilling but dangerous activity. Never go alone. Wear protective gear. Do your research and be prepared for everything. And check if what you’re doing—i.e. breaking into private property—isn’t illegal in your local area.
Bored Panda got in touch with Dominic Sberna, a professional photographer from the United States, for some tips and tricks of the trade. Dominic was kind enough to share his advice for staying safe during urban exploration, using lighting creatively in dark places, and why analog photography can be a viable alternative for full-digital pics. You'll find our full interview with him below, Pandas.
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Fabian Bernard 3 years ago
''Petite Ceinture '' around Paris. A belt surrounding the city, closed since around 1930. A natural refuge for surprising animals : foxes, snakes, plenty of bats ...
Scourge McCloud 3 years ago
Cool 😎 i can see this fitting in with some sort of futuristic movie.
Weed in the Garden 3 years ago
I always want to repurpose this stuff. When I consider all the money and labor that went into this, how can we justify abandoning it?
Noelle R 3 years ago
According to the comment directly following yours, it has been repurposed, it’s a nature refuge.
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Bored Panda wanted to get professional photographer Dominic's opinion on keeping our cameras, other gear, and ourselves safe during outings in nature and during urban exploration.
"Know your limits and be aware of your surroundings. If you're in an abandoned structure, make sure you know where the closest exit is at all times," he said to focus while exploring.
"You never know who or what might be living in or just lurking in the shadows. Just be safe at all times and leave if you're uncomfortable; there is a reason you're feeling that way," the photographer pointed out that you should trust your gut.
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Kate 3 years ago
Look, man, I've driven through through the redwoods at night, which is terrifying, but... no.
Altea 3 years ago (edited)
This is not creepy, nor forgotten. It was a GOT filming site and it is frequently packed (or it was two years ago). They just took a night picture that looks a bit eerie.
Cuppa tea? 3 years ago
It's not forgotten. It's regular country road, sadly local council had to issue no drive through road sign due to imbecile tourist parking at aide of the road damaging roots system of trees. Only creepy is the photo, the way it was taken and processed.
Shayne Randlett 3 years ago
I love to off-roading, and because of my schedule a lot of times I have to do it at night. I love this picture - it looks like the scene in Snow White where she's running through the forest. 20210519_2...24f18b.jpg 
Jennie Lynch 3 years ago
This is one of Northern Ireland's most popular tourist destinations. Far from 'forgotten'
Mama Penguin 3 years ago
Imagine riding a bike on this path with nothing illuminating your way but a bike light.
3 Owls In A Coat 3 years ago
Imagine walking alone with nothing but a phone light 😨 and your phone is about to die
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Tim W 3 years ago
Nice pic, but not in England. This is part of the estate of Villa Maria, in northern Italy near Lake Como
Notme 3 years ago
Yeah that mountain in the background doesn’t look at all like England
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Annabelle 3 years ago
Make it into a restaurant while growing some of the foods in the greenhouse.
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Analee Frolic 3 years ago
How lovely to live in an imaginary nation of ruins romantically abandoned by the ruling class, rather than a real one of infrastructure fatally neglected by the selfsame ruling class. The former results in poetry for the ages, the latter, tens of thousands of needless deaths annually.
DarkBlueOtter 3 years ago
Has anyone seen ms peregrine's home for peculiar children? this is giving me those vibes.
Monica Ballyurban 2 years ago
I want to buy it and bring it back to it's former glory, and fill it with thriving exotic, tropical, unusual and rare plants from around the world!
We were curious whether, generally speaking, a camera's in-built flash will be good enough when exploring dark places.
"A built-in flash is certainly bright enough, but the results will be poor. Built-in flash is harsh and direct, which leads to brutal lighting and just a poor result," Dominic told Bored Panda.
"Bump your camera ISO up in dark places or carry a tripod and take some long exposures if you want to utilize the natural light of a dark setting," he suggested.
"An alternative for added lighting would be to use a flashlight and quite literally paint your scene with light. Light painting can add a really awesome effect when done right," the pro noted that this can be the perfect time to experiment with some more artistic solutions. The end result might surprise you!
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Gémeaux jumeaux 3 years ago
Maybe sunlight streaming through a roof & floorboards that are no longer there?
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
That is hauntingly beautiful. It makes me think of something from a Hayao Miyazaki movie.
Jodie daubenmire 3 years ago
After COVID killed the inhabitants.. Google Earth is scary when you see the villages stuff as this all over the world.
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Living Example 3 years ago
I have trouble trying to imagine what the circumstances would be to abandon some of these places.
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Olga Posedaru 3 years ago
It's currently being renovated and it's supposed to reopen soon, I am so glad, because it is and important part of our history and past splendor! P.S. It's the Constanta Casino, if you want to search for it further :)
Valentina P 3 years ago
actually it is under restoration right now (finally, after too many years)
Meanwhile, photographer Dominic said that there are certain advantages to using traditonal film or disposable cameras, as well as polaroids, instead of staying all-digital.
"This forces someone to print off their images and also become a better photographer with manual settings. Seeing your images printed out is something timeless and special. It's important that we have hard copies of our images because they stand the test of time and are how the future generations will be able to see what their ancestors looked like."
Right out the gate, it’s important to remind everyone that your safety is paramount. While the Call to Adventure might be hard to resist for some, it’s absolutely vital to temper that passion with a healthy dose of prudence.
Before heading off to any abandoned and potentially risky spot on your yellowing parchment map, you should tell a few people about where you’ll be. That way, in case there’s an emergency and you get hurt, either they or the authorities can come and find you. What we’re trying to say is, don’t keep it secret from your loved ones that you’re out exploring deserted places.
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Owen Jarvis 3 years ago
I agree. Let's go there and squat in it until it's ours.
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Shayne Randlett 3 years ago
We went to Ireland on our honeymoon (if you get the chance, it was magic) and we were amazed by the number of abandoned castles, abbeys, and cottages there were - Ireland has ruins like the US has fast food restaurants. Most of them were open for exploration, and there's so many of them that we were almost always the only ones there. Amazing, amazing place. If I win the lottery today, I'll move there tomorrow and never look back.
Sue User 3 years ago
I ate my dinner in the abandoned castle in Wicklow overlooking the water. Surreal.
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Andrew Keane 3 years ago
I always find it sad how many of these buildings are abandoned rather than preserved. They’re a neglected shrine to the path that will just fizzle out.
Plague doctor 3 years ago
And this kids is why we never meet your uncle Seamus. He lives in the middle of nowhere in a mansion on no map or road.
Analee Frolic 3 years ago
Given that our species has the attention span of ADHD gnats, everything we create is ever and always in the process of being abandoned. It's a metaphor for our desperate desire to flee our unbearable lives. It's a marvelous paradox, how we run away, only to leave ourselves behind.
Sue User 3 years ago
This is why I find the cities on the middle east so facinating. Some of those buildings are really old and still being used.
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SarahBee 3 years ago
Looks like it. To prevent further damage to the interior? Good to know that someone is looking out for it!
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Fernando Filipe 3 years ago
Not abandoned... The thing is, it was built as a mausoleum... Which actually makes it more creeppy...
Zoz 3 years ago
That's the place that teenagers peer pressure each other to go to on Halloween
Altea 3 years ago
Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Vitórias – São Miguel, Portugal
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Alexandru Bucur 3 years ago
This is Photoshop. To quote the original artist, translated from Russian: "The bridge with a steam locomotive is a collage of two "stock images" [баян - Russian slang for "cliche"] : a steam locomotive and a bridge in the Perm Territory, but in different places. For the first time I decided to try to make a collage of photos, but it turned out too striking so a lot of people from everywhere write to ask "where is this?". Here is the original article in Russian, the place where he talks about this image is at the very end: https://www.svoboda.org/a/29409838.html
Michelle 3 years ago
All I could think was “what happened to the driver?” But now it makes sense. Thanks!
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Shayne Randlett 3 years ago
Seems like it would be a difficult place to climb down from the cab.
Alexandru Bucur 3 years ago
Yes, it's in perm, Russia, near Bartym station. Unfortunately the locomotive is Photoshopped. Here it is on Google street view: https://www.google.com/maps/@56.4629962,56.9185802,3a,75y,105.05h,81.29t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipNfYlBB7kTVvk65ej5X8WbSo8JnJyh8DyhuDYGp!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNfYlBB7kTVvk65ej5X8WbSo8JnJyh8DyhuDYGp%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya80.812-ro-0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352
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At the same time, urban explorers should know it’s not an activity that should be done solo. While everyone might want to feel like a protagonist, it’s really hard to stress enough just how important it is to have a sidekick with you on your travels.
Two heads are always better than one, especially when traversing (possibly) haunted and (potentially) trap-ridden ruins, in search of treasure and glory. And two sets of eyes are, potentially, even better: there’s a greater chance of spotting danger in advance. And if one of you gets hurt, the other can call for help. So bringing at least one other person with you should be your goal… provided that they aren’t a total newbie.
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DaBoizMaccasRun 3 years ago
That is in australia, it is breathtaking when you see it (in my opinion)
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Gustav Gallifrey 3 years ago
There's another like this, also in Australia. The SS Ayrfield, in Canada bay, part of Sydney Harbour: SS-Ayrfiel...4c72d7.jpg 
Umi chan 3 years ago
Wow I live in Australia, just a few hours drive from a ship wreck but , I don’t want to see that ship wreck I want to see this ship wreck!
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Featherytoad 3 years ago
Yeah, maybe there's some rare books worth a fortune in there.
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Nines Rodriguez 3 years ago
Books on the shelves: "How to summon Legions from Hell and avoid havoc". Alas...
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Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago
Nope nope nope...things going down into water like that freak me the hell out. No telling what kind of abominable cosmic horror is lurking down there.
Dawn Sartorelli 3 years ago
The fog almost looks like water so it gives a kinda creepy aspect to it...I like it
Tina Harnish 3 years ago
A spiral staircase? I always thought they used a lift. Electrical, and before that pulled by critter.
Obviously, you shouldn’t break the law, but urbex at its very core lies in a morally and legally grey area. You’re walking around abandoned buildings and, well, most of them belong to someone.
Get to know the law and the rules regarding urban exploration in your area. If you happen to meet the authorities during your activities, remember to be polite and friendly. Don’t be hostile or rude to people who only want to keep you safe and the property from being damaged. Odds are that if you’re decent to the police or security, they’ll probably let you leave with only a verbal warning. So, know your rights, be a decent human being, and everything will probably turn out okay.
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
Sadly, it often comes down to restoration costs which can be astronomical. People who can carry out this type of highly specialized restoration work are becoming less common. I could only imagine how beautiful t have been back in the day.
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gerard julien 3 years ago
NO IT IS NOT ANYMORE : Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers : "In December 2017, a French startup organized a crowdfunding campaign site, and 27,190 people having to pay at least €50 each joined the cause, raising €1,600,000, to purchase the castle with the aim of restoring it." champdenie...038dcb.jpg 
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
That’s amazing! Thank you so much for sharing. I can only imagine how gorgeous it will look once it is restored.
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Mama Penguin 3 years ago
Imagine the opulence and elegance back in the day as your carriage passes over the bridge.
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Whitefox 3 years ago
Wow.. this place has a lot of history and is now a museum. "Tequendama, the name of the falls near Hotel del Salto, translates to “he who precipitated downward” in the indigenous Chibcha language of the Muisca people. As the story goes, native people would leap from Tequendama Falls to avoid being captured by Spanish forces, who started to conquer South America in the 1500s. Rather than meeting their demise, however, the Muisca would transform into eagles mid-fall and soar into the skies." https://allthatsinteresting.com/hotel-del-salto
Brian Droste 3 years ago
Just googled it what it looks like. Beautiful. Google it if you want to see what it look like now.
Mary G 3 years ago
I did! And it's amazing!! I looked at the images and the Tequendama Falls are literally RIGHT THERE. It actually does look scary.
Load More Replies...Before you head out the door, you should probably spend some time researching the place you’re going to visit. Learn about its history, the layout. Familiarize yourself with how the surrounding area looks and if other explorers have gone there before. While there’s no such thing as being 100% prepared for _any situation_ in life, doing your prepwork can help you avoid a lot of headaches down the line.
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Luis Hernandez Dauajare 3 years ago
Me too, but I don't think it would be a good idea. This is Chernobyl, apparently...
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If you know for a fact that there are rickety staircases and crumbling floors at that definitely-not-haunted-house at the end of the street, you’ll know to be extra careful and what areas to avoid. You might also learn that so-called abandoned locations aren’t all that abandoned… something to keep in mind if you don’t want trouble.
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KM 3 years ago
1. Not Siberia, Permskiy krai. 2.the trains were decommissioned some time after the ww2, but remained in reserve the be used in the military, in case the ussr was attacked. 3. Despite the person in the comments below saying those thains could be used to "attack Europe" they can't really, because the tracks are not compatible anymore. Those trains (and there are quite a lot of them around the country) are mostly museum pieces and many can be visited with a tour.
Gustav Gallifrey 3 years ago
Part of the 'Steam Reserve'. Had the Russians attacked Europe, these locos would have been activated and pulled troop and supply trains westward. They run on coal, so no demands on oil supplies. Russia had thousands of locos parked all over, but the 1990s collapse meant that they were abandoned.
crazy_stupid 3 years ago
The last Russian train out of Ukraine has very definitely left the station!
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Sheila Stamey 3 years ago
He keeps writing things that come kinda true. The stand, Covid anyone? There's a short story about school shootings he wrote before it was a thing that even he said he would like to take back, I can't credit It and John Wayne Gacy, wrong order, but there are others.
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Ali H M Salehuddin 3 years ago
Did the drivers just step out of the cars and abandon them? They are all aligned as if waiting for traffic light to turn green or something.
Shayne Randlett 3 years ago
On the downside, they're radioactive. On the plus side, you don't need headlights...
3 Owls In A Coat 3 years ago (edited)
Pripyat (Chernobyl) has a lil tiny lil tribute to Fukushima (it actually says “fukusima” never found out why) I hope the Russians haven’t destroyed it, I was there in 2016 and thought it was very sweet
Edward Gordon 3 years ago
The Power Plant survived the earthquake. They just built it in a "flood zone", so the tsunami flood waters got it.
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Magda_lena 3 years ago
BAHAHA bestie i bet there's cockroaches and whatever else in the old cushions. I don't think you could unless you called a deratizator
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gerard julien 3 years ago
"On 14 December 2009, the Orient Express ceased to operate and the route disappeared from European railway timetables, reportedly a "victim of high-speed trains and cut-rate airlines". Since 13 December 2021, an ÖBB Nightjet again runs three times per week on the Paris-Vienna route, although not branded as Orient Express. The Venice-Simplon Orient Express train, a private venture by Belmond using original CIWL carriages from the 1920s and 1930s, continues to run to and from various destinations in Europe, including the original route from Paris to Istanbul."
Susie Kamper 3 years ago
I really wanna go on the Orient Express. Think I’m gonna actually do it. Thanks for reminding me.
Alice Landers 3 years ago
Same that was my dream years ago I didn't realize its still running ? Ill have to look it up
Load More Replies... No explorer is ready without their gear. Sturdy shoes (preferably metal-capped), a good pair of gloves, and thick clothing are paramount to have. Also consider wearing a construction helmet, having a respirator with you at all times, bringing a couple of flashlights with you, and keeping a fully-charged phone with you at all times. If you can bring some water and a small medkit with you, that’s even more awesome.
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KDS 3 years ago
I apparently have been watching Futurama a little to much because I was expecting to see the Planet Express ship before I scrolled down.
3 Owls In A Coat 3 years ago
I got really excited just by the photo 😍 futurama is so underrated
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Fraxinus excelsior 3 years ago (edited)
The vallone dei mulliini, just off Piazza Tasso in Sorrento Town. It's currently being cleaned/restored, one of my favourite places to just look at. One of my favourite towns in the world though,been 6 times over the years, so each time we always say hello to the mill and look for changes.
Oerff On Tour 3 years ago
One of the few towns that live on tourism, but somehow isn't spoiled by it.
Load More Replies... Above everything, don't take unnecessary risks. There’s usually always an alternate path leading to where you want to go. So keep a cool head but also remember to listen to your gut. If you feel that something’s wrong, it probably is.
Something else to keep in mind is the time of day when you go off exploring. It’s best done when it’s sunny. First of all, there’s tons of light, so you can see everything way better: you’ll avoid nasty falls and rusty stuck-out nails better than with your flashlight. And secondly, it means that if you do get into trouble, it’s far easier for help to find you than in the dark.
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K- THULU 3 years ago
Oh yessss....my future home....lurking around with a crow on my shoulder, dispensing wisdom and shouting at clouds....
Me, Myself, and I 3 years ago
Definitely friendly. Either the Munsters or the Addams family lived here.
3 Owls In A Coat 3 years ago (edited)
Huge last-scene-of-Blair-Witch vibes. AKA, huge NO THANK YOU vibes.
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Garth Bock 3 years ago
I shall use my new lair to defeat Austin Powers. I have prepared for his demise.. I call it Preparation H !
Júlia Fortes 3 years ago (edited)
Not just water park, but an aquarium too. They say the crocodiles (or alligators, can't remember now) still live there. It's in a lake called Ho Thuy Tien
Shayne Randlett 3 years ago
I'd abandon the park, too, if I saw it getting violated by a dragon
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Max Robitzsch 3 years ago
Not a cruise ship except in the river cruise sense.
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Biliegh Berrie 3 years ago
Should have made it into a hotel. Why let it rot when money could have been made.
Vasana Phong 3 years ago
Looks like it can house people , especially how/where it’s parked/docked
Owen Jarvis 3 years ago
If that's real, the next hurricane will knock it over. Causing a lot of damage. Like a building being demolished, but in the middle of the South American natural space.
Eris Kallisti 3 years ago
It's in Thailand. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/this-abandoned-cruise-shi_b_8948752
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Tessb90 3 years ago
If the company that owned it just left it to rot, they should be charged to have it structurally strengthened in a permanent position, have running water, power (solar most likely), and a sewerage system/Septic; make it habitable for those who need it. Not a resort or anything like that, just functional free housing maintained by the original owners of the ship.
Finally, there’s an unwritten consensus among many urban explorers that it’s best to leave the places you visit the same or better than you found them. That means that you shouldn’t be taking any ‘souvenirs’ home with you. Photos are definitely fine. Items, however, should stay where they are.
Start off by visiting less risky, more accessible sites, rack up some experience, and work your way up to those crumbling haunted castles that you’ll wow the internet with photos of. At the end of the day, the photos you take can help remind you of your awesome adventure just as well as any item you’d bring back.
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Holly Jordan 3 years ago
Would be wonderful to rehab it and open it back up for shows of all kinds!
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Philly Bob Squires 3 years ago
WOW! I just LOVE old theaters. I've had the pleasure of running old venues like this, Movies mostly, and many before they were converted to multiplexes. To see the place in it's glory before they chopped it up made me think back to what it was like in the 30's and 40's when it was all new and grand! Could picture the patrons in their evening finery as well!
LC Greenwood 3 years ago
New Bedford was a whaling town with a booming economy in the late 1900s. When that industry thankful got shut down, the whole town really suffered a long time. I think it's making a comeback? Not sure
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Bored Retsuko 3 years ago
Sad ☹ But also, those spanish moss (?) plants add eerieness to any scenery
Patti Wagner 3 years ago
I have several friends who live in the bayou of Louisiana who experienced the same thing.
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Randy Klefbeck 3 years ago
Behind which sits the second smallest mountain range in the continental U.S.
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Theresa Stephenson 3 years ago
I believe this is not abandoned completely they open it several weekends in summer or fall.
Michelle Davis 3 years ago
The open it in the fall but not as it originally was.
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Karen Kelly 3 years ago
It reopened in 2019, on Fridays in June for "Journey with Dorothy Tours", and in September for "Autumn at Oz". Beech Mountain, North Carolina
Kimberley Sherrill 3 years ago
The Land of Oz is currently open for tours during three weekends in September. You get the opportunity to meet all the characters from the movie and walk the yellow brick road yourself. It is a fun day for all ages and anyone who enjoyed the movie.
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GoGoPDX 3 years ago
The wheelchair in the front has a split seat. This means that the person in it was either restrained there for long periods of time or someone was unable to leave it. The split is for the person to use the bathroom. Without getting off the chair.
Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago (edited)
Wonder how often those wheelchairs start rolling around without a *living* soul moving them?
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
So do I, especially since there was so little research about mental health back then and people with mental health problems or disabilities were often locked away from society and subjected to really horrible treatments. Many were restrained, subjected to shock therapy, and just treated like animals. Really sad and disturbing.
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Creepy. Those asylums were terrifying, BEFORE they were abandoned.
Dark Pigeon 3 years ago
I somehow need to open all the doors... just so that locked spirits can get out.. those poor souls from back then
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The Fairy Dogmother 3 years ago
My husband and I used to eat here every spring with our young sons, many years ago. We always sat in the enclosed window area… it was packed full of little tables with red and white checked tablecloths and fresh, crunchy breadsticks in cups. Best tartufo risotto EVER.
Crouching hippo hidden panda 3 years ago
It is, the gardasana road runs through the mountain behind it and is very fast and dangerous to get to restaurant
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The Great Scott 3 years ago
...gutted for renovations https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_QMVtiaiemw/Xw3t4zuYpqI/AAAAAAABZC8/Y6AYK8XUxGo6qvsmwCqfxvoALg6iiZR3QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Capture2.JPG
Brian Droste 3 years ago
I think it would have neat to eat there if you had a window seat and able to look out the window.
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Trisec Tebeakesse 3 years ago
I call b******t. I live in the Northeast - such valuable real estate would not be vacant for long here.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago (edited)
I live in New England and I can't even imagine where this might be. There have been several abandoned "cathedrals" near me, but the buildings were demolished and the land sold. (Same for the old sanitariums. Either demolished or converted into condos.)
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Bex 3 years ago
Northeast? As in New England? Um, no. Lived here all my 44+ years and pretty sure nothing like this has sat abandoned up here.
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James Doe 3 years ago
Judging by the green of the leaves it could have been photographed with a polarizer. Makes all the difference when shooting in woods with greenery on the floor and overcast light. It also reduces reflections on water, which then reveals if it's clear
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Gabby Ghoul 3 years ago
It looks like an old narrow-gauge logging railroad, note the spacing of the ties.
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Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago
That's where they live...and it's waaaaay more than 13.
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Shayne Randlett 3 years ago
I wonder if the people who lived there threw stones. I've never lived in a glass house, but I hear it's a bad idea...
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Theresa Stephenson 3 years ago
I have never seen a corner piano it would be interesting to try to play it
Robert A Reider Jr 3 years ago
After staring at it for 10 minutues and playing it mentally, i think it would be pretty easy to get the hang of. Easier still if you favor your left hand. Reading the music at those angles could be nauseating though.
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Chris Yuen 3 years ago
It is real and one is built in 1897 and is located in the piano museum in Xiamen China https://twitter.com/RogelioGalvn2/status/1486619736498655233?s=20&t=2ilqV2BZULXtLFdisDejFA
Thomas Ewing 3 years ago
Only about 4 octaves, but perhaps easy for a one-handed person to play? Very unique!
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Sean 3 years ago
I used to live in Bethlehem! I actually lived right across the river, so I walked here all the time. The complex has been converted into a large park now called SteelStacks. There is a museum in the park, an elevated walkway through the steel works (the new construction in the picture), a concert venue and even a hotel and casino. A very nice place to visit if one happens to be in the area.
Philly Bob Squires 3 years ago
It's really cool what they did! Steel Stacks is a great venue to see music.
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Philly Bob Squires 3 years ago
I'm about 15 miles north. They did convert the property for cultural, recreational, educational, entertainment, and retail development under the name "Bethlehem Works." Steel Stacks is a really cool eatery and music venue there now.
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Steph Kulp 3 years ago
My grandfather worked there. Worked with steel for the Golden Gate Bridge
Bethany 98 3 years ago
Did I expect to see my city on this list? No. Am I still filled with pride? Absolutely!
BenMaharaj 3 years ago
As a young American worker once said: “You can't treat the working man this way. One day we'll form a union and get the fair and equitable treatment we deserve. Then we'll go too far, and get corrupt and shiftless, and the Japanese will eat us alive!”
Nathan Pogorzala 3 years ago
The NYC steel (empire state/chrysler) was made in the Lackawanna location of Bethlehem Steel along Lake Erie. It says so right on the observation deck.
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Shayne Randlett 3 years ago
This is why you have to use common sense while driving and not blindly follow your GPS
Tinykame 3 years ago
This is definitely not south carolina... water is way too clear. This is 1st underwater military museum in Jordan https://www.deepbluedivecenter.com/red-sea-scuba-diving/
MorgHeat 3 years ago
As someone from SC, I concur with the water clarity. Definitely not SC.
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3 Owls In A Coat 3 years ago
We could rent them out as Airbnbs! And lessen the strain on the housing market :)
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ChipT_n_Scrwd 3 years ago
Disgusting how they're just throw them at the bottom of the sea where nobody needs them anymore. Maybe clean them up melt them down and build new ones instead of taking brand new materials and wasting that on new and you're just going to throw in the bottom of the ocean!!!! Wtf Earth!
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Living Example 3 years ago
I don't know why that was placed there, but to me it resembles what would be my idea of a tribute to the airplane. It's placed where it's not likely to succumb to nature quickly, but more important to me is the sense of flight and the placement of the nose over the cliff. I think machines like this have a "soul". Let this beautiful old bird fly forever !
Scott Baysinger 3 years ago
In better days: "LOT's Antonov AN-24B SP-LTC named "Nida" taxies away from Kastrup's terminal in March 1968" 0025667-63...26799f.jpg 
SydneyP 3 years ago
How do all these huge things get abandoned yet I get charged if I have more than 5 bags on trash day?
Shayne Randlett 3 years ago
I'll bet the pilot needed a fresh pair of pants after that landing...
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Glenn Cuneo 3 years ago
mostly soldiers leaving cars behind they couldn't ship home.
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Josurf 3 years ago
Weird, never heard of this. And I'm living in Belgium. I just read something about cars being abandoned by US military personnel after the war, but these car models seem much too modern to date back in the 40ies. By the way it's supposed to be "a Belgian forest" not "a Belgium forest". Just like you wouldn't write: "an America forest"
adam craker 3 years ago
If you don't agree with Stephens smiths statement on electric cars look up the junk yard in France full of electric cars with dead batteries. People can't afford to replace them it's cheaper to finance a new car. And they are extremely costly to try and recycle. Not saying gas is better for the environment but electric isnt the solution. Sorry it's the sad reality no one wants to hear.
Just a ray of f'ing sunshine 3 years ago
Exactly what I've been saying for years! Also, when we here on So Cal can't even do laundry when we get home from work because of the electricity shortages, how can a car that sucks up more electricity be the answer?
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It was a scrapyard, filled with cars from NATO personals when they left Europe. It sadly doesn't exist anymore
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Gustav Gallifrey 3 years ago
In the Solomon Islands. Abandoned after striking a rock in 2003. Salvage attempts abandoned after locals took pot-shots at the salvors.
BluEyedSeoulite 3 years ago
Oh? The infamous island of super unwelcoming natives?
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Amanda Rose 3 years ago
This is located somewhere in Germany but I can't think of where exactly. Saw a while back on Mysteries of the Abandoned.
Philly Bob Squires 3 years ago
Mysteries Of The Abandoned is one of my all time favorite shows! So much cool stuff.
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StrangeOne 3 years ago
It would still scare me if it were in operation. Looks like a big whirlpool would be in there.
Gabby Ghoul 3 years ago
That looks like the inside of a cooling tower. The concrete "funnel" would collect condensing water.
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Unknown 3 years ago
Nonetheless creepy, but that's a surgical suite from the old days, when they had a gallery, or audience, of random unsterile people watching and learning, like a live-action surgical class 😬😬😬
Vix Spiderthrust 3 years ago
This is why the rooms where surgery is performed are called operating theatres.
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Nicola Mawson 3 years ago
In South Africa, there's an abandoned hospital people, me included, go ghost hunting
Linda Bianco 3 years ago
No wonder people put off going to the doctor until absolutely necessary! No elective procedures done here.
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Ruby Howard 3 years ago
We have the Orpheum Theater in Memphis, Tennessee . It’s beautiful and still has the original pipe organ, still functional. Just a little hometown bragging there.
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Gabby Ghoul 3 years ago (edited)
If it's abandoned, why are it's lights on and people in safety vests inside? Edit: a little digging reveals that's an EMD GP10 (rebuild) on the Youngstown & Southeastern RR in Ohio.
Rose Sears 3 years ago
Anyone else notice the person in the yellow jacket in the first engine?
Mehar Sonu 3 years ago
Yes, it looks like a ghost train but its lights are on and they keep smiling.
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Superninjatiger 3 years ago
I know right? Its like they were certain that this was what the future would look like and how it would just blend in later on. The disappointment they must feel looking at the buildings being built today.
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Júlia Fortes 3 years ago
Story time: it was abandoned because it started being too popular. There wasn't enough space for everyone, so it was always crowded (the restaurant was kinda like a pit stop to people that were going to the city, so it couldn't be so full) and the road where it was located got to dangerous. So people stopped going there. (Sorry if my english is bad, not my mother tongue 😜)
Júlia Fortes 3 years ago
No, if I'm not wrong was an open kitchen in the middle of it
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RafCo (he/him) 3 years ago
Honestly, the whole city has decayed so much. My grandfather used to go there in the forties and fifties to paint. The city today and those paintings are worlds away.
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A P 3 years ago
This isn't abandoned at all!? East side access is a new station being built 4 stories under grand Central. It's expected to open this winter. This chamber is where the station was built. Today it just looks like a normal station. This shouldn't be under the abandoned places article, in three months there will be revenue trains running through. Each tunnel is the size of a full train
Robert Trebor 3 years ago
I saw this last night on my phone, but my fingers were already asleep. Came back to say what it was. You got it! This will allow Long Island Rail Road trains to be routed to Midtown East side, freeing up more space at Penn Station, which is running at 100% capacity, through 112-year-old tunnels.
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Theresa Stephenson 3 years ago
I was going to say that so you beat me to it. They are probably outdated machines that can't be used
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Michael Largey 3 years ago (edited)
Well that's the thing with slot machines. If you put your money in one that doesn't work, you lose your money. But if you put your money in one that works, then ... oh yeah, never mind.
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Tom Murphy 3 years ago
Abandoned last week maybe. Hardly any dust with multiple surfaces still shiny.
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Chris Yuen 3 years ago
This is called planning https://support.yoodo.com.my/hc/en-us/community/posts/6448550239513-China-Caojiawan-MRT-station-3-years-before-3-years-after-
Chris Yuen 3 years ago
They do. They built the station before developing the land. See my link
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Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago
Me too...and in a not quite come hither way...
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KDS 3 years ago
Nah more like Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas film.
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Scott Baysinger 3 years ago
Appears to be a maintenance facility. The train is electric and of somewhat recent design. Can somebody identify?
Philly Bob Squires 3 years ago
Yeah, it almost looks like one of the French TGV trains.
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Gustav Gallifrey 3 years ago
These are not really abandoned. They're being dismantled for parts and scrap in a ship-breaking yard.
Vasana Phong 3 years ago
That makes more sense, my mind thinking it can be useful some how as some sort of living quarters ( just thinking of the unhoused situation/pandemic)
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3 Owls In A Coat 3 years ago
I wanna see goats 🐐 doing cool goat stuff on this now
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Stephen Smith 3 years ago
Chinese Car-Hailing Platform Panda Auto shut down amid a debt crisis at the parent company Lifan. The electric car tech startup later filed for bankruptcy. https://techstartups.com/2021/05/26/chinese-electric-car-tech-startup-left-lot-rot-filing-bankruptcy/
Seadog 3 years ago
This isn't far from reality everywhere for electric cars in general. As people are suddenly finding as their EVs age, the batteries for 10 year old Evs are no longer available leaving no choice but to junk the car. At best it may be sold as a parts car for someone who bought the gas version. Also often, the battery costs more than the car is worth. Since no 2 cars take the same battery, you have no choice but to get it from the dealer and pay them to swap it. If EVs were close to green as people would like to believe them to be, the batteries would be universal and would be single cell so when one goes bat you could get one anywhere and any competent mechanic could swap it out.
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J.B. 3 years ago
When i was in the military we used to train in areas and buildings that were designed like places we would possibly find ourselves fighting in.............just saying.
Owen Jarvis 3 years ago
A good point. Listen to the the military, they know things that we don't. I work next to an army base. Been there 9yrs. We can tell if there's going to be any major developments by the type and amount of choppers overhead.
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Rob Chapman 3 years ago
Pentagonal Mart. It was built in 2009 for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. It's a shopping mall (mostly empty) inspired by The Pentagon. No military secrets or training here.
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Never Stop Learning 3 years ago
I would love to know the backstory on each of these disappearing pieces of air. Who owned what? What caused the demise? Why are they able to be abandoned, you would like they would be liable for clean up or payment for restoration. Were there no heir to hand things down to or did they not want to deal with it. In all of the many, many ways records are kept involving property, be interesting to see who is registered as the last owner.
Lee Angel 3 years ago
watch 'Abandoned Engineering' on the Yesterday channel
Load More Replies... Pandora Pandora 3 years ago
It's really sad the amount of litter and debris we as people create and leave behind! The planet that we live suffers!
RuthieT 3 years ago
If it wasn’t for the people that visit this website I’d know next to nothing about the actual history or up to date facts about the buildings or restoration projects. Bored Panda really is just a copy past of any website they can find (then rely on fans to fill in the gaps)
Talitha Jansen 3 years ago
With all of the people seeking asylum, you'd think there would be less abandoned places. Such a shame
Carole Reid 3 years ago
If "Escape to the Château" were a legitimate show, we might see more restorations instead of the b---h reels the show comes up with.
Andrea Baker 3 years ago
Oddly, it comforts me to know Nature will take it all back some day. Humans can be so destructive but give it enough time and Nature reclaims it all and resets.
Scourge McCloud 3 years ago
All of these are really amazing and video game developers and Hollywood should take note. So many of these places could inspire some really awesome stories.
Never Stop Learning 3 years ago
I would love to know the backstory on each of these disappearing pieces of air. Who owned what? What caused the demise? Why are they able to be abandoned, you would like they would be liable for clean up or payment for restoration. Were there no heir to hand things down to or did they not want to deal with it. In all of the many, many ways records are kept involving property, be interesting to see who is registered as the last owner.
Lee Angel 3 years ago
watch 'Abandoned Engineering' on the Yesterday channel
Load More Replies... Pandora Pandora 3 years ago
It's really sad the amount of litter and debris we as people create and leave behind! The planet that we live suffers!
RuthieT 3 years ago
If it wasn’t for the people that visit this website I’d know next to nothing about the actual history or up to date facts about the buildings or restoration projects. Bored Panda really is just a copy past of any website they can find (then rely on fans to fill in the gaps)
Talitha Jansen 3 years ago
With all of the people seeking asylum, you'd think there would be less abandoned places. Such a shame
Carole Reid 3 years ago
If "Escape to the Château" were a legitimate show, we might see more restorations instead of the b---h reels the show comes up with.
Andrea Baker 3 years ago
Oddly, it comforts me to know Nature will take it all back some day. Humans can be so destructive but give it enough time and Nature reclaims it all and resets.
Scourge McCloud 3 years ago
All of these are really amazing and video game developers and Hollywood should take note. So many of these places could inspire some really awesome stories.
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