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Welcome to Urban Ghosts’ first weekly round-up of articles we’ve enjoyed around the web.  As part of an ongoing feature, this article will showcase interesting content from our partners and other sites we like.  We hope you enjoy, and please get in touch if you have any tips or feedback.

12 Creepiest Abandoned Prisons on Earth (Environmental Graffiti)

5 Secret U.S. Planes that Remained Relatively Intact After Crashing (Storm Climb)

Please Don’t Stair: A Dozen Spooky Steps to Nowhere (Weburbanist)

Huercal-Overa Tower by Castillo-Miras Arquitectos (The Coolist)

The Mysterious Minaret of Jam (Dark Roasted Blend)

(Abandoned Isolation Hospital) Heilstätten Asklepios (Opacity)

Krakatoa Eruption from Afar (Twisted Sifter)

Camera Obscura: The Captivating Work of Abelardo Morell (Apartment Therapy)

The Devil’s Icebox (Atlas Obscura)

Sondheim Artscape Prize Exhibition: Abandoned Places (Charm City Current)