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8 Awesome Links of the Week (Part Three)

March 17th, 2012, Travel, by Tom

This installment of our weekly link round-up takes us to dank prison cells, dark mines, abandoned asylums and strange urban art installations. Enjoy!

Half-Finished Buildings at Idaho’s Tamarak Resort

March 16th, 2012, Urban Exploration, by Tom

This slightly haunting cluster of buildings isn’t your average ghost town or abandoned village. In fact, Tamarak Resort in Idaho had never been inhabited when these photos were taken.

Tiny Worlds: The Stunning Model Buildings of Takanori Aiba

March 16th, 2012, Art, by Sarah

These amazing “bonsai buildings” are the brainchild of Takanori Aiba, who designed them based on his experience of working as an art director for architectural spaces.

The “O”: An Alternative Means of Exploring Abandoned Railway Lines

March 15th, 2012, Living, Urban Exploration, by Tom

The “O”, an innovative pedal-powered vehicle by Davide Bonanni, enables people to explore abandoned railways without requiring their tracks to be removed first.

Another Overgrown Church at the Heart of a Lost Village in England

March 14th, 2012, Travel, Urban Exploration, by Tom

The abandoned church of St Felix is all that’s left of Babingley, one of Norfolk’s lost villages. Little more than an ivy-clad shell, the abandoned building has a mysterious history.

A School Bus – Transformed into a Bus Shelter!

March 14th, 2012, Architecture, Art, by Tom

This recycled art installation in Athens, Georgia is at once ironic, humourous and functional – a retired school bus transformed into a bus shelter, incorporating the seats of an Atlanta city bus.

‘Bug Mansion’ Constructed from Recycled Pallets, Bricks and Carpet

March 13th, 2012, Architecture, Living, by Tom

This unusual pile of discarded building materials at the disused West Grinstead railway station in England is actually a ‘bug mansion’ inhabited by beetles, spiders and butterflies.

The Nature of Reclamation: 5 Plants that Grow in Abandoned Buildings

March 13th, 2012, Living, Urban Exploration, by Kate

From ruined churches consumed by greenery to abandoned houses hidden behind years of foliage, nature quickly begins to take over when man moves out of a building.

The Striking Remains of Eastmoor Community Home

March 12th, 2012, Urban Exploration, by Sarah

The former site of the Eastmoor Community Home in Leeds has sat abandoned for nine years to date, littered with debris from its many uses over the years.

Promenade Plantée: Paris’ Popular Urban Green Space Transformed from Abandoned Railway

March 9th, 2012, Architecture, Urban Exploration, by Tom

We’ve explored New York City’s High Line in earlier articles, but the Promenade Plantée in Paris is a new find for Urban Ghosts – despite it predating the High Line by almost 20 years!

8 Awesome Links of the Week (Part Two)

March 8th, 2012, Travel, by Tom

The next installment of our weekly link round-up from friends, partners and the sites we admire covers an array of oddities from the ancient to the modern world.

Haddo House: The Eerie Abandoned Mansion of Inverkeithny

March 3rd, 2012, Urban Exploration, by Sarah

Deep in the forests of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, this abandoned mansion, known as Haddo House, looks like it wouldn’t be out of place in a horror film.