June 2012
Monthly Archives8 Awesome Links of the Week (Part 15): Urbex, Haunted Places, Crazy Inventions & More
Welcome to the latest installment of our popular link round-up, featuring abandoned places and urban exploration, as well as strange inventions, haunted places and more.
Abandoned Lighthouse Keeper’s House on Año Nuevo Island, California
This abandoned house on California’s Año Nuevo Island belonged to the lighthouse keeper before the lighthouse was demolished during the early 21st Century due to wildlife safety concerns.
Tyntynder Hilltop train: Abandoned Narrow Gauge Railway in Victoria, Australia
This rusting train, station and disused tracks belong to an abandoned narrow gauge railway called the Tyntynder Hilltop train near Swan Hill in Victoria, Australia.
Rock-A-Hoola: Abandoned Water Park on Historic Route 66
Located on Lake Dolores east of Barstow along historic Route 66, the Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark was abandoned in 2004 when an employee suffered an injury on one of the rides.
Abandoned since 1974: Nicosia International Airport in Pictures
Nicosia International Airport was once the main airport for the island of Cyprus, but has now been derelict for nearly forty years since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.
Abandoned Castle Project near Almere in the Netherlands has Become a Modern Ruin
If historic castles had been built using modern methods, this is what they would look like – assuming they were abandoned half way through construction, that is.
Five Unique Outdoor Clocks from America to the UK and Japan
Most of us have to check the time on our watches or smart phones at regular points throughout the day, but not many clocks or watches are half as interesting to look at as these.
8 Awesome Links of the Week (Part 14): Camouflaged Art, Ancient Mysteries & More
Part 14 of our weekly link round-up examines the collapse of society on Easter Island, camouflaged art installations, awesome underwater photography and more.
Divers Explore Ruins of Miniature Underwater City off the Côte d’Azur
These incredible images show the ruins of a miniature underwater city in the Mediterranean off the French Riviera, built during the 1950s to test videography techniques.
Rare Photographs Show Vulcan Bomber Mock-up from Bond Film Thunderball
Remember the famous scenes in Bond film Thunderball when divers stole two atomic bombs from a submerged Vulcan bomber? Check out these rare photos of the full scale Vulcan mock-up.
4 Lonely Ghost Towns of the Faroe Islands
Like other isolated archipelagos, the Faroe Islands boast a number of ghost towns and abandoned places, from remote fishing and farming communities to defunct whaling stations.
The Unintended Ship Graveyards of the Aral Sea
The Aral Sea lies between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and was once one of the four largest lakes in the world. It is now home to one of the world’s most notorious ship graveyards.
Jussarö: The Only Ghost Town in Finland
Europe is littered with ghost towns, abandoned cities and other deserted settlements. But Finland boasts only one – a former iron ore mining community called Jussarö, abandoned in 1967.
8 Awesome Links of the Week (Part 13): Urbex, Urban Caving and Recycled Architecture
Our latest link round-up features urbex and urban caving, from abandoned Soviet military bases to New York’s subterranean tunnels, as well as urban art and recycled architecture.
Cullingsburgh: Abandoned Crofting Village on the Isle of Bressay
Isolated and enigmatic on Bressay in the Shetland Islands, the abandoned village of Cullingsburgh is an intriguing place where several gravestones in the former churchyard postdate the decline of the settlement.
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