(Image: Detroit Urbex)

Part 17 of our (almost) weekly round-up of stories from our friends, partners and sites we admire looks at abandoned places, urban exploration, weird space art, recycled art and more – enjoy!

Watch Out: 15 Eerie Abandoned Observatories (Weburbanist)

7 Communities Who Salvage Trash to Survive in the World’s Dumpsites (Environmental Graffiti)

Awesome Urban and Recycled Art (Filthy Luker)

Creepy Abandoned Buildings and Forgotten Places (Fallout Urban Exploration)

Rare and Wondeful 1950s Space Art (Dark Roasted Blend)

Living Along Mumbai’s Giant Water Pipelines (Environmental Graffiti)

Abandoned Places in Colorado (Urban Exploration Resource)

Pictures from an Abandoned Miniature Golf Course (My Paper Crane)