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The coming year is set to be an exciting one for Urban Ghosts. As we move into 2013, we wanted to take a quick look back at a selection of articles that helped make 2012 our best year so far – and offer a taste of things to come over the next 12 months. From abandoned places and urban exploration to urban interventionism, adaptive reuse, urban art and strange travel locations, this Top 30 list is a must-read for new visitors to the site, as well as established readers looking to recap on archived content. They aren’t necessarily our most read articles, but together, they represent our 2012 staff favourites while offering a broad picture of Urban Ghosts’ focus.
5 Pillars of the Abandoned World: Fallen Institutions, Lost Industry & More
20 Commanding Cliff-top Castles and Fortresses
In Love with Rust: Photography’s Obsession with Modern Urban Ruins
The Derelict Mountain Headquarters of the Bulgarian Communist Party
Street of the Fishing Cat: Legendary World of the Narrowest Street in Paris
20 Spectacular Abandoned Mansions of the World
Interview with Urban Explorer Phill.d
Exploring the Paris Metro’s eerie Ghost Stations
Jeff Friesen’s ‘Ghost Train’ puts a Twist on the Canadian Railway Journey Epic
10 Offbeat things to do in Rome
North Korea: 5 Eerie Insights into an Unexplored Land
Abandoned Victorian Houses – built entirely from LEGO
4 Unconventional Monuments made from Recycled Vehicles & Scrap Metal
Rediscovering Scotland’s Hidden Grouse Moor Line (Duchal Moor)
Urban Interventionism: Steve Wheen’s Pothole Gardens are Tiny Living Worlds
NYC Realtor Tim Simmons Photographs the Ornate Fire Escapes of Hell’s Kitchen
Urban Adventure: Geocaching, Elevator Surfing and Drainboating
Miniature Urbex: The Amazing Work of Lori Nix
The Screaming Tunnel: Urban Legend tells the Darker Side of Niagara Falls
The Heidelberg Project: Empowering Communities through Recycled Art
Five Most Unusual Fast Food Restaurants from Around the World
Giethoorn: Where the Streets have No Name – Because there Aren’t Any!
Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre: Recycled Figures Recount Stories of Life & Death
The Mummies of Guanajuato: a Mexican Museum for the Morbidly Curious
Adaptive Reuse: from Derelict Pig Barn to Modern House
Compania Maritima: Forgotten Heritage Site in One of Asia’s Oldest Cities
Setenil de las Bodegas’ Narrow Streets Concealed by Overhanging Cliffs
Post-Apocalyptic Visions: 5 Artistic Renderings of the World’s End
Brush Park, Detroit: Historic Home of Decaying Mansions & Elite Abandonments
Google Earth Reveals Ghostly Images of Britain’s Forgotten Wartime Airfields
