April 8, 2013
Blog ArchivesVintage Industrial Relics of Abandoned Sion Mills
At the heart of the industrial village of Sion Mills in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, is Herdman’s Mill. Now redeveloped as living accommodation, these urbex photos show the industrial structure after it was abandoned.
Rusting Wrecks in the Staten Island Boat Graveyard
The Staten Island Boat Graveyard – officially called Witte Marine Scrap Yard or Arthur Kill Boat Yard – is the final resting place of dozens of rusting, rotting and abandoned vessels.
Urban Exploration: Photographing an Abandoned Art Deco Sanatorium
This sprawling abandoned Art Deco sanatorium in France proves that not all the isolation hospitals of yesteryear were bleak institutions – architecturally at least. Urban explorer RomanyWG takes a closer look.
Hidden Treasures: The Spectacular Abandoned Stock Exchange Building in Antwerp
The ornate yet relatively unassuming exterior of Antwerp’s old Stock Exchange building hides a hidden treasure that has become a holy grail for urban explorers.
In Love With Rust: Photography’s Obsession With Modern Urban Ruins
Ever since the haunted ruins and Gothic scenes photographed by the late Sir Simon Marsden, urban explorers have been driven to document historic abandoned places across the world. But why?
Exploring the Paris Metro’s Eerie Ghost Stations
The term “ghost station” has come to describe any abandoned or disused station on an underground railway system, but is particularly associated with Paris, where silent platforms and defunct tunnels abound.
The Derelict Mountain Headquarters of the Bulgarian Communist Party
As far as urban ghosts go, few sites tell such a graphically bittersweet story as the forgotten communist monuments that litter the landscape of Bulgaria.
Urbex Accessories: Mouse Pads feature Deserted Structures & Building Infiltration (PICS)
If you think all urbex accessories are designed to be taken into the field for infiltration purposes, you’ve clearly missed the likes of search engines and mouse pads!
8 Awesome Links of the Week (Part 20): Blended Photos, Urban Exploring & More
Welcome to the twentieth installment of this edition of our weekly link round-up, delivering the best links from our friends, partners and those we admire.
8 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.
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.
Slættanes: An Isolated Faroe Islands Ghost Town
If you’re looking for a peaceful northern idyll to escape the madding crowds, Slættanes in the Faroe Islands, with its 12 abandoned houses, could be for you.
20 Spectacular Abandoned Mansions of the World
All over the world, grand mansions and opulent residences that have fallen into ruin are reminders of an elegant past and the changing nature of the times. Explore 20 of the world’s most impressive here!
5 (More) Amazing Pillars of the Abandoned World: From Grand Theatres & Asylums to Stately Homes
Follow-on from our acclaimed 5 Pillars of the Abandoned World article, highlighting more incredible forgotten buildings and fallen institutions within the realm of urban exploration.
Urbex Photography: Digital Light Rays Brighten Abandoned Chapels
In these images, urban explorer and urbex photographer Kiekmal digitally recreates the effect of light rays shining through a church window with striking results.
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