Rakotzbrücke Devil’s Bridge
Rakotzbrücke Devil’s Bridge can be found in Gablenz, Germany. This beautiful bridge can be traced back to the 19th century. With the right lighting and weather, the bridge and its reflection seem to form a perfect circle, making it a popular spot for artists, photographers, and couples in search of romantic viewpoints.
Rakotzbrücke Devil’s Bridge
McDermott’s Castle
Positioned on Castle Island, a small Island in Lough Key, Ireland, McDermott’s Castle was built in 1184 by the Mac Diarmada dynasty. The impressive fortress was unfortunately destroyed by a fire that started by lightening hitting the castle. The castle was then rebuilt in 1235 and was put up for auction in 2018 for around $100,000.
McDermott’s Castle
Abandoned Supermarket, Fukushima
A magnitude-9 tsunami hit the Fukushima area in March 2011. As a result, the local nuclear power plant experienced nuclear meltdowns and a release of radioactive material, meaning very dangerous conditions and immediate evacuation. Over 300,000 people were evacuated, and it is estimated that the damage control will take nearly 40 years to complete.
Abandoned Supermarket, Fukushima
TU 144 Supersonic Passenger Jet
This jet that can be seen parked in a Russian backyard has caused quite a stir. The model type is said to be very dangerous, even called a death trap by some. Deemed unsafe due to a rush in the design process, manufacturing was cancelled in 1982, leaving the existing jets completely abandoned.
TU 144 Supersonic Passenger Jet
Christ Of The Abyss
This statue can be found in the Mediterranean Sea off of San Fruttuoso, Italy, and was actually meant to be placed underwater. The statue is made of bronze and was created by artist Guido Galletti. In 2003, it was taken to be restored as the bronze began corroding and many sea creatures began to nestle onto it.
Christ Of The Abyss
Cottage In Stradbally, Ireland
This abandoned little cottage is hidden in a gorgeous yellow forest clearing near Stradbally, Ireland. It’s estimated that it was constructed in the 1800s, due to its cast iron windows and tiled roof. It seems odd that this cottage is abandoned. After all, it seems like the perfect spot for a getaway from life!
Cottage In Stradbally Ireland
Kejonuma Leisure Land
If you want to head to one of the more creepy abandoned sites, then Kejonuma Leisure Land is the place for you. A once-popular theme park, it opened in 1979 and boasted over 200,000 visitors per year. However, by 2000 it was shut down due to a significant drop in visitors. The rides were left abandoned, a perfect backdrop for a horror film.
Kejonuma Leisure Land
Tiki Palace In Tennessee
Billy Hull, famed strip club tycoon, decided to create a haven of debauchery for him and his wife, resulting in the Tiki Palace being built in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The elaborate mansion featured extensive tiki decor, many mirrors, and a Playboy bunny shaped pool. After Hull was convicted of murder, the home became derelict and was heavily vandalized until its demolition in 2017.
Tiki Palace In Tennessee
Cars Left By Soldiers
During World War II, American soldiers were stationed in a small village called Chatillion in southern Belgium. While there, they were provided with cars. However, once the war ended, the soldiers were faced with the choice of either paying for the cars to be shipped to the US or leaving them behind. Many chose to leave the cars behind, explaining this graveyard of abandoned cars.
Railroad Bridge In Pittsburgh
Mount Sinabung In Karo, Indonesia
Mount Sinabung, found in Karo, Indonesia, has erupted several times in recent years. But in 2016, an especially devastating eruption claimed the lives on seven people. The area had to be evacuated, leaving homes and other buildings abandoned completely. Most recently, there was another eruption in April 2018, but luckily no one was harmed.
Mount Sinabung In Karo Indonesia
Abandoned Selma Plantation Estate
In its glory days, the Selma Plantation Estate boasted 20 rooms total. Standing tall on a 212 acre plot, the mansion was built somewhere between 1800 and 1815. After its owners died unexpectedly, it was passed from new owner to new owner. It eventually was abandoned, the disrepair taking its beauty and turning it into creepy.
Abandoned Selma Plantation Estate
Abandoned Hut By Obersee Lake Germany
Obersee Lake is tucked away between the mountains of Berchtesgaden National Park in Germany. If you look carefully, you’ll find an abandoned fishing hut right in the lake itself. The mysterious hut doesn’t have any signs of life or even any insight on when it was built. Regardless, both locals and visitors surely can agree that the whole site is gorgeous.
Abandoned Hut By Obersee Lake Germany
Yellow House In Nova Scotia
Not many people feel the need to match the exterior of their homes to the surrounding landscape. However, this yellow house located in Nova Scotia perfectly matches the dandelions scattered all around it. It still has this effect despite the fact that it is abandoned, but we can imagine that in its heyday the home was even more stunning to see.
Yellow House In Nova Scotia
VW Bug In Cancun Mexico
This underwater automobile can be found in the Underwater Museum in Cancun, Mexico. While this is quite convincing as the real thing, this is a replica and is one of 500 sculptures that can be found in the museum. These were created by sculptor Jason deCaries Taylor. All of the exhibitions are 3-6 meters below water, so make sure to bring your scuba gear!
VW Bug In Cancun Mexico
Space Shuttle At The Baikonur Cosmodrome
The Baikonur Cosmodrome was kept a secret by the Russian state, and was even the location from which Yuri Gagarin launched into space in 1961 to become the first man to do so. When the communist regime fell in 1991, and since the site was located in Kazakhstan, it stopped being under Russian control and became abandoned.
Space Shuttle At The Baikonur Cosmodrome
Abandoned Farm In Ontario
You can tell that the now abandoned farmhouse was once a home large enough to house a family with many children. The wood is now rotting, the planks falling off the home entirely, and the trees around it are bare. Strangely enough, the lawn in front of it seems to remain perfect. Perhaps there are still neighbors nearby who are tending to the grass?
Abandoned Farm In Ontario
Railroad Bridge In Pittsburgh
The train was one of the most popular modes of transportation in Pennsylvania. As the rise of the automobile continued to take precedence, railroads started to be neglected and some have fallen into complete disrepair. The railroad bridge seen here is located in Pittsburgh. Since trains are still not a common mode of transportation, it seems unlikely that it’ll be revived.
Railroad Bridge In Pittsburgh
Abandoned House In Nebraska
This abandoned home located in Nebraska was captured in this perfectly-timed photo in 2015. As if the fact that it’s abandoned wasn’t enough, the lightening behind the house only makes it even more menacing. The contrast of the worn down home and the bright bolt of lightening behind it gives the whole photo a surreal feel.
Abandoned House In Nebraska
Police Motorcycle Graveyard In Lima
These old Harley Davidsons were once ridden by the National Police od Puente Piedra of Lima, Peru. Due to lack of budget, the bikes were retired and left abandoned in a parking site. As they’ve collected dust, they’ve decreased in value. If refurbished, their value could go from around $1000 up to $12,000! Worth a shot, no?
Police Motorcycle Graveyard In Lima
Abandoned Hotel In Colombia
What looks like it could have been a stunning vacation spot now lies abandoned in ruins. The formerly beautiful hotel is perched atop a cliff that overlooks the Bogota River. When the river was contaminated with industrial waste, the whole area fell into disarray, forcing the hotel to shut its doors.
El Hotel Del Salto, Colombia
Old Helensburgh Railway Tunnels
In the 1880s, a network of seven tunnels, named the Helensburgh Tunnels, were built in order to connect different areas in Australia. These tunnels cut right through the hilly landscape rather than travel all the way around. However, less than 30 years after being built, they were abandoned in favor of a two-way rail system. The old ones can still be visited today.
Old Helensburgh Railway Tunnel
Michigan Central Station
The Michigan Central Station was opened in 1913, having over 200 trains running to and from it on a daily basis. During WWII, it was heavily by the military. The station began to steadily decline, as trains fell out of favor, and eventually the station was closed entirely. Though it hasn’t been revived, it has been named as a landmark and will not be demolished.
Michigan Central Station
Abandoned Bug In Lagoon Beach
A completely abandoned VW Bug is seen parked along the coast of Lagoon Beach in Milnerton, South Africa. It’s unclear as to why it was parked and left behind in this exact spot, but it clearly has been standing there for a long time, as is apparent from it’s peeling paint job and missing tires.
Abandoned Bug In Lagoon Beach
Abandoned Victorian House In San Francisco
This little yellow Victorian house sits wedged between two modern buildings that seem to tower over it. Found in San Francisco, the house is decorated in the classic styles that are characteristic of the Victorian style. Despite being abandoned, it has maintained the features that make it beautiful, such as the staircase leading to the house and the carvings decorating the windows.
Abandoned Victorian House In San Francisco
SS America Wreck, Canary Islands
Built in 1940, the SS America was used primarily as a passenger ship. In 1994, the ship was caught up in a storm and nature did not spare it. It washed up ashore wrecked, and its condition continued to worsen as time passed. By 2006, it was almost completely collapsed into its docking port.
SSS America Canary Islands
Half-Sunken Ship In Roatan, Honduras
Around the are of Roatan, Hoduras, you can find many sunken ships scattered around. The ship pictured below is the Dixon Cove shipwreck. It was destroyed in a storm in the 1970’s and drifted off into the channel. Many believe that it could have carried valuable goods, as the area as a whole was rife with pirates and sunken treasure.
Half-Sunken Ship In Roatan, Honduras
Home Of Bulgarian Pancho Semov
Known as the Bulgarian Rockerfeller, Pancho Semov was known for his great wealth. He owned many properties, and wished that his home would become a retirement home after his passing. However, after he died in 1945, this did not happen, and his home was instead used as a ward for those infected with tuberculosis.
Home Of Bulgarian Pancho Semov
The Last House Of Holland Island
Holland Island, found in the Chesapeake Bay, was once a bustling coastal town and community. Victorian homes, churches, a school, and shops adorned the town. However, nature got the best of the community and slowly the sea wore away the town. This is the last remaining home from those days.
The Last House Of Holland Island
Shipwreck In The Red Sea
Deep in the waters of the Red Sea, many wrecked ships can be found. This particular ship is called the “Russian Wreck” and is believed to be the remains of a fishing trawler originally name Khanka. It was found in the Red Sea in 1988. It is believed that it may have been used as a spy ship since electrical equipment was found on the ship upon its discovery.
Shipwreck In The Red Sea
British Ship In The Great Lakes Of Ontario
Found in the Great Lakes, this former British warship was known as the HMS Ontario. It is said that it sank in 1780 and took 130 men along with it, all of which who perished as the ship went down. It was found in 2008, nearly 200 years later, and was amazingly almost completely intact.
British Ship In The Great Lakes Of Ontario
Bannerman Castle, New York
Bannerman Castle was built by Francis Bannerman, a Scottish immigrant who successfully sold army surplus goods in order to make quite the mint. The castle has been through rough times, including a ferryboat crash, gunpowder explosion, as well as a fire that burned for three days long. Conservationists have been keeping the castle in decent condition since the 1990s.
Bannerman Castle, New York
Pripyat, Ukraine
In 1986, Ukranian city Pripyat was the worst affected city by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The massive amount of radiation that was released forced the city’s residents to abandon it, leaving it to become one of the most famous abandoned cities in the world. Its most famous feature is its decaying theme park, as well as schools and clocks that are all frozen in time.
Pripyat, Ukraine
Varosha Beach Resort, Famagusta, Cyprus
The once-bustling resort town of Varosha was then a popular tourist attraction and attracted the likes of Brigitte Bardot up until the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. While the city of Famagusta is experiencing a sudden boom in tourism, Varosha remains abandoned as it was when it was evacuated in 1874: with clothing still hanging in stores and model cars in garages.
Varosha Beach Resort, Famagusta, Cyprus
Buzludzha Monument, Kazanlak, Bulgaria
The Buzludzha Monument by erected by the communist leaders during the Cold War. They built it to house the Bulgarian Communist Party and included posters of Lenin and Marx, as well as red stars adorning the ceiling. It was abandoned and closed off in 1989, but many people still sneak in to take a look at the UFO-looking building.
Buzludzha Monument, Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea
The Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyany, North Korea was built as a response to Singapore’s Westin Stamford Hotel, which was then the tallest hotel in the world. North Korean leaders wanted to prove that they could outperform Singapore, and so the 105-story hotel was built. However, 30 years and $750 million later, it stands unfinished to this day.
Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea
The Maunsell Sea Forts, England
These H.G. Wells-ian looking structures were built in order to protect England during World War II from air raids coming from Germany. Built on the Thames, the giant metal towers were actually decommissioned in the 1950s, and were later used by pirate radio operators. Now, most of the towers are a tourist attraction that can be seen by boat or from Showbury East Beach on a clear day.
The Maunsell Sea Forts, England
Canfranc International Railway Station, Spain
This once glorious train station has truly been through a rough time. It was once the largest rail station in Europe when it was built in 1928, but a mere eight years after it opened it was affected by the Spanish Civil War as well as a WWII Nazi takeover. While there have been several attempts to restore it, it still remains abandoned.
Canfranc International Railway Station, Spain
Valle Dei Mulini (Valley Of The Mills), Sorrento, Italy
The buildings found in the Valley of the Mills in Sorrento, Italy were built in the 13th century out of stone but were abandoned many years later, in the 1940s. Due to the buildings’ location in a deep crevasse formed by a prehistoric earthquake, it quickly was overgrown with vegetation, giving it quite the abandoned look.
Valle Dei Mulini (Valley Of The Mills), Sorrento, Italy
Michigan Theater, Detroit
The once-opulent Michigan Theater was built on Henry Ford’s original workshop in downtown Detroit in 1926. It included 4000 seats and seven stories, and cost a whopping $5 to build. It closed in 1967 and beginning in the late 1970s has been used as a parking lot – quite a fall from its former glory.
Michigan Theater, Detroit
Dome Homes, Marco Island, Florida
These futuristic looking dome homes in Marco Island, Florida were built by a retired oil tycoon who wanted these to be an eco-friendly vacation home option. However, difficult weather led to eroding shorelines which meant the homes became unlivable. There are no plans to try to repurpose the domes, but they do look a little like Florida’s version of Stonehenge.
Dome Homes, Marco Island, Florida
Kolmanskop, Namibia
Kolmanskop was once home to diamond mining and was quite the extravagant spot in 1908 Namibia. However, as diamond mining moved south, the town was completely abandoned and left behind. Its once bustling homes are now filled with sands and have appeared in films such as 1993’s Dust Devil and 2000’s The King Is Alive.
Kolmanskop, Namibia
City Hall Subway, New York
Built beneath New York’s City Hall, this subway station featured vaulted ceilings as well as chandeliers. It was designed by Rafael Guastavino in 1904 but was closed in 1940 due to lack of use once the Brooklyn Bridge station became more popular. Now it can be seen during a visit to the Transit Museum.
City Hall Subway, New York
Power Plant IM, Charleroi, Belgium
Once known for being the biggest coal burning power plant in Belgium, the Power Plant IM was built in 1921. It was able to cool down 480,000 gallons of water, but at a great cost: it resulted in 10% of carbon dioxide emissions in the whole country. After many Greenpeace protests, it was finally shut down in 2007.
Power Plant IM, Charleroi, Belgium
Hashima Island, Nagasaki, Japan
The now-deserted Hashima Island was actually once the most densely populated island in the entire world. Its appeal was an underwater coal deposit located right under the island. However, once the coal ran out, its population began to dwindle and has since become an empty ghost town.
Hashima Island, Nagasaki, Japan
Teufelsberg, Berlin, Germany
Teufelsberg was once used as a listening station during the Cold War. The station lies on top of a 262 foot hill named Devil’s Mountain. It was built by the NSA in order to listen in on East Berlin, but once the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, it was abandoned. Now it is overrun and completely covered in graffiti.
Teufelsberg, Berlin, Germany
Kangbashi, Ordos, China
Kangbashi New Area was meant to be a 130 square mile residential community area that was intended to house about 1 million people. It was built in 2003, but the outrageously expensive apartments were difficult to fill, and so the whole project was abandoned. The area can still be visited today, and many of the art installations and buildings are still intact.
Kangbashi, Ordos, China
Aniva Lighthouse, Russia
The Aniva Island was once a part of a lengthy custody battle between Russia and Japan that lasted about a century. After World War II, the Soviets gained control over the island and later added radioactivity to its stately lighthouse. Post-Soviet Russia, the structure was completely abandoned.
Aniva Lighthouse, Russia
Balaklava Submarine Base, Crimea
The Balaklava Submarine Base was a Soviet submarine base that was constructed during the Cold War. It once housed the war’s most destructive weapons in its now-abandoned tunnels. The place was ditched in 1993 and can now be seen by visitors on tours of the mysterious derelict site.
Balaklava Submarine Base, Crimea
Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse, Denmark
THe Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse in the North Sea coast of Denmark was opened in 1900 and continued to operate until 1968. It was later used as a museum as well as a coffee shop but was shut down in 2002 as it became threatened by rising sands. It can still be visited by tourists, but is expected to fall into the ocean within the next several years.
Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse, Denmark
Beelitz Heilstätten Hospital, Germany
This eery abandoned hospital has been through the mill. After being used as a sanatorium for various conditions, it was later used for treating machine gun victims in WWI, which happened to include a young Adolf Hitler when he was a soldier. After becoming a Soviet military hospital in 1945, it became mostly abandoned after the Berlin Wall fell.
Beelitz Heilstätten Hospital, Germany
Tianducheng, Hangzhou, China
Although it may look like Paris in a post-apocalyptic time, this is actually a place located in Tianducheng district in China. This failed real estate venture began in 2007, in hopes of recreating the City of Love, which included an exact replica of the Eiffel Tower and Champs-Elysees. The place is completely abandoned now.
Tianducheng, Hangzhou, China
City Methodist Church, Gary, Indiana
City Methodist Church was built in 1926 using donations from U.S. Steel. Located in Gary, Indiana (Michael Jackson’s birthplace!), it was a stunning site, complete with stained glass and nine stories. It was shut down in 1975 after the decline of the steel industry. Although abandoned, it was featured in films like Transformers: Dark of the Moon and A Nightmare On Elm Street.
City Methodist Church, Gary, Indiana
Lake Reschen Bell Tower, South Tyrol, Italy
The Lake Reschen Bell Tower is the only remaining visible vestige of several villages that were built in South Tyrol, Italy. A dam was built in 1940 by Montecatini, an Italian electric company, in order to unify the two lakes there. The villages were then intentionally flooded while the dam was built. Only this tower remains visible.
Lake Reschen Bell Tower, South Tyrol, Italy
Sarajevo Olympic Village, Bosnia And Herzegovina
In 1984, Sarajevo hosted the Olympic Winter Games as it was well known for its skiing facilities and natural beauty. After being affected by the Balkan war, the area was completely abandoned and is now covered in graffiti. However, several modern venues have popped up since, including condos and hotels, as well as a $12.7 million ski lift.
Sarajevo Olympic Village, Bosnia And Herzegovina
SS Ayrfield Shipwreck, Sydney, Australia
In the early 20th century, the Homebush Bay area was an industrial hub of Sydney. However, its waters became contaminated by toxic coal and oil until the 2000 Olympics solved this issue. A now popular suburban area, there are still remnants of its past, including the SS Ayrfield shipwreck that has become overgrown with mangrove trees.
SS Ayrfield Shipwreck, Sydney, Australia
St. George’s Church, Luková, Czech Republic
St. George’s Church has been through many unfortunate events, including its roof being partially collapsed in 1968. This convinced the local congregation that it was haunted and they completely abandoned it. After it was heavily vandalized for years, in 2012 it was restored by an art student who included 30 ghost sculptures. It is now a popular tourist attraction.
St. George’s Church, Luková, Czech Republic
Kennecott, Alaska
Kennecott, Alaska was known for having about $200 million worth of copper processed there. However, the place has been abandoned for over 60 years and most of its buildings have deteriorated completely, but still remain an interesting sight to see. The National Park Service purchased many of the buildings in 1998.
Kennecott, Alaska
Bodie, California
While it may look like a set of Westworld, the now-abandoned town of Bodie, California was once booming. It housed 10,000 people in the 1870s and 1880s during the gold rush around Mono Lake. It has since become a State Historic Park. It can be found in a state of “arrested decay,” meaning everything remains as it was.
Bodie, California
Deception Island, Antarctica
Deception Island was known for its whaling and research station, which is now completely abandoned. The station was abandoned several times during 1931 and 1969, as it was affected by volcanic eruptions. The rusted boilers and beached boats remain there decaying until now.
Deception Island, Antarctica
Haludovo Palace Hotel, Krk, Croatia
The Haludovo Palace Hotel was built in 1971 and once hosted world leaders and actors visiting what was then Yugoslavia. After the war began in the 1990s, its popularity slowed down until it was finally shut down in 2001. The hotel has been left to decay, its once glorious saunas, casinos, and tennis courts all abandoned.
Haludovo Palace Hotel, Krk, Croatia
