The world's most incredible abandoned places you can actually visit
Jacqui Agate
27 February 2024
Abandoned bucket list
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Privilege nightclub, Ibiza, Spain
Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images
Privilege nightclub, Ibiza, Spain
Everynight Images/Alamy Stock Photo
Privilege nightclub, Ibiza, Spain
Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images
Privilege nightclub, Ibiza, Spain
Geoffrey Robinson/Alamy Stock Photo
Spinalonga, Greece
photoff/Shutterstock
Spinalonga, Greece
Zlata Marka/Shutterstock
Old Idaho State Penitentiary, Idaho, USA
Frank L Junior/Shutterstock
Old Idaho State Penitentiary, Idaho, USA
Thomas Hawk/Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0
Jazirat Al Hamra, United Arab Emirates
Nitin G/Shutterstock
Jazirat Al Hamra, United Arab Emirates
Alexey Stiop/Shutterstock
Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital, New Jersey, USA
Felix Lipov/Shutterstock
Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital, New Jersey, USA
Andrea Izzotti/Shutterstock
Ha Ha Tonka Castle, Missouri, USA
Eifel Kreutz/Shutterstock
Ha Ha Tonka Castle, Missouri, USA
Kiwi Innovation/Shutterstock
Lake Shawnee Amusement Park, West Virginia, USA
Dustin/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Lake Shawnee Amusement Park, West Virginia, USA
Forsaken Fotos/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
Kolmanskop, Namibia
Kanuman/Shutterstock
Kolmanskop, Namibia
2630ben/Shutterstock
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park, Alabama, USA
MilesbeforeIsleep/Shutterstock
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park, Alabama, USA
Scott Weingart/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Kentucky, USA
Aaron Vowels/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Kentucky, USA
Aaron Vowels/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
Old Joliet Prison, Illinois, USA
Daniel Schwen/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0
Old Joliet Prison, Illinois, USA
Trevis Rothwell/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Hashima Island, Japan
Leungchopan/Shutterstock
Hashima Island, Japan
Leungchopan/Shutterstock
Bannack, Montana, USA
Rob Crandall/Shutterstock
Bannack, Montana, USA
Tony Craddock/Shutterstock
Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia
Mo Wu/Shutterstock
Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia
Peter Gudella/Shutterstock
City Hall Subway Station, New York, USA
Felix Lipov/Shutterstock
City Hall Subway Station, New York, USA
Felix Lipov/Shutterstock
Kennecott, Alaska, USA
Emma Rogers/Shutterstock
Kennecott, Alaska, USA
Menno Schaefer/Shutterstock
Yongma Land, Seoul, South Korea
oerb/Shutterstock
Yongma Land, Seoul, South Korea
oerb/Shutterstock
Ohio State Reformatory, Ohio, USA
aceshot1/Shutterstock
Ohio State Reformatory, Ohio, USA
ehrlif/Shutterstock
Ross Island, India
Matyas Rehak/Shutterstock
Ross Island, India
CRS PHOTO/Shutterstock
Atalaya Castle, South Carolina, USA
ehrlif/Shutterstock
Atalaya Castle, South Carolina, USA
Bob Travis/Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0
Spreepark, Berlin, Germany
RobertKuehne/Shutterstock
Spreepark, Berlin, Germany
Merlot Levert/Shutterstock
Eastern State Penitentiary, Pennsylvania, USA
Alison Hancock/Shutterstock
Eastern State Penitentiary, Pennsylvania, USA
MISHELLA/Shutterstock
La Petite Ceinture, Paris, France
Phil beard/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
La Petite Ceinture, Paris, France
Oliver Cherryman/Shutterstock
Quincy Mine, Michigan, USA
Geist Arts/Shutterstock
Quincy Mine, Michigan, USA
James.Pintar/Shutterstock
Houtouwan, China
Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
Houtouwan, China
Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
Rhyolite, Nevada, USA
Rene Rivers/ Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0
Rhyolite, Nevada, USA
Stevve Schlaeger/Shutterstock
Oradour-sur-Glane, France
Hansengbers/Shutterstock
Oradour-sur-Glane, France
WoutervandeKamp/Shutterstock
Villers Abbey, Belgium
Alessandro Carnevale/Shutterstock
Villers Abbey, Belgium
Sergey Dzyuba/Shutterstock
Vulture City, Arizona, USA
Mr. JK/Shutterstock
Vulture City, Arizona, USA
Caroline Baertsch
Henry River Mill Village, North Carolina, USA
MilesbeforeIsleep/Shutterstock
Henry River Mill Village, North Carolina, USA
MilesbeforeIsleep/Shutterstock
Hotel Belvedere du Rayon Vert, Cerbere, France
Jorge Franganillo/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
Hotel Belvedere du Rayon Vert, Cerbere, France
lesseptpignons/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
Poggioreale, Sicily, Italy
erikacarreraph/Shutterstock
Poggioreale, Sicily, Italy
RolfEStaerk/Shutterstock
St Elmo, Colorado, USA
Barnes Ian/Shutterstock
St Elmo, Colorado, USA
John S. Hirth/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0
Pyramiden, Norway
Dmitry Chulov/Shutterstock
Pyramiden, Norway
Fredy Thuerig/Shutterstock
Imber Village, Salisbury, England
SteveMcCarthy/Shutterstock
Imber Village, Salisbury, England
SteveMcCarthy/Shutterstock
Belchite, Spain
David Herraez Calzada/Shutterstock
Belchite, Spain
KarSol/Shutterstock
Calico, California, USA
Artur Staszewski/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0
Calico, California, USA
Randy Henitz/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
Rose Island, Indiana, USA
Jennifer Wiggins/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Rose Island, Indiana, USA
Gmiller123456/Wikimedia Commons/CC0
'The Hills Have Eyes' gas station, nr. Ouarzazate, Morocco
Gilbert Sopakuwa/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
'The Hills Have Eyes' gas station, nr. Ouarzazate, Morocco
orientalizing/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Atlas Corporation Studios' sets, nr. Ouarzazate, Morocco
saiko3p/Shutterstock
Atlas Corporation Studios' sets, nr. Ouarzazate, Morocco
TMP_An_Instant_of_Time/Shutterstock
South Pass City, Wyoming, USA
Don Barrett/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0
South Pass City, Wyoming, USA
m01229/Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0
Bannerman Castle, New York, USA
Brian Logan Photography/Shutterstock
Bannerman Castle, New York, USA
littlenySTOCK/Shutterstock
Kayakoy, Turkey
Grinchenkova Anzhela/Shutterstock
Kayakoy, Turkey
Karetnikava Lizaveta/Shutterstock
Ruby, Arizona, USA
Johnida Dockens/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0
Ruby, Arizona, USA
Sherry Nelson/Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0
'Big Fish' movie set, Alabama, USA
Courtesy of Alabama Living
'Big Fish' movie set, Alabama, USA
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
Shakespeare, New Mexico, USA
Jeff Schultes/Shutterstock
Shakespeare, New Mexico, USA
Jeff Schultes/Shutterstock
Fort Worden, Washington, USA
Mike Grauer Jr/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
Fort Worden, Washington, USA
Ryan C Slimak/Shutterstock
Craco, Italy
francesco de marco/Shutterstock
Craco, Italy
Massimiliano Marino/Shutterstock
Bodie, California, USA
Mariusz S. Jurgielewicz/Shutterstock
Bodie, California, USA
PaulBriden/Shutterstock
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