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Abandoned planet: decaying places the world forgot

Intriguing deserted spaces from around the globe
A Tennessee party palace, USA
A gold rush town that’s more than meets the eye, USA
A lakeside motel left to rot, USA
A jail with a history of notorious inmates, USA
A corrupt politician’s 'Versailles in the Jungle', Democratic Republic of the Congo
A far-flung ghost town, Canada
A holiday village struck by tragedy, Croatia
A grand antebellum house left to rot, USA
A Detroit hotel destroyed by bad press, USA
An abandoned textile factory, Australia
A hotel that’s been overtaken by nature, Germany
A grand train station left to decay, USA
A ski resort that was frozen in time, Germany
A rusty five-star retreat left to squatters, Liberia
A chilling prison with a movie link, USA
A terror-inducing abandoned asylum, Australia
A crumbling deserted island, Japan
A ghost Métro station abandoned before the war, France
An abandoned mansion linked to the Titanic, USA
An ultra-creepy theme park left to decay, USA
A stunning Art Deco subway station, USA
A mysterious resort abandoned for decades, Poland
A historic grain factory left empty, Canada
A major train station overtaken by nature, USA
A crumbling ghost town ravaged by earthquakes, Italy
A former millionaire’s retreat, USA
An Egyptian-themed restaurant which fell victim to vandalism, USA
A former mining town full of history, USA
A diner which has been left to decay, USA
A ghost town drowning in sand, Namibia
An atmospheric gothic church crumbling into ruins, USA
A dingy forgotten subway station, USA
A nightmarish abandoned church, USA
An abandoned village occupied by the military, UK
A once-successful mining town, Canada
A spooky stately home untouched for 40 years, USA
A castle-turned-nightclub left to rack and ruin, USA
An empty power station left to rot, Australia
A secret underground station with a fascinating history, UK
A haunting textile mill left to rust and rot, UK
A ruined train station with a horrific history, Germany
A rubber works with a troubled past, Germany
A Tasmanian mining ghost town that fell into decline, Australia
A time-warp hotel bearing the scars of war, Croatia
A reform school that’s rumoured to be haunted, USA
An unfinished skyscraper left open to urban explorers, Thailand
A Soviet military hospital mired in controversy, Germany
A crumbling textile factory that was occupied by the Nazis, Germany
A dilapidated Art Deco power station, Hungary
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Intriguing deserted spaces from around the globe

There’s something undeniably otherworldly about derelict spaces. Whether it’s their ability to show us a lost way of life, to stir up intrigue about former inhabitants or fill us with a sense of trepidation, these places never fail to draw us in. Click or scroll through as we go on a journey to the world’s most fascinating abandoned buildings and places, from gold rush ghost towns to spooky theme parks, that tell some unexpected stories about times gone by. 

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Frances Carruthers

04 March 2023

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