Places
Top Destinations
Latest Places
Most Popular Places
Random Place
Lists
Itineraries
Add a Place
Download the App
Latest Places
View All Places »
Franklin, Pennsylvania
St. John's Episcopal Church
41.3958, -79.8289
De Pere, Wisconsin
Frank & Nancy’s Marine Corps Museum
44.4595, -88.2140
Luarca, Spain
Giant Squid Museum
43.5410, -6.5389
Mumbai, India
The Old Limestone Arch
18.9688, 72.8039
Top Destinations
View All Destinations »
Countries
Australia
Canada
China
France
Germany
India
Italy
Japan
Cities
Amsterdam
Barcelona
Beijing
Berlin
Boston
Budapest
Chicago
London
Los Angeles
Mexico City
Montreal
Moscow
New Orleans
New York City
Paris
Philadelphia
Rome
San Francisco
Seattle
Stockholm
Tokyo
Toronto
Vienna
Washington, D.C.
Foods
Latest Places to Eat & Drink
View All Places to Eat »
Indian Arts Center
Steaming Tender Restaurant
Tiptree Jam Museum
The Reading Room
The Mountain House
Stories
Recent Stories
All Stories
Video
Podcast
Most Recent Stories
View All Stories »
8 Gargoyles and Grotesques Hiding in Plain Sight
Only-in-Anchorage Winter Traditions
Sponsored By Visit Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage: A City Within the Wild
Sponsored By Visit Anchorage, Alaska
Where to See the World’s Creepiest Dolls and Toys
Newsletters
Sign In
Join
Sign In
Join
Places near me
Random place
1494 Items Tagged
Abandoned
Share
Permanently Closed
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Abandoned National Slavery Museum
An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.
Berrioplano, Spain
Fort of San Cristóbal
This huge abandoned fortress hidden inside a mountain holds a world of subterranean secrets.
Province de Ouarzazate, Morocco
'The Hills Have Eyes' Gas Station
An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."
Caliente, Nevada
Delamar Ghost Town
The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.
Carlsbad, California
Copper Creek Falls and Mine
The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.
Permanently Closed
Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford's Miniature Ghost Town
Forgotten under the construction of a new urban roadway is a small, abandoned part of town.
Al Haouz, Morocco
Tin Mal Mosque
The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.
Sewell, Chile
Sewell Ghost Town
The “City of Stairs” sits high in the Andes, above the world’s largest underground copper mine.
Šibenik, Croatia
St. Nicholas Fortress
Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.
San José de Maipo, Chile
Tinoco Tunnel
Locals visit this abandoned train tunnel where a man took his own life to ask favors of his spirit.
Houston, Texas
Palace of the Golden Orbs
An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.
New York, New York
Queensboro Trolley Kiosk
A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.
Rockmart, Georgia
Braswell Mountain Rail Tunnel
An abandoned railroad tunnel forgotten by time awaits inquisitive hikers.
Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
Fort San
The abandoned tuberculosis sanatorium is said to be one of the most haunted places in Canada.
Truckee, California
Donner Pass Summit Tunnels
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
San Antonio, Texas
Miraflores
An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.
Ohrdruf, Germany
The Living Fence
Made from trees and then abandoned, this fence is still growing along a path in Germany.
Permanently Closed
London, Ontario
London Psychiatric Hospital
Clusters of abandoned buildings hint at the facility's 144-year history with psychiatric health.
Previous
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
Next
Questions or Feedback?
Contact Us
Preorder
America Obscura
Today!
A road trip into the hidden heart of America—a love letter to the strange, fantastic, and beautiful corners of the United States. Available Nov 10, 2026.
Preorder Now!
We'd Like You to Like Us
Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed.
aoc-full-screen
aoc-heart-solid
aoc-compass
aoc-flipboard
aoc-globe
aoc-pocket
aoc-share
aoc-cancel
aoc-video
aoc-building
aoc-clock
aoc-clipboard
aoc-help
aoc-arrow-right
aoc-arrow-left
aoc-ticket
aoc-place-entry
aoc-facebook
aoc-instagram
aoc-facebook-share
aoc-reddit
aoc-rss
aoc-twitter
aoc-accommodation
aoc-activity-level
aoc-add-a-photo
aoc-add-box
aoc-add-shape
aoc-arrow-forward
aoc-been-here
aoc-chat-bubbles
aoc-close
aoc-expand-more
aoc-expand-less
aoc-forum-flag
aoc-group-size
aoc-heart-outline
aoc-heart-solid
aoc-home
aoc-important
aoc-knife-fork
aoc-library-books
aoc-link
aoc-list-circle-bullets
aoc-list
aoc-location-add
aoc-location
aoc-mail
aoc-map
aoc-menu
aoc-more-horizontal
aoc-my-location
aoc-near-me
aoc-notifications-alert
aoc-notifications-mentions
aoc-notifications-muted
aoc-notifications-tracking
aoc-open-in-new
aoc-pencil
aoc-person
aoc-pinned
aoc-plane-takeoff
aoc-plane
passport-plane
aoc-print
aoc-reply
aoc-search
aoc-shuffle
aoc-star
aoc-subject
aoc-trip-style
aoc-unpinned
aoc-send
aoc-phone
aoc-apps
aoc-lock
aoc-verified
aoc-headphones
aoc-pinterest
aoc-whatsapp
aoc-whatsapp-share
aoc-chat-bubbles
aoc-google-color