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Graffiti

Les Fresques des Piliers

Québec City, Québec

Les Fresques des Piliers

Concrete pillars provide a beautiful canvas for Quebec City's graffiti artists.

Front of building.

Korai 4

Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.

Graffiti Pier.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Graffiti Pier (Pier 18)

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

Hall of Fame

Hamburg, Germany

Hall of Fame Heimfeld

One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.

Antofagasta Mountainside Messages.

Antofagasta, Chile

Antofagasta Mountainside Messages

Instead of using billboards, some people here relay their messages on the side of a mountain.

Thalpan Petroglyphs.

Chilās, Pakistan

Thalpan Petroglyphs

Thousands of ancient rock carvings are scattered just off the highway.

The abandoned building.

Pittston, Pennsylvania

Abandoned Knox Coal Distribution Center

The graffitied ruins stand hidden within the Pennsylvania woods.

Permanently Closed

Umbrella Staircases of Amman

An oasis of shade and color amidst the bustle of the old city.

Berwick-upon-Tweed, England

Penguins of Berwick

Over a decade ago, painted penguins mysteriously appeared around Berwick-upon-Tweed for no apparent reason.

An anti-gentrification message.

San Francisco, California

Clarion Alley

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

Freak Alley Gallery

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

The most iconic of the graffiti left at Parkhurst.

Whistler, British Columbia

Parkhurst Ghost Town

An abandoned logging settlement nestled in the woods near a popular ski town.

Surfing Madonna.

Encinitas, California

Surfing Madonna

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

WWII Coast Artillery Search Lights at Tower Beach.

Vancouver, British Columbia

Point Grey Battery Ruins

Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.

Wistom.

Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland

Zakłady Włókien Chemicznych

Dubbed "Wistom" by locals, this abandoned factory is an urban explorer's dream.

The castle.

Łapalice, Poland

Łapalice Castle

This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.

Graffiti railroad tracks.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Beechview-Seldom Seen Greenway

This secluded walking trail is a hidden gem of a Pittsburgh park.

Album Rock today.

Raleigh, Newfoundland and Labrador

Album Rock

A remote landmark named for a whimsical photograph taken by a 1850s photographer and his crew of graffiti artists.