The size of our country is so huge that it is difficult to realistically imagine such a scale. At the same time, almost everywhere on its territory there are people who, for one reason or another, leave their homes and go to other places. Such forgotten corners are scattered throughout Russia, and sometimes they are found even in the middle of the city. Let's look at the ten most terrible places once abandoned by people.
Nuclear lighthouse at Cape Aniva, Sakhalin Island
At the time of construction of the lighthouse in 1939, the structure was considered unique and the most complex on the entire island. A lot of effort was spent on its construction and technical equipment.
The lighthouse was equipped with isotope installations, it began to be powered by atomic energy, which is why the costs of its maintenance were reduced to a minimum. However, over time, funding stopped altogether, and the building fell into disrepair.
Fairytale castle, Zaklyuchye
This charming building is the estate of architect A.S. Khrenov, which he built according to his own design in the 19th century. It is located in the Tver region in a picturesque place on the shore of a lake.
This delightful house, reminiscent of a medieval castle, is characterized by complete asymmetry and a combination of natural and artificial materials. It is in rather poor condition, but now they are slowly trying to restore it, so, of course, it cannot be called completely abandoned.
Hotel "Northern Crown", St. Petersburg
Construction of this five-star hotel began in 1988. Grandiose plans suggested that there would be 247 rooms, the total area of which would be 50 thousand square meters, more than 10 bars, a large swimming pool, a gym and much more. And when the object was almost completed, at the end of 1995 the work suddenly stopped, and the building still remains abandoned.
8th workshop of the Dagdizel plant, Kaspiysk city
Right in the Caspian Sea, 2.7 kilometers from the coast, you can see a rather strange but grandiose object, which was once a testing station for naval weapons. It belonged to the Dagdizel plant, but when the requirements for its work changed, it was simply written off from the plant’s balance sheet.
Diamond quarry "Mir", Yakutia
This mine had already reached 1.2 thousand meters in width and 525 meters in depth when diamond mining here ceased in 2004. It is currently the second largest excavated hole in the world - so large that the airspace above it had to be closed to prevent helicopters from crashing due to downdrafts.
Khovrinskaya Hospital in Moscow
In Moscow in 1980, the government decided to start building a huge multi-story hospital on the site of the cemetery, but after 5 years everything stopped. Now the unfinished building is a popular place for thrill-seekers; it is called the abode of evil and the gateway to a parallel world.
Abandoned village of Kadykchan in the Magadan region
The name of this village is translated from the Evenki language as “valley of death.” It was built by prisoners, and at the beginning of 1986 the population here reached 10,270 people. However, by 2012, only one resident remained - an elderly man.
Coal was mined in Kadykchan, which was used to provide energy to most of the Magadan region. But when there was an explosion at the mine, people began to leave. So this village became an abandoned mining “ghost town”. Here you can see books and furniture in houses, and parked cars in garages, but not meet people.
Former Navy submarine base Bechevinka, Kamchatka
This military town was founded in the 1960s and was a submarine base. Every week, just once, a ship sailed here, which was the only way to communicate with other settlements. In 1996, the brigade was completely disbanded, and the village was left deserted among the stunning beauties of Kamchatka.
Building of the sanatorium "Energy", Moscow region
This sanatorium building once received visitors, but was abandoned after a fire occurred here. The burnt building housed a cinema, and the rooms still had furniture.
Abandoned maternity hospital, Vladimir region
Abandoned medical institutions, perhaps, stand out as especially gloomy and mysterious, and this maternity hospital was no exception. In 2013, the building was intended to be renovated, but work never began.
Since the building remained guarded for a long time, many of the things left here have remained intact, making it seem as if the structure is still alive. In these spacious halls one imagines people waiting for good news from the doctor.
All these places were once filled with people living their lives. Abandoned for various reasons, they now look like ghost towns or horror movie sets. The mysterious mood of these places makes you feel fear, curiosity and delight at the same time. Only the bravest can dare to visit such a place!
Ghost Town of Bodie, California, USA
The now abandoned city was founded in 1876, when miners discovered rich reserves of gold and silver here. In search of wealth and better life people were traveling to a small town. 
It soon gained a reputation as a "sin city", full of brothels and bars. Residents went bankrupt, and by the forties of the twentieth century, Bodie became a ghost town. It is now considered one of the best preserved towns of its type in the world. 
Prison in Pennsylvania, USA
This prison was used from 1829 until 1971. Even the most famous criminals in America ended up here; for example, Al Capone was kept here. 
After the prison was closed, it became a state landmark and museum, open for guided tours and exhibitions. 
Railway station in Częstochowa, Poland
The railway system in Częstochowa in southern Poland was created during the golden years of industrial development. These days, this abandoned station represents one of the most mysterious places in Europe. 
Ghost Tower in Sathorn, Thailand
In the early nineties, Thailand experienced the largest economic boom in history. At this time, authorities and businessmen demonstrated stability, financial success led to the emergence of many ambitious construction projects, among which was the skyscraper in Sathorn. 
However, the Asian financial crisis soon occurred and the Thai economy was destroyed. Continued construction was cancelled. 
On this moment further fate building remains unknown: reconstructing it will cost more than building a new one. In addition, the tower has a reputation as a place inhabited by ghosts. 
North Brother Island, USA
From 1885 until the end of the thirties of the twentieth century, Riverside Hospital treated diseases requiring quarantine: measles, typhoid, scarlet fever, leprosy. After this, the center was used for the rehabilitation of people with heroin addiction. 
In 1963 it was closed. Now no one lives on the island except birds. The hospital building is still there, but could collapse at any moment, with all the windows broken and paint peeling off the walls. 
Devil's Mountain, Germany
This reminder of a bygone era is located on the top of a mountain in west Berlin. There was once a Nazi place here military school. After several unsuccessful attempts to blow up the building, the Allies decided to fill it with debris left over from the bombing. 
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the abandoned building had many owners. Among them was even David Lynch, who wanted to organize yoga courses here. The Berlin authorities refused this proposal. 
Castle Miranda, Belgium
During French Revolution Count Liedekerke-Beaufort, a Belgian political activist, was forced to leave the castle with his family. They moved to a farm nearby. 
After World War II and until the end of the eighties, the castle belonged to the state railway company and was used first as an orphanage and then as a children's camp. In 1991, due to the high cost of maintenance, the castle was abandoned. 
Kijong-Dong, North Korea
It seems that this Korean village was purposely built to remain empty and uninhabited. It is located near the border with South Korea. After the conflict in 1953, the government North Korea decided to use the village as a propaganda tool: it is the only one visible from the southern territory, which means everything should look perfect. 
The authorities say that ordinary residents live in the village, but there is not even glass in the windows. In the evenings, the lights come on in all rooms at the same time. This is a fake village! 
Fordlandia, Brazil
This place was founded by American entrepreneur Henry Ford in 1927 when he began his urban project. There was to be a rubber tree plantation that would extend into the Amazon rainforest. Ford came up with the idea of a corporate city with all the amenities, swimming pools, golf courses, bungalows and even a place to dance. 
However local residents did not accept the idea and refused to accept the ban on alcohol. Brazilian workers and American industrialists found themselves in a conflict situation. In 1930, a riot broke out in one of the cafeterias. The cars were thrown into the river and the managers were driven away. After this, the city was abandoned forever. 
Abandoned cinema, Sinai desert
Locals say the cinema was built by a wealthy Frenchman who was walking in the desert with friends and thought the only thing he was missing was a movie. He bought a generator, a hundred chairs and a huge screen in Cairo. Everything was ready for display, but local residents did not like the idea at all. They broke the generator and it was all over before it could have started. As a result, in the heart of the desert there is still a white screen on which not a single film has been shown. 
Varosha, Cyprus
In the early seventies of the last century, Varosha was a popular tourist area with luxurious beaches where celebrities and millionaires vacationed. At that time, Cyprus was loved by Brigitte Bardot and Elizabeth Taylor. 
Everything changed in August 1974, when Türkiye captured and occupied the northern part of the island. Fifteen thousand residents of the area fled from the invaders, leaving their homes. Many planned to return, but the political situation did not allow them to do so. 
Abandoned hotel, Colombia
The once luxurious Hotel Del Salto, located near the waterfall, was built in 1924. Over time, the Bogota River became more and more polluted, and as a result, tourists gradually lost interest in the region. 
In addition, many suicides choose this picturesque place, so the hotel is now considered haunted. 
Discovery Island, USA
This island was an amusement park. 
One day, a dangerous bacterium was found in the waters of the lake, and in July 1999 the park was closed. It has remained abandoned since then. 
Holy Land Experience Park, USA
In 1958, John Greco built a religious theme park in Connecticut. It was quite popular in the sixties and seventies, with more than forty thousand people coming here every year. 
In 1982, Greco decided to temporarily close the park for reconstruction and expansion, but he died and the park was never reopened. 
Orpheum Theater, USA
This is an abandoned theater in Massachusetts. It was opened in 1912, and in 1959 it was already closed. Nowadays a supermarket is located in the office premises, but most of it is simply empty. Charity organisations want to invest in New Bedford and bring a cultural landmark back to life. 
American ship on the beach, Canary Islands
In the first days after the crash, the ship was still intact, so people even tried to climb aboard. Then the ship broke into two halves, and now it is not recommended to climb on it. It seems that the ship is very close, but it is surrounded by incredibly strong currents, in addition, sharp debris is hidden under the water. At least eight people died while trying to explore the area around the crash.
People once invested effort and money in these buildings, people lived and worked there, but now they look like ghosts. But such objects certainly attract with their mystery and give the city a certain charm
The editors of the ZagraNitsa portal have selected a collection of the most original “abandoned buildings” in Moscow.
Plant named after Likhachev
st. Avtozavodskaya, 23
Not everyone knows that ZIL was originally called AMO and was intended as a place for the production of Fiat cars. However, after the revolution, the plant was nationalized and for several years it was engaged only in car repairs, and only then retrained to produce domestically produced trucks. Likhachev developed the plant's turnover to 100,000 cars per year, and in the 1970s ZIL produced 200,000 cars annually. In the 1990s, production fell and the plant is now virtually abandoned. Theoretically, no one is allowed into the unused territory of almost 300 hectares, but in practice, of course, it is not guarded so well that those who wish to do so cannot get there.
2Hadron collider "Accelerator"
Simferopol highway, 97 km
In Protvino, a city of nuclear physicists, the only collider tunnel in Russia is located at a 60-meter depth. Construction of the “Accelerator” began in the 1980s and almost completed construction in 1991, but was abandoned at the final stage. Over the past 25 years, many structures have collapsed. The fate of the collider is being discussed - some want to seek funds to resume construction, others insist on destruction. Scientists claim that disposal of the Accelerator can cause serious environmental consequences.
3Courtyard on Malaya Sukharevskaya Square
Malaya Sukharevskaya Square, 6, p. 4
It is quite unusual that the courtyard in the very center of Moscow has not yet been rebuilt or used. The building, built in 1873, was once a significant decoration of Malaya Sukharevka, but 9 years ago there was a fire there, and the courtyard was greatly damaged. Now this is a favorite place for those who like to take photographs in dark colors.
Water park "Aquadrome"
Aminevskoe highway, next to Kuntsevskaya metro station
In the late 1990s, a large-scale water park was planned here. However, due to disagreements between developers and investors, construction stopped. Later, Moscow authorities bought the ownership of the unfinished premises and sold it at auction in 2007. They are planning to build a big one here shopping mall, however, so far things have not gone further than plans. But Muscovites like to spend time indoors, taking pictures and painting graffiti on the walls. They say that some episodes of “The Brigade” were even filmed here. Due to the emergency condition of the premises, accidents were recorded during visits.
5VIEV Laboratory
st. Kuzminskaya, 10
The All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine existed for 85 years in the Kuzminki region. Later, the institution was moved to Ryazansky Prospekt, and the old building was abandoned. There is an opinion that over the years of operation of the laboratory, dangerous experiments on animals have been carried out here many times. Were the corpses and used bodies disposed of correctly? chemical substances, not known for certain. The laboratory is currently being inspected and is being prepared for demolition.
6School of Zoya and Alexander Kosmodemyansky
st. Zoe and Alexandra Kosmodemyansky, 3, p. 1
The building of the Kosmodemyansky school, opened in 1956, was moved to newer premises in the early 2000s. The old building was going to be reconstructed, but it never came to that. People without a fixed place of residence calmly settled in the school, even starting a fire there twice. If you are not afraid to meet them, you can even have an interesting time at school, finding things forgotten by students.
7Ski lift on Sparrow Hills
st. Kosygina, 20
The 90-meter lift was supposed to serve as another exit from the Vorobyovy Gory station (then Leninskiye). The reasons for its closure and abandonment are not exactly known. They talk about landslides, lack of funding, etc. Now it is an increasingly crumbling “abandoned site”, with which there are currently no plans to do anything with it.
Photo: moscowalk.ru 8 "Blue tooth" - business center "Zenith"
Vernadsky Avenue, 82
“Blue tooth”, “iceberg”, “ice of ice”, “crystal” - all these are unofficial associative names of the unfinished Zenit business center with an original design. This is a rather gloomy building with elevator shafts and protruding fittings. The business center is now owned by the state and is waiting for its new owner.
Khovrinskaya hospital
st. Klinskaya, 2 building 1
Construction of the Khovrinskaya hospital lasted 5 years in the first half of the 1980s. There are various rumors about the reasons for its termination - mostly they talk about the suspension of funding. The layout of the building is quite original - the hospital was built in the shape of a star with three rays. Information periodically appeared that sectarians and Satanists were gathering in the building. In the early 1990s, they found on its territory murdered girl. At the moment, it is quite difficult to get into Khovrinskaya - the hospital’s security has been significantly strengthened.
10Cinema "Yerevan"
Dmitrovskoe highway, 82
It's pretty in Moscow a large number of abandoned cinemas, one of them is “Yerevan”. Last time We watched movies here in the early 90s. Then art was slowly “pushed” by the hardware store and utility rooms. The Yerevan building has been empty for 10 years; its reconstruction is being discussed, but has not yet begun to be implemented.
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website with bated breath presents a selection of the most mysterious places on the planet that evoke quiet horror and interest at the same time.
The combination of mystery and danger arouses interest and attracts attention against our will, and the sight of nature, which calmly captures what people have created, returns us to the understanding of our own insignificance in the face of time.
San Ji Ghost Town, Taiwan
Luxury resort on sea coast was built specifically for the local rich. But already during construction something strange began to happen. Dozens of workers died: they broke their necks falling from heights (even with safety ropes), and died under collapsed cranes. The surrounding residents were sure that the town was inhabited by evil spirits. There were harrowing stories about a Japanese “death camp” that had once been located here. At the end of the 1980s, construction stalled. The apartments never found buyers, and the authorities do not demolish the city because people believe that this will release evil spirits.
Abandoned military hospital in Beelitz, Germany
The city of the same name is located 40 kilometers from the capital of Germany. During World War I and World War II, the hospital was used by the military, and in 1916 Adolf Hitler was treated there. In 1995, people left the city, and since then it has been gradually destroyed.
Eighth workshop of the Dagdizel plant, Makhachkala
Naval weapons testing station, commissioned in 1939. It is located 2.7 km from the coast and has not been used for a long time. Construction took a long time and was complicated by difficult conditions. Unfortunately, the workshop did not serve the plant for long. The requirements for the work carried out in the workshop changed, and in April 1966 this grandiose structure was written off from the factory balance sheet. Now this “Array” is abandoned and stands in the Caspian Sea, resembling an ancient monster from the shore.
Lier Sikehus Psychiatric Clinic, Norway
The Norwegian psychiatric hospital, located in the small town of Lier, half an hour's drive from Oslo, has a dark past. Experiments on patients were once carried out here, and for unknown reasons, four hospital buildings were abandoned in 1985. Equipment, beds, even magazines and personal belongings of patients remained in the abandoned buildings. At the same time, the remaining eight buildings of the hospital are still operating to this day.
Gunkanjima Island, Japan
In fact, the island is called Hashima, nicknamed Gunkanjima, which means “cruiser island.” The island was settled in 1810 when coal was discovered there. Within fifty years, it has become the most populated island in the world in terms of the ratio of land and the number of inhabitants on it: 5,300 people with a radius of the island itself of one kilometer. By 1974, the reserves of coal and other minerals on Gankajima were completely exhausted, and people left the island. Today, visiting the island is prohibited. There are many legends about this place among the people.
Kowloon Walled City, Hong Kong, China
The city was located in Hong Kong, but did not obey the authorities, being under the control of the mafia. Not only did prostitution and drug trafficking flourish inside, but there was also self-government. In addition, the area had its own industry: semi-handicraft production of noodles and all sorts of small things. The products of enterprises were inexpensive: there were no taxes, and labor legislation local entrepreneurs did not comply. We had our own nursing home, kindergarten and school. In the early 1990s, the population density reached two million people per square kilometer.
After a difficult process of eviction of the people living there, a park of the same name was opened in this place in 1995. Some of the city's historical artifacts, including the yamen building, and the remains South Gate were saved.
Abandoned Hotel Salto in Colombia
In 1924, the luxurious Refugio El Salto hotel was built in the city of San Antonio del Tequendama. After some time, the hotel was closed due to the increasing number of suicides among visitors. There are ominous legends and rumors surrounding this place.
Church of San Juan Parangaricutiro, Mexico
The church, located in the village of the same name, was buried under the lava of the Paricutin volcano in 1944, the village was completely destroyed. Miraculously, the altar and church bell tower remained intact, surrounded by ruins temple complex, protruding cones of frozen lava resemble foreign paintings.
Underwater city of Shichen in China
Ghost town of Kolmanskop, Namibia
The ghost town of Kolmanskop, built in a place where small diamonds were discovered in the sand, which the wind brought from the ocean. Large buildings were built in the city beautiful houses, school, hospital, stadium, and the settlement quickly turned into a model German city. Everyone counted on long-term prosperity, but alas, the “reserve of diamonds” quickly dried up. In addition, the city was difficult to live in due to problems with water and sandstorms, and people left it. Most of the houses are almost entirely covered with sand and make a depressing impression.
Unusual abandoned places around the world
Man has learned to create stunning beauty architectural structures, hundreds of times larger than himself. And there seems to be no limit to human imagination and human capabilities. It's just a pity that nothing lasts forever, and even works architectural art sooner or later, due to various circumstances, they are abandoned by people and given over to nature to be torn to pieces. However, such abandoned places have their own charm, and even fascinate with their shabbyness and alienation, as if they were hiding some secret known only to them.
Today we have collected many similar places from all over the world, not forgetting to mention our favorite abandoned building, for the fate of which we are committed to the whole city...
Belitz, an abandoned Soviet hospital near Berlin. The city of the same name is located 40 kilometers from the capital of Germany. During the First and Second World Wars, the city-forming hospital was used by the military, and in 1916 Adolf Hitler was treated there. After World War II, the hospital found itself in the zone of Soviet occupation and became the largest Soviet hospital outside Soviet Union.
The complex is an architectural monument of the Art Nouveau style and consists of 60 buildings, some of which have been restored.
USA, last house on the Dutch island. This house was once part of a fairly successful island colony in the Chesapeake Bay in the States. However, due to rapid soil erosion, there was less and less space left on the island. The house in the photo was the last one on the island; it collapsed in 2010.
In the twenties of the last century, a resort town appeared on the shores of the salt lake Lago Epecuen, located 600 kilometers southwest of Buenos Aires, in Argentina. It was named Villa Epecuen, and soon its own railroad station. For several decades, prosperity reigned in the town. In the 1970s, when the city reached the apogee of its development, its population was about five thousand people. Around the same period, a prolonged cyclone brought much higher than normal rainfall to this hilly region. Because of this, the water level in Lake Lago Epequen has risen significantly. In 1985, the waters of the lake broke through the earthen dam, and Villa Epecuen was doomed to destruction. Squalls of flooding gradually began to cover the town until, in 1993, the depth reached ten meters (33 ft). Soon the rains stopped, and by 2009 the water began to recede.
For comparison: a photograph of one of the streets of Villa Epecuen in the 1970s and now, after twenty-five years spent under the thickness of the lake water.
Belgium. This is part of the cooling tower of the abandoned power plant in Monceau. A funnel-shaped structure in the center supplied hot water, which was then cooled by draining through hundreds of small concrete gutters.
Belgium. Cooling chamber.
Namibia, the ghost town of Kolmanskop. This is a small abandoned community that flourished in the early 1900s. Then German settlers began mining diamonds here. The flow of funds ended after World War I, when the diamond field began to deplete. By the 50s, people had completely abandoned the city, and now only tourists and photographers come here.
Russia. Abandoned library. The books were not distributed to schools, nor were they sold for next to nothing to orphanages and boarding schools, provincial cultural centers or vocational schools. They were left as they were - on racks, in a building with a leaking roof, no heating, broken windows and an open door.
Australia. Floating forest in Sydney. This is the hull of the large steamship SS Ayrfield, which they decided to dismantle in Homebush Bay after the Second World War. But when the shipyard closed, this ship, like several others, remained where they were abandoned. Now it is a beautiful and mysterious floating forest, which serves as an example that nature can survive always and everywhere, even after human activity.
Great Britain. Munsell Sea Forts. These forts were built near the mouths of the Thames and Mersey rivers to protect the country from a potential German air threat during the Second World War. When they were decommissioned in 1950, several people lived here, including operators of pirate radio stations, and was also home to the Principality of Sealand, a self-proclaimed independent state.
Gulliver Travels Park, Kawaguchi, Japan. The Japanese theme park Gulliver's Kingdom opened near Mount Fuji in 1997 with government funds, but lasted only four years.
The reason for its collapse was not only financial problems among investors and unpopularity among visitors, but also an initially “bad” place - nearby are a plant that produced sarin for the notorious Aum Senrikyo sect, and the most famous place of pilgrimage for all unfortunates - the Suicide Forest.
House of the Bulgarian Communist Party. Former building monument house, built in the 1980s in honor of the Bulgarian Communist Party, today looks eerie both outside and inside (like a failed regime). This UFO-like structure fell into disrepair after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Now it is just a phantom of the former structure, although there is talk of starting restoration work.
An abandoned resort in Croatia in the town of Kupari. The resort, built in the second half of the 20th century, was considered the most luxurious hotel complex in all of Yugoslavia. More than a billion dollars from the country's military budget were invested in the construction.
In 1991, when Croatia was fighting a war of independence, the town of Kupari was captured by Serbian troops - after all the hotels were fired upon from missile frigates and boats, the largest naval landing was landed on the beach in front of the resort. The meaning of this operation remained a mystery, shrouded in darkness, but almost everything that was valuable here was plundered. After the war, the resort was never restored: the hotels are in ruins, and only local residents come to the local beach in the summer, which is still considered one of the best in the area.
USA. Deserted island in southeast Florida. These small dome-shaped structures were built in 1981 at Cape Romano. They were the summer residence of oil magnate Bob Lee, but then fell into disrepair. It is still unclear what fate awaits them.
Italy, Sorrento. Abandoned mill. This structure in the Valley of Mills was abandoned in 1866. Wheat was once ground here, and there was a sawmill nearby. The mill was isolated from the sea after the construction of Piazzo Tasso, which increased humidity levels in the region and forced the mill to be abandoned.
USA, Detroit. Central station Michigan. The station was built in 1913 to create a new transport hub. However, several construction errors meant that it had to be closed in 1988.
The fate of Michigan Station has not yet been decided, but it has appeared in several films.
A yacht sunken in Antarctica. This eerie ghost ship was the Brazilian yacht “Mar Sem Fim”, which sank near Ardley Cove. On a yacht, a Brazilian film crew decided to film documentary, however due to strong winds and the storm filled the ship with water and it sank.
USA. Old abandoned New Bedford theater in Massachusetts. It opened in 1912 and was closed in 1959. Since then, he has managed to visit a supermarket and even a tobacco warehouse. Now non-profit organization is trying to raise funds to renovate this building.
Abkhazia, abandoned train station. This railway station in Sukhumi was abandoned during the Abkhaz war in 1992 and 1993. As a result, the region was deserted, but the station still retains traces of its former grandeur, such as the stunning stucco work.
Russia. Abandoned wooden houses.
These and similar exquisitely decorated towers are located in Russian outback. Some of them are surrounded by forests.
Perhaps it was precisely due to their remoteness that these towers remained untouched.
Eastern China. Underwater city in Shichen. This incredible underwater city, lost in time, is already 1341 years old! Shichen, or Lion City, is located in Zhejiang Province. It was flooded in 1959 during the construction of a hydroelectric power station. The water protects the city from wind and rain erosion, so it remains in relatively good condition.
USA. An abandoned subway station in New York. This beautiful station is located directly under the city hall. That's why a lot of attention was paid to its design, but due to neighboring stations it never received the attention it deserved from the public, and its curved route was considered insufficiently safe. The station closed in 1945 and remains so, apart from a few exclusive tours for curious visitors.
Colombia, Hotel Salto. Opened in 1928 next to Tekendama Falls to serve tourists who came to admire the 157-meter waterfall. The hotel was closed in the early 90s after interest in the waterfall waned. But in 2012 this place was turned into a museum.
Ukraine. Abandoned subway tunnel. This photo was taken in the metro near Kyiv. Many of the tunnels are partially flooded and stalactites hang from the ceilings.
Ukraine, Balaklava. Abandoned base submarines. And although it is not completely abandoned, it is still impressive. Before its closure in 1993, it was one of the most secret bases on the territory of the USSR, and today it is just a museum.
Japan, Hashima Island (Japanese: “border island”). This island has many names, including “Warship” (due to its shape) and “Ghost Island”. It was previously inhabited and served as a base for workers in underwater coal mines.
As Japan gradually transitioned from coal to gasoline, the mines (and the buildings that sprang up around them) closed, leaving behind a ghost island.
Taiwan, Sanzhi. Houses are like UFOs. These flying saucer-like buildings (60 of them) were originally intended to become resort houses - in particular, for American military officers serving in Asia. However, due to low levels of investment, the site had to be closed in 1980 shortly after it was built. Unfortunately, these amazing buildings were demolished in 2010.
