Take a look at our Top 25 Abandoned Places. It’s hard to believe that some of these places were once flooded with foot traffic, lively conversation and for some, served as a daily workplace. These locations have fallen victim to financial ruin, natural disasters or war and their purpose has long been forgotten by modern society. Their haunting exterior begs to tell us a story we will never hear.
25NARA DREAMLAND, JAPAN
24THE MILL – ITALY
23SHICHENG – CHINA
22CITY HALL SUBWAY NYC – U.S.A
21I.M. COOLING TOWER – BERLIN
2020. KOLMANSKOP – NAMIBIA
19FLOATING FOREST – SYDNEY
18LAST HOUSE ON HOLLAND ISLAND – U.S.A
17PRIPYAT – UKRAINE
16HOUSE OF BULGARIAN COMMUNIST PARTY – BULGARIA
15CAPE ROMANO – U.S.A
14MICHIGAN CENTRAL STATION DETROIT – U.S.A
13SUNKEN YACHT – ANTARCTICA
12NEW BEDFORD ORPHUEM – U.S.A
11ABANDONED TRAIN STATION – ABKHAZIA, GEORGIA
10SALTO HOTEL – COLOMBIA
9SUBMARINE BASE – BALAKLAVA, UKRAINE
8MILITARY HOSPITAL – BEELITZ, GERMANY
7HASHIMA ISLAND, JAPAN
6SAN ZHI – TAIWAN
5CHURCH IN SNOW – CANADA
4SUBWAY TUNNEL IN KIEV – UKRAINE
3ABANDONED WOODEN HOUSES – RUSSIA
2MAUNSELL SEA FORTS – ENGLAND
1CHERNOBYL – PRIPYAT
This nuclear power plant accident is one of only two level 7 events (the maximum level classified by the International Nuclear Event Scale). Long-term effects such as deformities and cancers are still being found in survivors and people in the region to this day.
