1. Pripyat, Ukraine
2. Mirny Diamond Mine – Eastern Siberia, Russia
Source: imgur.comThe world’s second largest man-made hole, Mirny was constructed by Stalin to satisfy the Soviet Union’s demand for industrial diamond. Further digging efforts were eventually abandoned when it became too difficult to continue digging this massive hole.
3. Farmhouse – Seneca Lake, New York
4. Ryugyong Hotel – Pyongyang, North Korea
Source: wikipedia.orgThe Ryugyong Hotel is a true display of North Korea’s madness. Work started on this 105 story hotel only a few years before a massive famine plagued the country. Abandoned for 16 years, work once again began in 2008, when it was coated in $150 million worth of glass.Foreign guests have reported that although the structure now looks complete on the outside, a lot of the interior is still abandoned and incomplete.
5. Willard Asylum – Willard, New York
6. Sanzhi UFO Houses – San Zhi, Taiwan
Source: picc.itThese homes were intended to be sold to U.S. military officers when construction began in 1978. In 1980, work was halted due to loss of investment.
7. Six Flags Jazzland – New Orleans, Louisiana
Severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina, Six Flags Jazzland has been abandoned since. Several of the rides still stand, a testimony to the resilience of New Orleans. Several companies have plans to develop the park, but until then it will remain as the perfect setting for a horror movie.
8. Gulliver’s Travels Park – Kawaguchi, Japan
Source: Old CreeperConstructed in the shadow of Mt Fuji, this theme park opened in 1997. Despite financial help from the Japanese government, it lasted only 10 years before being abandoned.
9. Bannerman Castle – Pollepel Island, New York
Source: snackish.comBannerman Castle’s owner, Francis Bannerman VI, built the structure as storage space after buying the American military surplus from the war with the Spanish. After 200lbs of ammunition exploded in 1920, much of the castle was destroyed and the rest abandoned.
10. Disney’s Discovery Island – Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Source: flickr.comA former wildlife attraction in the heart of Disney World, it is rumoured that the island was left to run wild after bacteria capable of killing humans was discovered in the surrounding water.
11. Aniva Rock Lighthouse – Sakhalinskaya Oblast, Russia
A formal penal island used by the Russians, Aniva was once sought after by both the Russia and Japan. This now Russian controlled territory sits uninhabited in the seas between Japan and the eastern coast of Russia.
12. Canfranc Rail Station, Spain
Source: blogspot.comCanfranc Rail Station was part of an international railway route through Spain and France. An accident in 1970 destroyed a nearby bridge and ended international rail links between the two countires, leaving Canfranc deserted.
13. Chateau Miranda – Celles, Belgium
Source: imgur.comThe castle was originally built by French aristocrats fleeing the revolution. During and after World War II, Miranda Castle was used as an orphanage. It was abandoned in 1980, with the family refusing to allow authorities to care for the structure. Because of its past, this haunting castle remains a favourite amongst ghost hunters.
14. Abandoned Coal Plant – France
15. Eilean Donan – Loch Duich, Scotland
Source: drronson.Located in the Highlands of Scotland, the Eilean Donan island sat abandoned until 1911, when it was restored by a prominent retired military officer.
16. Hashima Island, Japan
17. Abandoned Mill – Ontario, Canada
18. City Hall Station – New York City, New York
Source: imgur.comCity Hall Station was built in 1904 and closed in 1945 as only around 600 people used it only a daily basis.
19. Orpheum Auditorium – New Bedford, Massachusetts
Source: boredpanda.comThis Auditorium opened on the same day that the Titanic sunk, April 15th, 1912. A supermarket now occupies some of the building, but the rest remains beautifully deserted.
20. Holy Land USA – Waterbury, Connecticut
21. Abandoned Power Plant – Belgium
22. Wreck of the SS America – Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
Source: Pedro Lopez BatistaThis former United States ocean liner was wrecked in 1994 after 54 years of service.
23. Underwater City – Shicheng, China
Source: china.org.cnShicheng has been under water for 53 years since the Xin’an River Hydro Plant flooded the area. The city was founded 1,300 years ago.
24. Abandoned Domino Sugar Factory — Brooklyn, New York
25. Red Sands Sea Forts – Sealand, United Kingdom
Source: flickr.comOriginally built during World War II to protect the River Thames, these forts are now lifeless. Except for those that have been claimed by Sealand, a micronation off the shore of England.
26. Overgrown section of the Great Wall – China
Source: reddit.comThe Great Wall is 13,170 miles long and vast sections receive little maintenance because of the enormous cost of caring for such a monumental structure.
27. Michigan Central Station – Detroit, Michigan
28. Dadipark – Dadizel, Belgium
Source: Wim Van den EyndeA simple playground, Dadipark opened in the 1950s and closed in 2002.
29. Military Hospital – Beelitz, Germany
30. Empty Organ Room
31. Abandoned church with chairs still standing
Source: lovethesepics.comThis church was left to decay with the chairs still standing and a baby’s coffin still visible.
32. Wonderland Amusement Park – Beijing, China
Source: buzzfeed.comDesigned to be the biggest amusement park in Asia, Wonderland was never completed after financial issues. The land has since been cultivated by local farmers.
33. Częstochowa Train Depot – Poland
34. An Abandoned Rocket Factory – Russia
35. El Hotel del Salto – Colombia
Source: today.itHotel del Salto was built in 1928 for wealthy tourists visiting the nearby Tequendama Falls. Eventually, the waterfall was contaminated and visitors lost interest, leading to the hotel’s abandonment.
36. Christ of the Abyss – San Fruttuoso, Italy
Source: lensart.ruGuido Galletti built this statue of Christ in 1954 and placed it into the water at a depth of 55 feet.
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