20 Unsettling Abandoned Places That Were Claimed By Time Itself

We’ve got a soft spot for abandoned places. When we see an abandoned building or place it normally brings an unexplained unsettling feeling. The idea that the abandoned place used to house people, gives us an eerie feeling about the past, but these places aren’t the slightest bit creepy, they’re more exciting and awesome. These places will give you some perspective on how amazing old abandoned buildings can be. Here are 20 abandoned places that are seriously too awesome.

1. This building in Portugal dives deep into this lake.

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2. This space station in Russia was abandoned, they left the space shuttles behind.

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3. Somehow, a beautiful tree grew inside this abandoned silo. Maybe our favorite of the abandoned places.

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4. This abandoned train track is California is honestly too cool.

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5. The Bethlehem Steel factory in NYC.

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6. This restaurant has been abandoned since the 70s.

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7. This library in Detroit closed in 1996, so many books left behind.

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8. The eerie yellow brick road from the abandoned Land of Oz.

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Now this is easily the spookiest of the abandoned places. It’s not too difficult at all to picture something nightmarish happening while you’re busy minding your own business on the yellow brick road.

9. This extremely remote abandoned castle in Ireland is too cool.

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10. It’d be such a treat to walk this abandoned railroad.

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11. This abandoned church was purchased by skaters and renovated into a dream park.

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12. This mall in Bangkok closed due to breached building regulations, we wonder why?

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13. This Gothic church in Portugal was abandoned, probably because it’s terrifying.

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14. When the people leave, the nature takes over.

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15. This casino in Romania gives some serious mob boss vibes.

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16. We can’t tell if abandoned theaters are nostalgic, or terrifying.

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17. We want to ride this roller coaster even more because it’s been taken over by nature.

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18. This abandoned bus stop just looks like a bad modern art piece now.

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19. RadioShack closed and left this gem as a goodbye.

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20. This abandoned hard hat was claimed by barnacles.

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