Here is abandoned steel mill in the mountains of Taipei. When Taiwan was still under Japanese colonial rule, industrialization proceeded rapidly. The […]


Urban Exploration, Abandoned Places, 廃墟 and Travel !
「ミステリーハンターにいつかなる」と夢見てなぜか廃墟を探索している人。2004年よりヨーロッパやアメリカをはじめとする世界中の廃墟を探検し撮影、発表。
Hi! I’m Japansese urban explorer ‘Tommy’. I enjoy urban exploration all over the world.
探検や旅行に関してのお問い合わせはお気軽にどうぞ!廃墟の場所についての問い合わせはご遠慮ください。たくさんのお問い合わせを頂いているので、返信に時間がかかりますが、ご理解よろしくお願いします。 I receive many question from the people who want have informations about the location in my photos, but I don’t give any info about it. The reason is simple: I love and I want protect those abandoned place, but many people don’t respect it and just go there for vandalize it. Please respect my policy and thank you for understanding!
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Here is abandoned steel mill in the mountains of Taipei. When Taiwan was still under Japanese colonial rule, industrialization proceeded rapidly. The […]
Sanzhi Apartment in Taipei is an abandoned large apartment building on the coast. It’s too famous for me to pass it up, but my friend of mine in […]
This building is reminiscent of a Japanese snow dome house “Kamakura”, the Igloo Hotel is the abandoned of a pretty, dome-shaped hotel in […]
A nondescript abandoned building in a shopping district in Bali. The door was open, so I took a moment to visit it. This place seems to have been a re […]
Taman Festival Bali on Bali’s east coast lies an abandoned theme park. built around 1998 at a cost of $100 million, the park was to be opened as a the […]
The hotel in Bedugul is the abandoned of a large hotel known as the ”Palace of Ghosts” among the locals in Bali. The building was built around the 199 […]
There’s an old Japanese proverb where they talk about how you can enjoy twice as much with only a single grain. Ikeshima Island is just that for the U […]
My “love of unfinished buildings” antenna received a signal from nearby. As I was driving down the country road, I saw some concrete building peeking […]
Las Posas was created by one man’s burning desire. My first encounter with this mysterious garden full of surrealism came from a book I read as […]
✓ Originally owned by Don Julián Santana. ✓ Santana was haunted by the lost soul of a girl who was found drowned. ✓ He dedicated the dolls to the girl […]
A huge abandoned factory in Aguascalientes, Mexico. I don’t know if it was a beer factory or a tequila factory, but it was a beverage factory. I […]
The lights filled the beautiful lobby even after its shutters were sealed. Two female statues guard the entrance; solid defense. シャッターがおろされ、廃墟になっても煌びや […]
While speeding across the Mexico, I spotted a round abandoned building. It looked like some type of a barn or a poultry farm from the outside but once […]
Our abandoned photography exhibition closed in success this past Sunday. The “Vibrancy 2019” exhibit was held from 13 March – 17 March 2018 (now close […]
Setting focus on ” The start of a new era instead of the end of one. ” The four urban explorers mark The NextGen abandoned places exhibit […]
Turning abandoned buildings into an incredible artwork through photography! The “Changing Ruins Exhibition 2019” will be open in Asakusaba […]
Snippets: ざっくりまとめると ✓ They were used for “Barrier Tests” in 1965. ✓ In 1991, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty was declared. ✓ Edwards AFB destroyed […]
✓ A 110-room Neoclassical Revival mansion in Pennsylvania. ✓ Lord of the manor, Widener’s son passed away from the Titanic. ✓ Today, buildings a […]
After the new Mayer took the oath of office, Detroit has been making some serious turns. Many of the famous abandoned buildings now used as a filming […]
My fellow explorer”Agent O” took a candid photo of me while I was exploring. You can’t see yourself while you’re busy taking photos of the […]
I discovered this factory while on an abandoned tour of Pennsylvania. The large chimney was a standout in a small town. I was able to walk freely in a […]
While driving in the McKean County, Pennsylvania, I found a suspicious old American cottage on the side of the road so I decided to stop by for a minu […]
It’s now open to the public as part of a visitor attraction. Kinzua Bridge State Park is preserved as is, and the view from observation deck is impres […]
✓ This place was considered a wealthy area before the 1980s. Currently it is one of the poorest neighborhood in the area.There were rumors about redev […]
You just cannot miss this massive abandoned industrial factory. The Budd Plant is located in Hunting Park, Philadelphia. Specialized in metal fabricat […]
This mansion sits in the middle of a residential area. It resembled a Well House from the hauting clown movie “IT.” Couldn’t find the entrance anywher […]
The Reading Viaduct Park, located in the city of Philadelphia, is a rail park that used abandoned railways. After putting an end to its 100 years of h […]
The Pines Resort started as a small mission style hotel in the 1930s. This Borscht Belt resort, housing many facilities from tennis courts, ski, golf, […]
The temperature’s around -13 degrees C. Exploring in the middle of blizzard. The Catskills area is full of nature and remain as a getaway spot for man […]
The Blue Horizon Boxing Ring, voted as a number one venue in the world at one time, was shut down in June of 2010 after several tax problems. Ever sin […]
Taking an aerial shot of the ill-fated abandoned castle. The Bannerman’s Castle with a turbulent history remains standing in the middle of a Pollepel […]
The two giant smokestack sits in the Glenwood Power Station (aka Yonkers’ Power Station), located beside the Hudson River in New York. This Beaux-Arts […]
Newark was a glorious American entertainment mecca at one point. The lavish theaters used to play latest movies and hold performances every night. Tha […]
Essex County Jail, also known as the Old Newark Jail, located in New Jersey is one of the most famous abandoned facility within the Urbex community. E […]
This place is a must go for all the abandoned automobile fans out there. It’s located on the side of a rural road in Pennsylvania, surrounded by the f […]
Turning abandoned buildings into an incredible artwork through photography! The “Changing Ruins Exhibition 2018” will be open in Asakusaba […]
Richmond Power Station is a massive abandoned facility located on the riverbank of Delaware River in Philadelphia. This huge abandoned facility was pl […]
JW Cooper High School is located in a small town called Shenandoah in the U.S. This third-story school had its doors open from 1918 up to 1986, welcom […]
When you take a walk in Philadelphia, you’ll be greeted by beautiful sunshine, huge canal, people jogging around the neighborhood, old guy with his bu […]
This massive temple sits in the middle of a city. It was used as a major performance hall for the Shriners, a community with 107 years of history. The […]
Who would think that there would be such a beautiful auditorium in such a small high school. This royal blue auditorium is located in one of the aband […]
These abandoned streetcars (Tram / Trolley) are located in rural Pennsylvania. Over 45 streetcars that were once carrying so many people in northern a […]
Do you like abandoned churches? Well, I absolutely love them. Abandoned churches probably rank high on the list among some of the urbex lovers, and th […]
“I can feel it… I can feel the abandoned buildings in the eastern side of U.S. is calling me! I gotta go!” And that’s how this trip started. Some of t […]
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This famous haunted place in Arizona, known as The Domes of Casa Grande, reminds you of a small desert village in the Star Wars series. The collection […]
We just saw the dismantling of Silver Dorm in Michigan; unfortunately, another precious abandoned building has been torn down after five decades of ab […]
Pontiac Silverdome, a massive covered stadium, is located in Pontiac, Michigan. It makes you feel like you are experiencing the end of the world while […]
There’s an amazing roof garden in Taichung city only visited by those in the know. This garden exists on the rooftop of some commercial complexes. It’ […]
宮殿廃墟。This abandoned hotel with palace-like exterior stands in one of the best locations any hotel owner could ever wish for and does not look like it’ […]
Abandoned wedding hall with sharp, contemporary exterior design stands in the middle of Taipei city. It would take a second for you to notice that thi […]
監視役! This gigantic paper mill stands in the middle of a quiet countryside. Some of the metal ceiling has fallen to the floor since it has been abandon […]
This abandoned local factory is known as a “flea factory,” standing in Taichung. Darkened reinforced concrete is pretty impressive from the outside. R […]
昭和感。There are a lot of places in Taiwan that has traces of Japanese colonial era, and this particular police station with Japanese roof tiles is one o […]
台湾最恐? This hospital’s famous for its haunted stories and gets featured by the media each year as the summer comes around. The overgrown trees outside […]
スペースシップ!This massive former automobile manufacturing plant is located within the university campus. It looks like a huge warehouse instead of a factor […]
This European style abandoned building hidden in an alley near Taichung is the historic Tianwaitian Theater. Built during the Japanese colonial rule, […]
It’s hard to miss this particular building while walking in the heart of a busy Taichung city. This large distinctive multi-purpose commercial buildin […]
This particular plant lies across Taiwan’s beautiful and quiet mountainous region. Even though this lumber plant takes up so much space, it hasn’t bee […]
アンコール!This abandoned amusement park, known as an Encore Garden, sits in the middle of a mountain not far from Taichung city, encircled by nature’s abu […]
空城!These concrete apartments, otherwise known as the “Empty City,” stands in an area where there used to be a huge factory. Majority of the employees […]
台湾にUFO? UFO has already taken over the earth and decided to make their stay in Taiwan. What does NASA have to say about this? Aliens know what they ar […]
台湾廃墟。It’s a place where the old and the new co-exist in harmony. It’s a place full of wonder that has and will continue to inspire travelers for many […]
レキオの意味は? LEQUIO Resort Hotel opened its doors to the public during the mid-70’s hotel boom in Okinawa, right in time for Okinawan Ocean Expo  […]
トークセッション。Alright, let me make an announcement. I will be hosting a live talk session this upcoming July at LOFT/PLUS ONE in both Tokyo and Osaka. The […]
塩分高め! Salton Sea’s famous for its increasing salinity and how most species can no longer survive in the water. I’ve already been to this place back in […]
スヌーピー! Have you ever heard of the sleeping “Snoopy” bomber jet? Abandoned out in Mojave Desert, B-58 lies semi-dismantled but has become something of […]
ヴードゥー! The lost F-101 Voodoo Fighter is located in Mojave Desert, California. Even the desert surrounding the still active Edwards AFB has some abando […]
ボンバー! The lost B-52 bomber is located in Mojave Desert, California. With a specific goal in mind, I started walking up the desert after sunset. I’ve h […]
月下の廃戦闘機。 Mojave Desert in California is like a treasure box for the desert explorers. A huge Air Force Base used to be here and its remnants can be fo […]
サンディエゴから約一時間ほど東に車を走らせると、クヤマカ山脈という山岳地帯に入ります。そこにジュリアンタウンという、かつてゴールドラッシュに湧いた小さなかわいらしい町があります。ロスの騒音から離れたこの静かな町は都会の人々の癒しスポットとなっています。ロマンチックでB&B漂う町は小さいなが […]
公式廃墟! The Rhyolite ghost town is located in between the Death Valley and Beatty. I expected the place to be obsolete, but it was full of tourists when […]
キャンプとまではいかないけれど、荒野で一泊しましょう!とロス在住のお友達に誘われるがままに、トゥエンティーナインパームリゾート(Twentynine Palms RV Resort)に宿泊することになりました。この宿泊施設、ホテルやモーテルとは違い、移動式ハウス、キッチン・風呂付き、屋内プールです。 […]
ロスリオスランチョは、カルフォルニア南部最大のりんご園です。りんご好きなロスの人々はここまでリンゴを買いにくるという(たぶん嘘w)。ジョジュアツリーに向かう途中で、その噂のりんご園に寄ってみました。が、シーズンオフではあったのでリンゴ狩りとまではいきませんでしたが、りんごを堪能することができましたよ […]
ゴールドフィールドは、ロスから北に進みデスバレーを越えた先にある小さな町です。ロスからだと車をかっ飛ばして5時間くらいです。町の観光地といえば、おばけが出ると有名なゴールドフィールド・ハイスクールにはじまり、地面に車が刺さってしまっているアートThe International Car Forest […]
廃墟だらけ。The Goldfield town is very small but it was definitely a great place to stop by. Some old guy strolling came up and kindly told me, “That over t […]
最強心霊学校。Have you ever heard of the scariest abandoned school in the west? The Goldfield High is known as one of the most haunted high schools in Americ […]
ジョシュアツリー国立公園に向かう途中、一緒に旅をしていた友人が「すげえおいしいバナナジュースがあるんだ。飲んで行こう!」と連れていってくれたのが、ハイウェイ沿いにある「Hadley」というお店。ここはドライフルーツとかナチュラル志向なお土産が手に入るお店で、名物は「デーツ入りのバナナジュース」。デー […]
砂漠に生えてる、葉が少ない謎の木。あれは一体なんだろうという素朴な疑問を解決できたのは、ジョシュアツリー国立公園のおかげです。ロスから車で三時間ほどで着く荒野の大きな公園です。ジョシュアツリーがこれでもか!と生息し、荒野好きにはたまらない場所ではないでしょうか。園内の入り口でフリーパスを購入し入園。 […]
車落下! Did it fall out of the sky? Did it grow out of the ground? These uniquely painted vehicles, ranging from cars, school buses, trucks and vans, are […]
「アメリカのトノパーって町を知っている?」と聞いて「知ってる!」と答えたアメリカ人はそうとうマニアックな方だと思います。まさにそのくらい知られていない小さな町です。アメリカ、ネバダ州の北部に位置する町。廃墟めぐりをしていると、普段行かない町に出会う喜びがありますが、ここもその一つです。飛行機倉庫の廃 […]
やったねジム!Tonopa, a town located in the north of the state of Nevada, America, It is said that it was originally a coal mines. The Tonopa Historic Mining […]
粋な飛行機格納庫。I’ve been hoping to visit this place for several years and I finally had a chance to do so! The classic old wooden hangers used back in World […]
アメリカはダムも大きかった!フーバーダムは、アリゾナ州とネバダ州の州境に位置する巨大なダムです。有名すぎるのであまり説明はいらないかと思いますが、ラスベガスからも近いので観光客で常ににぎわっています。ダムの上を歩くのも一興ですが、フーバーダムの大きさをこの目に焼き付けたい!という方は、山の上から眺め […]
ゴーストタウン、ライトライトに行きがてら、デスヴァレーの中心にある大きな砂丘Mesquite Flat Sand Dunesに降り立つことに。道路からのアクセスが良く、車を止めたら二分で砂漠です。さまざまな国の観光客が景色を楽しんでいました。気軽に入れる砂漠ではありますが、場所は広大。調子こいてどこ […]
無影灯はじめました。This retro but modern looking building is a relatively new abandoned hospital closed in 1988. This one’s also located in Ibaraki Prefecture. […]
クロアチアのクルク島には、ペントハウスアドリアクラブ(The Penthouse Adriatic Club)という胸アツ廃墟があるのでございます。そのついでにこの島に訪れましたが、マリンスカという海沿いの街は、思いのほか居心地のいい場所でした。アドリア海の美しい海を目的に観光客が来るようですが、混 […]
「クロアチアに来たら、絶対プリトヴィチェに行ってください!」とクロアチアに住む友人からおすすめされたプリトヴィチェ国立公園。自然公園というものにあまり触手が動かなかったですが、行ってみてびっくり。たくさんの滝と、エメラルドグリーンの湖。幻想的な光景!「何ここ、すごくいいんだけど!」となり急遽、飛び込 […]
医品がたくさん!This old abandoned clinic is also located in Ibaraki Prefecture. The property was surrounded by the yuzu (citron) trees and the smell was so o […]
「今回は少し贅沢しよう!」と思い立ち、ほぼファイブスターのヒルトン・インペリアル・ドゥブロヴニクに泊まってみました。まー素晴らしいホテルでした!きれいなお部屋に清潔なジムにプール。ゴージャスな朝食つき。さらには、ホテルを歩いて3分くらいで旧市街地に入れてしまう好立地。天国かよ!!!と叫ばずにはいられ […]
ドゥブロヴニクの町の背後にあるスルジ山。町を一望できるとあって人気の観光スポットです。「Cable Car Ticket」の看板を頼りにチケット売り場でチケットを購入。そのままスっとケーブルカーに乗り込みます。ちなみにハイシーズンだどケーブルカーは長蛇の列になりますので注意です。 ケーブルカーはあっ […]
クロアチアのドゥブロブニク、日本人にとってはジブリのアニメに登場するような古都ですが、最近ではゲームオブスローンズの撮影地としてもさらに有名になった場所です。町の至る所にゲームオブスローンズのグッツ店がw。数年前まで戦火に包まれていたのを感じさせない街並み….歴史ってすごいな。 猫の町 ドゥブロブニ […]
サモトラケのニケ? This mid-sized abandoned “O” hospital is located on the outskirts of Ibaraki Prefecture. This place was weird from the beginning… like high- […]
海沿いにあるドゥブロヴニクには、有名なレストラン、カフェがたくさんあります。グーグルでもほとんどのお店が星3.5以上をマークしてたりします。クロアチア一番物価が高いドゥブロヴニクなので価格は安いとはいませんが、日本で同じものを食べたらもっと高いだろうという印象を受けました。 Fish Restaur […]
日本宇宙博物館!We ran into this place by accident while searching for other abandoned spots in Ibaraki. It must’ve been closed for quite a while with all the […]
世紀末工場。One of the most famous urbex sites in Udine would be the terminal station SAFAU, but I noticed a different abandoned building near the area. “A. […]
巨大製鋼所。On my way back from Croatia to Italy, I made a quick stop at this old city called Udine. “Udine… Udine… I think there were some abandoned buildi […]
英語圏の廃墟サイトや最近日本の廃墟サイトでも良く見かけるようになった、廃墟を意味する“Abandoned places”という単語。そして“Ruin”。何気にすごく違うこの二つの単語。「どう使い分けたらいいのか?」「なにがちがうの?」と問い合わをちょい […]
白亜のカジノ!The Penthouse Adriatic Club, once called the White Casino Palace during the short-lived Yugoslavian casino boom, is housed in one of the numero […]
建て増しカオスホテル。The massive Kupari luxury resort in Croatia hasn’t had any paying guests for more than 20 plus years. The abandoned Hotel Goricina and Gori […]
銃痕の跡。The third thugs of Kupari’s resort hotel abandoned buildings! The Grand Hotel, settled in the center of Cupertino, is the oldest building i […]
リゾート廃墟! Behind the Hotel Pelegrin, the abandoned Kupari is standing. Its Whole building is caught up in plants; it looks like a hotel in the jungle. T […]
超巨大ホテル! Today, I introduce one of the hotels in Kupari, Croatia, Hotel Pelegrin. It’s facing the ocean, a huge, hollow squared hotel. All window glass […]
Several kilometers south from a famous tour spot, Dubrovnik. There is a bay, Kupari, facing on a beautiful sea. Surrounded by a blue ocean, a cluster […]
Near the borders of Croatia and Bosnia, there is the abandoned Željava Air Base. I visited this place not for the base itself, but for a transport air […]
This monument is made of reinforced concrete, and has stainless steel walls. It’s eccentric enough to be named strong “Petrova Gora”. This is…a buildi […]
A futuristic monument, the Stone Flower, its design reminds me of the wing of huge AYANAMI of EVANGELION. It portrays “A Flower” of a freedom and stre […]
This, Monument to the Revolution, is also famous for some Japanese people as EVANGELION like. One of the huge monuments built on places used to be con […]
In this current year, 2016, ummmmm…Croatia!!! I choose you!!! Like “Attack on Titan”, I attacked abandoned places in Eastern Europe. Still time doesn’ […]
This madness or art… appeared in front of me when I am exploring abandoned places: Swindler’s Cult Temple where I had explored many times before […]
The sanatorium of Beelitz-Heilstaetten, famous for Hitler’s hospitalization, was the place of Tommy’s first exploring in overseas. I’d already known I […]
I joined “Gear Up Project!” my Taiwanese friend sponsored. This project is a photography event that explorers show their own backpacks. At this event, […]
Teufelsberg NSA station is an abandoned radar base built by NSA for information gathering in 1963. This place had been operated until the fall of the […]
This building, the Cologne Cathedral, registered as a World Heritage. It is one of the biggest and most dignified cathedrals in Europe. People look at […]
This building, the Cologne Cathedral, registered as a World Heritage. It is one of the biggest and most dignified cathedrals in Europe. People look at […]
CCCP Flight School used to be operated for Nazi pilots. After a collapse of the Nazis, at the end of WW2, the Soviet army took over and extended this […]
I drove from Koln to Berlin. With enjoying the countryside, exploring abandoned places, we drove and called on the way. 西のケルンから東のベルリンまでドライブしてきました。田舎街を […]
This house(hospital), located at a place with foliage in Helmsdorf, used to be a home for the aged. Area is really calm place and nice for elderly peo […]
From Germany, Berlin, several kilometers to south, in Juterbog, an abandoned soviet hospital is standing. The building is known as “DDR Hospital”. DDR […]
Ichiban is a Japanese restaurant located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. I think this restaurant is surely the best Japanese restaurant in Allentown! Ichi […]
I found a Korean restaurant, JSC BBQ & Tofu House, when I walked around the Edison shopping mall. BBQ…Tofu…Ok, let’s go!!! Clerks were all Korean […]
Hakata IPPUDO is a pork bone broth Ramen restaurant getting familiar in Japan. From Fukuoka, Japan, IPPUDO is getting started restaurants all over the […]
A NAZI SCHOOL!!!! If you are an abandoned place lover, you would know how I feel like. What’s secret inside!!!??? ナチスの学校(Nazi School)だと!廃墟好きなら名前を聞いただけ […]
Near Hotel Heinrich Heine, there is another health resort abandoned building. It is called “Hotel Woody”, because was wooden made. The really name in […]
There is a huge abandoned building named Hotel Heinrich Heine a.k.a Pine Hotel in National Park Harz Schierke in East Germany. This place used be know […]
About 3 years have passed since I knew this abandoned building, I think. When this one was discovered, the overseas forum got into swing. My heart joi […]
The Kent School, located in West Germany, is a historic and abandoned school beside a church. The building was used as a clinic, a hospital of the Naz […]
A wurst is in my right hand! A glass of beer is in my left hand! Hold your mug, hold your mug, holding your mug and going to abandoned places! Towards […]
Near the slum areas, I introduced before, Mint Bureau building stays on called Sihang warehouse. This concrete-made six-storied building was located o […]
After night coming, we headed for our cheap hotel. Here it was. We found a hotel’s sign. Well, it seemed that we had to climb this mountain… After tak […]
Fresh and delicious seafood is the staple food for people live in this island! Many seafood restaurants are waiting for us in this small town. I could […]
Last week, I introduced some of the popular urbex sites like Raputa and Houtouwan Village, but once you leave the market place, you’ll see several oth […]
The Shengshan Island, also called an island of fishermen, is located in the offing of Shanghai. For Chinese people, this place is used as a resort, so […]
This place, now we’re standing, used to be an aggregate of houses of low income group. These slums were built in a catch-as-catch-can fashion. If buil […]
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens is a non-profit organization art gallery located on South Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. These arts are desi […]
Adriaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan! I’ve visited here for 2 times, but my brain totally forgot about a really famous spot…”The Rocky Step”. This place […]
A pretzel, its plump mouthfeel, sweet-and-salty taste, and very delicious, is one of German sweets. In the US, it has gone through unique development: […]
Урааааааааааааа!!! I got a chance to try the Russian cuisine!!! An Ukrainian and Russian couple took me to the restaurant “Mari Vanna” located on the […]
In Washington D.C., a ramen restaurant “Daikaya” is really popular. Usually customers wait for an hour to get in, sometimes for 3 hours!!! I heard the […]
I came back to here! The previous exploring was held in winter, and its withered forest reminded me of the dismal North European forest. At this time, […]
This asylum, the Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, used to accept thousands of mental patients, and also was famous that many soldiers had PTSD wer […]
The Forest Heaven Asylum, close to D.C., is an abandoned asylum. Because of its huge scale, many hospital facilities are left. Unfortunately, many of […]
In the Washington D.C., the metro is really functional, and its beautiful concrete tunnel is also very famous. It’s said that the tunnel was built by […]
The big and familiar statue of the President Lincoln, located on the western edge of the National Mall, is very famous for tourists. Today, he is real […]
The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, once commander-in-chief of the […]
Bethlehem Steel Corporation (a.k.a Steel Stacks)was America’s second-largest steel producer and largest shipbuilder. After a decline in the Amer […]
Do you know where I’m standing?? Yes! Washington D.C! This is the capital of the USA! USA! USA! There are Tourism Agency and the famous Smithson […]
Bennett school for Girls (a.k.a Bennett College) was a women’s college founded in 1890 and located in the town of Millbrook in New York. They at […]
Buck Hill Inn (The Inn at Buck Hill Falls) is located Pocono Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Originally opened in 1901 as an 18 room inn and w […]
In Staten Island, not far away from NY, there is the Arthur Kill Ship Graveyard. You could feel the end of the world once you see many kinds of rusty […]
Abandoned Streetcars (Tram / Trolley) is located in rural Pennsylvania. Over 45 abandoned streetcars, were active in the North and East America such a […]
USA!!! USA!!! The Big USA!!!! The Big American Abandoned Places!!!! The American culture is, I think, various. That’s the reason why there are also va […]
Okay, I’ve just finished introducing articles of Belgian abandoned places. From next year, I’ll get started carrying some articles which s […]
As we know, there are many countries in Europe; however, for Urban Explorers, Belgium is one of the most exciting countries because of huge possession […]
Detroit is a really famous city has been abandoned because of its financial failure. In recent years, blighted buildings are used as location for film […]
We drove 1 hour away from Rome, Italy, arriving at ‘an abandoned sugar factory was waiting for me! This place called station sugar factory of Av […]
A big Moe-Moe abandoned place news!!! I got information that an abandoned coffin carriages were used in old era are left!!! It is located on a graveya […]
On the way to Castello di Sammezzano, I found an abandoned building seemed like its construction was unfinished. Also crane trucks were left. Perhaps, […]
My pictures of New South China Mall is called The Most Deserted Shopping Mall are appeared in a magazine “COURRiER JAPON” released in Marc […]
Sammezzano castle is an abandoned building which is located in the Toscana forest in Italy. It is a beautiful and huge castle has mixed the East and t […]
The 2nd abandoned asylum after Manicomio di R, I explored the “Manicomio di Colorno”. How many historical abandoned asylums are in Italy,, […]
This time, I’d like to introduce the abandoned garment factory which is in a small small town in Italy. There are sewing machines, fibre spinnin […]
This building, called “Oculus Tower”, is an abandoned factory in an Italian distillery. The circular shape makes me MOE MOE MOE…I ho […]
During driving in Italy, I found a church was about to be a forest!!! A tree is coming out!!!! What is that!!!?? I stopped driving in a hurry, and che […]
This abandoned radar station is located on the top of the mountain in Italy. It is called “Ice Station Zebra” by explorers. Nowadays nobod […]
The “Castello di Rosso” is an abandoned castle located in Piemonte, Italy. The exterior has a typical Italian architecture and its inside […]
A french fries…belgian fries…? Anyway, a french fries is one of the most famous special products. At every meal time, you will see it. If […]
Needless to say, Rome is one of the most representative city which has many tourist resorts and world heritages in Italy, and all over the world. As e […]
At an Italian restaurant, I had a “REAL” buffalo mozzarella for the first time…Oh, I had to stop myself going to the cheese heaven. […]
Certosa di M was used to be used by christian nuns. This building is located on the countryside in Italy. Its beautiful nave always attract explorers […]
On the way from Ancona to Rome, we accidentally encountered a beautiful and unusual valley. This area, named “Frasassi”, is one of the mos […]
A Happy New Year! First of Italian abandoned places is an asylum which is called “Manicomio di R”. It means “Asylum-R” in Engl […]
Fossombrone is a small town located in the middle east of Italian peninsula, Marche. This town features point is a landscape, This old and charming to […]
I stayed one night in the center part of Italy, precisely in Ancona. I wake up in the early morning, and I went with my Italian friend to had a breakf […]
Wha!? Abandoned Boeing of Republic of Benin is in Belgium!!!??? I haven’t heard!!!! Let’s go!!!! ベナン共和国の民間機ボーイングがベルギーにある!? 何だそれは?? はじめて聞いた […]
If you wanna have some delicious Italian dishes, I will tell you Ristorante Da Enzo will be a nice choice. It’s located in a small town Apiro li […]
I think this huge satellite dishes are somewhere at a rural town in Belgium…Reggie and I walked on the footpath in the dark fog, went into the d […]
San Marino is not “in” Italy. It’s a respectable republic, located in the middle east of Italian peninsula, is also know as the fift […]
The Specola museum, in Firenze, Italy, which was built at the end of 18th century, is also famous because of its goods: many wax effigies of dissectio […]
The Monastery Antoinette, an abandoned building, is located in a small town in Belgium. This was built in 20th century and it used to be for nuns. Aft […]
I left Verona in the gray of the morning and was headed for the famous city “Frenzhe”!! On the way to there, I visited some abandoned plac […]
Colorno is a small town located between Milan and Bologna on north Italy. I happened to visit here on the way to the abandoned asylum. I’d like […]
A house called Villa Heil is somewhere in Belgium. It looks just like a small house, so maybe you won’t think it’s an abandoned house. If […]
It is located on north Italy and famous as the stage of Romeo and Juliet, named Verona. The city is not so big, however Verona is admired for its scen […]
Between Mirano and Torino, there is a small town, Saluggia. In this town, I went to a really nice restaurant “G’Alife Pizzeria Ristorante& […]
The abandoned radio telescopes, located on the quiet rural area in Belgium, had about 50 antennas. These used to be used for observation of solar acti […]
From Milano airport to Torino, it takes only 1 and half hours by using the highway. Now, let’s ride on a rental car and I’ll show you some […]
A abandoned cooling tower which many explorers, a.k.a. Cooling Tower Petite Maison, is one of the most famous abandoned places. This tower is located […]
For some years, I have wanted to visit the Powerplant IM which is one of the most typical abandoned cooling towers in the Europe. Since I saw fantasti […]
This time, I used the Emirates Airline to go to Europe, which is very popular because of its low prices and services of high quality. Even I had to tr […]
These huge white cooling towers were the gas thermal power stations produce electricity by using natural gas. The installations has been just closed a […]
After finishing sightseeing at San Francisco, I was looking for some nice places to visit on the web. At that time, I found an article that said the p […]
A few years since last time I visited to Europe…Moreover, this journey was only for Urbex!!! Many urban explorers in Europe told me “Oh! W […]
During the Yosemite Trip of the United States, I have tried the American Packaged Foods. They were too Terrible!! As you can see from title, ‘Am […]
I heard that you wanna taste a whole lobster inside your mouth, right☆? Well, if you are a that kind of person, I can give you a ride to the restauran […]
The Lobster Restaurant of long standing.I can say that there are many lobster restaurants in San Francisco, however, I believe the most famous one is […]
NO MEAT, NO LIFE If you think eating a steak in San Francisco, you have no choice but “Tad’s Steak” or “John’s Grill”. During this trip, I only had a […]
About Ano Nuevo State Park Ano Nuevo State Park’s rich variety of natural and cultural resources draws visitors from around the world. The park& […]
Abandoned island is an oasis for elephant seals!! In Ano Nuevo State Reserve, obsolete lighthouse facilities are still standing even they had ended th […]
Hirtory Fisherman’s Wharf is one of the famous tourist attraction in San Francisco, California. 1800s, Italian immigrant fishermen came to the c […]
San Francisco is a really famous city, so describing it is almost not necessary. But I have to say some yet. When you think about big metropolis, what […]
This journey had into the final stage. After spending one day in Yosemite for the relax day, We headed to San Francisco, We drive on the route 120 thr […]
History: In 1859 William (a.k.a. Waterman) S. Bodey discovered gold near what is now called Bodie Bluff. A mill was established in 1861 and the town b […]
Yosemite National Park is really famous, so describing it is almost not necessary. There were great valley, crystal-clear lakes, the strength of grani […]
Calico is a ghost town and a former mining town in San Bernardino County, California, United States. This place is not abandoned; however, although ma […]
Today, I leave the Bishop city, I headed to the ghost town of Bodie, which is close to the National Park Yosemite. The most you get close, to yosemite […]
Lake Dolores Water Park is an abandoned water park in Newberry Springs in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. This place gave some funs to peopl […]
After spending a few days in Arizona and C. A for the explore, From El Mirage to city of Bishop. We drive at the foot of Death valley, long the route […]
Here is a paradise for junk geeks!!!! Aviation Warehouse is located in El Mirage, California! This building is standing in the quiet and deserted area […]
At the Mojave Desert, near the Edwards Air Force Base, some abandoned aircrafts are left. These old Cold War relics still stand on remote deserted reg […]
When I go abroad, My stomach wants Japanese food! So I stayed in Victorville at night and took the Japanese meal restaurant for a dinner. The Sushiaru […]
The road to VictorVille from Indio drive was about 1.5 hours. When we drove this freeway section, are impressionistic Landscape 🙂 It’s a scene t […]
If you have a chance to visit to the Borrego Valley, please have a great time there. You can appreciate various Metal Creatures such as the Mammoth, t […]
We stopped by the famous General Patton on route 10, because my head about it and I was curious to visit. I think many people know General Patton, wha […]
History Bombay Beach city was built on the eastern shore in the 1950s. It is located on the Salton Sea 4 miles west-southwest from Frink and is the lo […]
After explore in Salton sea, We decided to go to watch Ricardo Breceda’s Metal Sculptures in Borrego Springs. We drove in super desolate landsca […]
The Salton Sea is a famous place because of its extremely high salt concentration. People used to live around the lake before, nowadays, these buildin […]
From Phoenix to Indio it takes about 3h.30min by freeway. During all the way, was only a never ending straight way. フェニックスからインディオまでは三時間半ほどの道のり。 あいかわらず […]
Sedona is one of the most iconic images of Arizona, and You need to visit this place before you die! Its appeal isn’t under stable from the phot […]
Do you know Poston? Probably, even Japanese people never heard about this place; however, there is a relationship with Japan in fact. There was a Japa […]
After 2 days sightseeing in phoenix, we started to head for my next destination, Indio. Before that, We decided to explore he Sedona. While it’s […]
he abandoned dog track is located in Black Canyon City, Arizona. This was opened in 1967; it was a race track for greyhounds (dog) by the Funk family. […]
There is “Pima Air & Space Museum” near the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. This museum displays many U.S fighter and Space development exhibits! T […]
The Phoenix Trotting Park, a horse racing track, was originally built in 1964 in Goodyear, Arizona. It opened in 1965 and was run for about two and a […]
We drove from Phoenix one and a half hours, arriving at ‘Davis-Monthan Air Force Base!’ This base is called ‘Aircraft Bone Yard’, and there are lots o […]
The historical building known as the Hotel Monroe is in Phoenix, Arizona. It was built in 1931. The Professional Building is designed in the Art Deco […]
I strongly recommend this apartment to you! The building is in front of the Chandler Fashion Center! How convenient! This has no partition between ins […]
Today, I went to 3 abandoned buildings in Phoenix. First Baptist Church, Hotel Monroe and Elevation Chandler!First Baptist Church and Hotel Monroe wer […]
I stayed at Hotel San Carlos in downtown, Phoenix. I chose unintentionally this hotel, After that, I checked about it on the Internet and found an int […]
History; The First Baptist Church at 302 West Monroe Street in Phoenix, Arizona. It was built in 1929, designed in an Italian Gothic style by While lo […]
Cherry Blossom Noodle Cafe is a Japanese restaurant located in Phoenix. Here, provides us with a wealth of Japanese food, Sushi, Ramen, Udon, Soba and […]
Well, Today we want to show you some of Phoenix city, This city’s landscape is amazing. Suddenly, By the middle of the desert, surrounded by the […]
I went to burned-out wedding hall ‘Heiankaku Wedding Hall’ in Ibaraki Pref with Alessandro and HK friends. You can easily find the buildin […]
Too Hot!!!!! I’m in Phoenix now! Temperature of Arizona in June 45℃! What the hell! It’s dray like a dryer wind!! Compared with Japan the […]
Summer is coming! Speaking of summer…It is sea! No way! It is Pool right!?!?!? By the way, I hate summer 🙂 This building window was all broken, […]
Pachinko Alpha is in Tochigi Pref, and is characterized with a fancy vintage neon signboard this kind of pachinko is not rare in Japan, Especially in […]
Asakura Mental Hospital is one of the most haunted places in Saitama Prefecture. You won’t find many mental institutions in Japan, and this one in par […]
Akeno Strip Club is one of the famous abandoned site in Japan, and is known by the name Akeno Gekijo amongst urbexers. If Everyone should look at this […]
Family school Fureai was originally the grounds of the Asahi Elementary School, After closing, it was taken over by the Yubari city for the use as a a […]
Tomboy Urbex Interview article was published in the great Urbex site “Urbex.CZ” in the Czech Republic! In my interview, in addition to the […]
During the prosperity time of Shimizusawa school, the school was opened. Was a secondary educational facility that offered to Yubari miners Children. […]
The Hokutan Shimizusawa Thermal Power Plant is located in Yubari, Hokkaido, was built in 1941, one of the largest coal mine in Japan. Currently, it is […]
The Hokkaido Sex Museum still stands in spite the weird and tattered appearance in Onsen area. The large Kannon statue stands out is greeted tourist. […]
Was opened 1992, TENKAEN is one of the abandoned theme park in Hokkaido. It was a theme park built for cultural exchange with China. This park feature […]
This was an accidental found… While Urbex traveling with Onituka, we noticed a looking burned roof, Anyway, we decided to stop and check out wha […]
Once upon a time, there was a small castle in a town, and this castle, called “Kasama castle” , was located on top of a small mountain. It […]
Abandoned Toraya Hotel is located in Okayama prefecture. It’s still there in the small town, but nobody cares about this dirty building. Looking […]
This long name Chinese character school, is called the Amagata Sazuka Branch School. This school hidden in the mountain, is surrounded by the beautifu […]
With Kumao help, we entered an abandoned school; Kurami Branch School, located deep in the mountain of Okayama prefecture. There are no signs of life […]
The Okutama Ropeway is located in along a Okutama lake. It is very famous to Japanese explorer. There are Mitousanguchi Station and Kawano Station lef […]
It is known by the name Nichitsu Clinic amongst urbexers and still there in the center of the Nichitsu mine. This small abandoned clinic was opened in […]
The main dish of this Nichitsu exploration was the Ogurasawa School! A school located at the entrance of the Nichitsu Mine miners residential area. We […]
My friend will Hold an exposition about unknown Tibet’s prayer in Shinjuku and Osaka. I wonder Tibet is mysterious and unknown places in Asia fo […]
ニッチツ。Nitchitsu Mine located between Saitama Pref Gunma Pref, Japan, and which is one of the most typical abandoned mine in Japan. The residential area […]
In the past, This Akaiwa Bunka Kaikan was multipurpose hall and served as an oasis for Nichitsu miners. In the Nitchitsu mine’s heyday, Film scr […]
Nichitsu Mine located between Saitama Pref Gunma Pref. It is known by the name Nichitsu mine amongst Japanese urbexers, is one of the famous abandoned […]
While traveling with Chris and Eriko, we noticed some looking abandoned cars, it really caught our attention. A lot of weeds growing around the cars, […]
I’m not sure what that statue were, but it really caught my attention. On the way for other abandoned site, when we still were in the car, We sa […]
Yui Grand hotel is one of the most Haunting places in Chiba, Japan! It was called Hotel Katsugyo by Japanese ghost hunters. Around The hotel is overgr […]
When we were running on the car across Usui pass, We found the big tattered signboard XD I wondered if behind that sign there was some ruins, in fact […]
The Kemigawa Radio Transmitter Station was formerly used by the Japan telephone public corporation who conducted secret military tests at WWII, is loc […]
This very small school is located in Omura Nagasaki Pref. It is called Minami kawauchi branch school for Kayase elementary school. Looking at the stru […]
The Shimoda Fujiya Hotel is located in Shimoda, Izu. Located along the route 135 and Traffic is heavy around here. So, You should bit worry about peop […]
Our last day in Izu we visited Unfinished Mansion! This building looks like a Battleship, hence its nickname “Battleship Mansion”. The place has an im […]
An abandoned hotel that standing majestically along the national road of Izu, it is a typical resort hotel called the Okawa Grand Hotel. In front of t […]
Arima Wan Wan Land was a theme park for dogs and was a place with a lot of memories for me. In the past, Usually I used to go to this park during the […]
Irozaki Jungle Park was a tropical plant theme park that was represent of the jungle. It seems that the park was in business until around 2003 but clo […]
When I arrived at Asama motor lodge, I found it cover by snow! I was planning to go there If was snowy so I felt 🙂 It was cold! But the sky was blue, […]
There are ruins of a hotel covered with ivy in Shimoda, Izu! Looking at the structure from outside, appear very rotted and tattered. I haven’t b […]
Don-doko-don!! We visited the abandoned Atagawa Royal Hotel located in Izu, Japan. Izu is a famous place for the hot springs, but many hotels went out […]
I went to explore an abandoned road called Akazawa yawatano renraku bashi located in the mountain of Izu, Shizuoka prefecture, with Chris, Alessandro, […]
This is the third abandoned hotel on Hajijo Island! Hachijou Kokusai Hotel. It seems that the hotel was in business until around 2004, but it closed a […]
Since is closure in 2006, the derelict Nara Dreamland has become an urban exploration hotspot. I visited Nara Dreamland again after a while with Hong […]
During the second day in Hachijo-Jima, We visited the Abandoned Hachijo Hot Spring Hotel. Due to the drying up of the hot spring, this hotel went out […]
This small hospital was opened in the late Meiji period. It was said that this was a fully functioning hospital until 1990 but it was closed because i […]
Tomboy Urbex Interview was published in the cool Urbex site “Urbexsession.com” in France! In my interview, in addition to the abandoned pl […]
To say Hachijo Oriental Resort Hotel is one of the largest abandoned hotels in Japan is no exaggeration. Early new year I was able to thoroughly enjoy […]
The Mosque Cathedral is the most famous landmark in Cordoba! The official name is Santa Iglesia Catedral de Cordoba. ゴルドバで一番有名な観光地、メスキータ大聖堂。コルドバの聖マリア大 […]
Our last day in Spain we visited Cordoba and the best memories of my trip in Spain are here! We went to Cordoba from Sevilla by AVE train which took a […]
A famous Japanese comedian came to this spooky cave to record a program. At that time, some strange things happened to him. Ghost’s feet, ghost […]
I think, Plaza de Espana is over the world for some reason. This time, I went to the Plaza de Espana in Seville. It is a big nice square surrounded by […]
It was a rainy day. We went to some other small abandoned places around Okayama’s prefecture. After exploring the abandoned school, we noticed a […]
The Alcazar of Seville it is a beautiful and charming palace still in use by the spanish royal family. The architecture’s style of the palace, it is c […]
I visited this abandoned school called “white school” with Mr. Kumao and Jef ! This place is located in Okayama prefecture. Usually the ol […]
Whoopee!! The beauty of the Seville’s city overwhelms you when the night come and all the light twinkle all around the city. Is difficult to des […]
The first thing who jumped in our eyes was a complex iron maze. This time I went to explore a secret huge plant with my friend, and it was a really fu […]
I particularly love the south part of Spain. The influence of the islamic culture, the buildings style, create a particular and unique atmosphere and […]
This abandoned dormitory near the Kawaguchi lake, is a very common site, however it is an interesting place to explore! Looking at the structure from […]
If you like Dragon Quest or other games set during the Middle Ages, you should go to the ancient city of Toledo! The old town is surrounded by the old […]
I visited the Okutama Hikawa Plant Industry with my dogs, it was part of our walk 😀 This place it is a huge lime plant located along a river in Okutam […]
This abandoned Clinic located in Ibaraki, is called I-Clinic. Is a lovely white wooden-made structure, but because is all made by wood, nowadays this […]
Well, I already introduced the article of Japanese old hospital “Z clinic” and “H clinic” so is time to introduce you the “K Clinic” this […]
Did you ever hear about Tarragona, Spain? You can go there by train from Barcelona and will about one hour. This location overlook the Mediterranean S […]
This place is located in a small village in Ibaraki prefecture. This used to be used for small hospital of villager. Looking at the structure from out […]
I visited the Cathedral of Saint Eulalia accidentally, when I was on my way for the antique flea market. When I was on front of this huge cathedral, t […]
This summer I went to explore one of the most beautiful and famous abandoned hospital in Japan: Z-Hospital. Is located in a small town, and the hospit […]
I wanted be hospitalised there! In my opinion, the Japanese hospital are very simple and without style, but this building looks so gorgeous and doesn& […]
I visited Hashima Island one more time with my urbex friends, but this time I don’t want go deep into details and explanation, but I prefer desc […]
Under a request of Earl Guell, and for the happiness of the real estate company, Gaudi make the Park Guell in the years 1900 to 1914. This eccentric d […]
There was a mysterious building hidden behind the tree. The building itself, was surrounded by a solid and tall fence. This fence curve and end inside […]