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Muelle's graffiti in Montera street
Madrid, Spain

Muelle's Graffiti

Sometimes called the Banksy of Madrid, Muelle was a pioneer of street art in the Spanish city.
34th Street Graffiti Wall
Gainesville, Florida

34th Street Graffiti Wall

Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.
Snösätra.
List

25 Places Reborn Through Graffiti and Street Art

Abandoned or forgotten places can become otherworldly canvases.
Jonathan Carey January 7, 2022
Artist’s Lane
Windsor, Australia

Artist's Lane

This previously dilapidated alleyway has been transformed into one of Melbourne's finest hidden art locations.
A smashed pumpkin might be the trick, regardless of the presence of a treat.
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Why Is Mischief Night Different From All Other Nights?

How a local tradition has hung on for centuries.
Dan Nosowitz October 21, 2021
Sunshine Lane
Brunswick, Australia

Sunshine Lane

A hidden lane full of top-quality street art.
The graffiti of the <em>bastazi</em> includes recounting of historic events.
plague

A Secret History of Venice Is Written on the Walls of Its Quarantine Stations

A look inside the Mediterranean trading power, courtesy of its hard-working 16th-century porters.
Federico Formica September 21, 2021
Barrenta, Portugal

Aldeia Artística (Artistic Village)

The walls of this small village have been turned into a living street art gallery.
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Manchester, Connecticut

Union Pond Mill

An abandoned Victorian-era mill in the middle of modern Manchester.
Three Kids Mine
Henderson, Nevada

Three Kids Mine

This former open-pit manganese mine is now a massive graffiti canvas.
Halls of underground graffiti.
abandoned

Podcast: Clausland Mountain Tunnels

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team June 1, 2021
Brandy Station, Virginia

Graffiti House

At Brandy Station, Civil War soldiers left their mark on the battlefield and the walls of this small wooden house.
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Aerosol Techniques Factory
Milford, Connecticut

Aerosol Techniques Factory

This enormous abandoned factory is now a makeshift graffiti gallery.
Underneath Molle Street
Hobart, Australia

Hobart Rivulet

This urban stream flowing underneath Tasmania's capital city is also an unofficial gallery for street artists.
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The Astro Boy mosaic by Invader.
Tokyo, Japan

'Astro Boy Mosaic'

Japan's iconic sci-fi hero rendered to 8-bit by notorious French street artist Invader.
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Crookston School
Wallyford, Scotland

Crookston School

This former school is now abandoned and a canvas for graffiti artists.
A Fox Coal Company dump truck plants a load of dirt on the Graffiti Highway in April 2020. It took about 400 loads to cover the one-mile stretch of road.
disasters

The End of Centralia's Abandoned, Colorful, Anarchic 'Graffiti Highway'

First the fractured stretch of road became a canvas, then a gathering place. Now it will become forest.
Julie Knutson September 14, 2020
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Lobby interior.
Oxnard, California

Casa Sirena Seaside Resort

Abandoned in 2009, this once popular resort destination now stands frozen in time.