Abandoned places

24 Places

London, England

The Mail Rail

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

Gerard Nolan

Added by Gerard Nolan

London, England

The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Petite Ceinture

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Allison

Added by Allison

Los Angeles, California

Underground Tunnels of Los Angeles

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Los Angeles, California

Old Zoo Picnic Area

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Added by Lisa E

Los Angeles, California

Sunken City

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

Added by Bswanson

London, England

The Mail Rail

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

Gerard Nolan

Added by Gerard Nolan

Los Angeles, California

Linda Vista Hospital

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

San Francisco, California

Ruins of the Sutro Baths

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

San Jose, California

Drawbridge

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

Added by dsjas297

San Bernardino County, California

Kelso Ghost Town

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

steveack41

Added by steveack41

Twentynine Palms, California

Wonderland Ranch and Wall Street Mill

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

Erin Johnson

Added by Erin Johnson

Truckee, California

Donner Pass Summit Tunnels

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

leiris

Added by leiris

San Francisco, California

Ruins of the Sutro Baths

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

San Francisco, California

Land’s End Octagon House

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

San Francisco, California

Fort Miley Batteries

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

San Francisco, California

Portals of the Past

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Los Gatos, California

Mt. Umunhum Cube

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

Added by akornblatt

Santa Barbara, California

Knapp’s Castle

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

leiris

Added by leiris

Castroville, California

Sauce Bros Barge

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.

Added by truittgrant

Camarillo, California

Scary Dairy

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

Added by pushstart143

Santa Margarita, California

Rinconada Mercury Mine

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

Jandro

Added by Jandro

Victorville, California

George Air Force Base

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

leiris

Added by leiris

Lake Elsinore, California

Elsinore Naval and Military School

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

Added by nicoleeellan