Underground kayaking

The underground Russian tunnel system covers thousands of miles under the city and young Russians have taken to exploring the system. If you can stomach the smell of the sewage there are abandoned caves and thousands of miles of tunnels to explore in this eerie underworld. Continue Reading »

Abandoned building invaded by giant monster art

Take one abandoned building somewhere in Russia and enough giant fake monsters to make a bad horror movie and a sequel. Not sure what was going on here, maybe some frustrated artist colony or the leftovers of some yet to be straight to video monster flick but it does make for some cool pictures.
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Nuclear missile base on sale now for $1.5 Million

Looking for that below ground home that can survive a nuclear attack or a full fledged zombie infestation? Well if you have 300K down you can purchase The Former Larsen Air Force Base Complex 1A Titan ICBM Facility 90 minutes from Spokane Washington. Closed in 1965 the sprawling 65 acre facility has 16 underground buildings, 3 160 foot tall missile silos and more for just 1.5 million. Continue Reading »

Abandoned Russian aircraft

Large numbers of Soviet military aircraft are abandoned throughout the former Soviet empire. Included among the rotting hulks are Mig 25s, helicopters and bombers.
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“20 Thousand Leagues Under The Sea” Submarine ride at Disney World

The Jules Verne themed 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom was opened in 1971. The attraction was closed in 1994 for a “rehabilitation” period, but never reopened. Management felt that continual maintenance of the attraction was simply too costly. In 2004, ten years after closing, the water was drained and the lagoon area paved over.
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Hobbit like cave house sold for $200K

Unoccupied since the 40’s this 5 acre estate has a large cave house with three adjoining caves. Named “Rock Cottage” the complex recently sold at auction for 100 thousand pounds (about 200K US dollars) in Wolverley, England.
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Man digs up World War 2 Bunker in backyard

Andy Lewis of Old Sarum, England dug up a manhole just like on the TV show lost. The 3 bedroom house built on an old airfield was hiding a 30 by 50 foot bunker abandoned since the second world war.
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Abandoned coastal development in Taiwan

This never completed development outside of Taipei built in the early 80’s has been abandoned for years. Superstitious locals believe the area to be haunted by ghosts.

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Abandoned Submarine Base

Balaklava is not just a smelly eastern european confection, it’s a town in the former Soviet Union. The giant submarine base closed in 1996 and only looks like it was in a James Bond movie. The Ukraine doesn’t operate any nuclear submarines so the place is now a tourist trap / museum. The Soviets carved 45 thousand cubic meters of solid rock to form canals run straight into the mountain. Nearly 1,000 workers regularly serviced as many as a half dozen submarines inside.

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Hashima Island

I would love to go check out Hashima island off of Nagasaki Japan. It was a coal mining facility where 885 lived and worked for Mitsubishi and has been abandoned since 1974.
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