40 Urban Explorers Who Found Something Too Cool Not To Post

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Urban exploring is something I’ve always wished I had the guts to actually do. Growing up in Michigan, Detroit was practically built for it, abandoned buildings everywhere just waiting for someone curious enough to see what was still inside.

I think my window for that has closed, though. I’m too old now to be trespassing anywhere, and that adventure belongs to the younger crowd who still have the nerve for it. What I can do is enjoy the cool photos they bring back.

Somehow the pictures in r/urbanexploration alone make me feel like I snuck in right along with them.

1. “And On The Third Day. Bob Ross Said ‘Let’s Add Some Happy Little Trees’ And He Saw That It Was Good”

Broken window with graffiti, overgrown plants, and a view of trees outside.

2. “Aqueduct, Arkadia”

Ruins of an old brick aqueduct over a calm river in a lush forest.

3. “An Abandoned House In France Before And After I Put Away Vandalism”

Abandoned dining room with a large table, chairs, and vintage furniture.

4. “Abandoned Party Mansion Deep In The Maryland Forest”

Colorful dragon mural on ceiling of abandoned building with staircase and red carpeted steps.

5. “Children’s Wing, Abandoned Asylum”

Colorful open doors in a corridor with pink walls and patterned floor.

6. “Abandoned Church in Italy Overtaken by Plants”

Ruined church overgrown with plants and trees, abandoned and decayed.

7. “Abandoned Middle School, Massachusetts”

Graffiti of Bart Simpson writing on a green chalkboard with 'I WILL NOT WRITE ON WALLS' repeated.

8. “I Broke The Rules And Took Something From An Abandoned Church”

Abandoned building with cracked pavement and overgrown vegetation, cloudy sky.

9. “Abandoned House In The Republic Of Karelia, Russia”

Abandoned white house surrounded by colorful autumn trees in a forest.

10. “Frozen Staircases Of Abandoned Soviet Residential Buildings In A Ghost Town Beyond The Arctic Circle”

Ice-covered corridor and staircase with frosty railings and walls.

11. “I Dragged My Friend Along To An Adventure In The Tokyo Stormwater System. He Was Impressed”

Person standing under large concrete pillars in an underground space.

12. “We Found The Most Amazing Abandoned Library While Exploring An Abandoned Convent”

Abandoned library with damaged floor and old books on shelves.

13. “The Lobby Of A Closed Down Motel On Route 66”

Reception desk with pink lamps, clock, and phone in a vintage lobby.

14. “9 Massive Dragons At An Abandoned Park”

Large dragon head sculpture on hillside, colorful and detailed, surrounded by trees.

15. “One of many waterfalls under Manchester, UK”

Water flows out of a large industrial pipe in a dark, brick-walled setting.

16. “A Warning At The Entrance To An Abandoned Asylum”

The floor has graffiti that says 'The roof is caving in at top floor be safe'.

17. “Found The Most Absurd Abandoned Hotel With Many Luxury Cars”

Vintage cars inside an abandoned building with ornate decor and damaged floors.

18. “Abandoned Amusement Park In The Mountains”

Person sitting on a roller coaster track overlooking mountains and trees.

19. “Ghostship In Kentucky”

Abandoned rusty boat in a green forested area with water and trees.

20. “This Is One Of The Most Beautiful Bathrooms In An Abandoned Chateau”

Abandoned bathroom with a bathtub, toilet, and peeling walls.

21. “Green”

Abandoned green car partially hidden in overgrown foliage under a brick arch.

22. “Abandoned Drug Store Hidden In A Small Town”

Assorted bottles and jars on shelves, colorful candies in a jar, and laboratory bottles on a black-t.

23. “The Interior Of A Power Station Cooling Tower”

Inside a large cooling tower with a grid pattern and a bright opening at the top.

24. “Abandoned Mansion With Everything Left Behind (UK)”

Treehouse with bridge, bedroom with four-poster bed, and vintage living room.

25. “I Cleaned Up A Bedroom In This Abandoned House – Then And Now Photos”

Before and after of a bedroom renovation in an abandoned house.

26. “Old Train Abandoned Deep In The Mountains”

Graffiti-covered train traveling through rugged desert mountains.

27. “I Swam To This Abandoned Soviet Aircraft Carrier And Spent 24 Hours Inside”

Large aircraft carrier docked at port with bridge in background.

28. “Nature Taking Over A Pool In An Abandoned Mansion”

Abandoned indoor pool overgrown with plants and trees, with a glass roof.

29. ” Sometimes The Coolest Finds Are In The Most Obvious Places…”

Various abandoned and industrial locations including a bathroom, laundry room, and a dark, empty, or.

30. “Free Alcohol In Abandoned Supermarket”

Old bottles of whisky on a shelf in an abandoned store.

31. “Abandoned Hotel Straight Out Of A Horror Game”

Abandoned room with sofa, bookshelf, and dim lighting in an urban exploration setting.

32. “Abandoned Grocery Store Left Untouched For Years”

Empty grocery store shelves with some products and a shopping cart.

33. “Abandoned Presidents Heads In A Rural Virginia Field”

Large stone busts of historical figures in an open field under a cloudy sky.

34. “Abandoned Houses With Beautiful Sunset”

Three houses and a leafless tree against a colorful sunset sky.

35. “Abandoned Quality Inn”

Abandoned indoor pool area with broken furniture and debris.

36. “A Mental Health Hospital In Scotland.”

Aerial view of an abandoned castle surrounded by trees in autumn.

37. “I Walked For 80 Km Through The Desert Just To See This Beauty – An Abandoned 60m Heights Space Rocket”

Large rocket inside an industrial building with metal framework and lighting.

38. “Tweakerville Hotel”

Interior of an abandoned building with ornate ceiling, chandelier, and empty rooms.

39. “Abandoned Mall In Bangkok”

Underground structure with fish swimming in water below concrete beams.

40. “I Found An Untouched 1940’s Home Filled With Original Historical Photos And Art”

Historical photos of Japanese military equipment and sites from World War II.

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