40 Creepy Abandoned Places Perfect for Some Shut Eye

Nathan Johnson Published 08/28/2024 in ftw

Are the kids driving you up the wall? Is work blowing up your phone after hours? Looking to get away? May I recommend an abandoned nuclear power plant?

While it might not seem like the most idyllic getaway, there are benefits to taking a trip to ghost towns and old rundown schools, you won't find a single soul there trying to sell you a watch or timeshare.

So as the weight of tomorrow and all that it brings begins to set in, take a trip to someplace nice and quiet.

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A double vault at an abandoned bank.
2.
Abandoned house filled with thousands of soft toys. The lady was a hoarder who died in 2021 with no family. Insane place, literally falling on your head walking through. Every room was stacked.
3.
Abandoned WW2 bunker in Normandy
4.
This car I've pulled from the woods to restore. Been parked abandoned for almost 55 years
5.
Century old Sunken Ship preserved in perfect condition beneath Lake Superior
6.
All of the trophies left behind in an abandoned school
7.
Ghost town of abandoned mansions, Shenyang, China
8.
From the Drive to McCarthy Alaska, there were many Van-Life gone wrong examples
9.
Abandoned Radar Tower
10.
Ryugyong Hotel in North Korea after being abandoned for 20 years. It is now more complete but still not in use
11.
My childhood home, long abandoned
12.
McDonald’s abandoned McBarge restaurant
13.
Abandoned chimney in Germany
14.
Unfinished loop bridge left abandoned in Japan
15.
Marble table in a basement
16.
Movie will be in Theater number…
17.
Abandoned Oil Rig in the Gulf of Mexico
18.
Abandoned house hidden in the Virginia woods
19.
Abandoned Row Houses in Baltimore, Maryland
20.
Massive forgotten industrial site in Hungry strangely beautiful
21.
Creepy Abandoned Home in Atchison, KS
22.
Abandoned Model Train Setup in the Basement of this Abandoned House
23.
Desolate Gothic Tower Structure Amidst Serene Greens
24.
120-Years-Old Vacant French Chateau
25.
Abandoned Luxury Homes that were Never Finished
26.
When building remote roads contractors will abandon equipment that is too big and heavy to haul out. This is one of three abandoned dozers on a logging road.
27.
Bethlehem Steel – Blast Furnace
28.
Abandoned Sears
29.
Abandoned railway bridge in Jastrowie, Poland. Built in 1914, brown up by retreating Germans in January 1945.
30.
Abandoned WW2 bomber a month before destruction.
31.
Global Warming > Retreating Ice > WW1 Canon Appearing in the Alps
32.
Defunct bridge in downtown Chicago
33.
The Dairy Queen I used to go to as a kid, and my Dad as a kid as well. Friendly, West Virginia.
34.
An Abandoned Delorian Last Registered In 2015
35.
Most of a Pontiac, Pontsticill, Wales
36.
The abandoned officer’s house
37.
Abandoned WWII era military structure near Cape Disappointment, Washington
38.
Yasser Arafat Airport inaugurate by Bill Clinton in 1998 Gaza
39.
The Abandoned Splatalot Game Show Set Back in 2016
40.
Abandoned Gary, Indiana high school

1.
A double vault at an abandoned bank.
2.
Abandoned house filled with thousands of soft toys. The lady was a hoarder who died in 2021 with no family. Insane place, literally falling on your head walking through. Every room was stacked.
3.
Abandoned WW2 bunker in Normandy
4.
This car I've pulled from the woods to restore. Been parked abandoned for almost 55 years
5.
Century old Sunken Ship preserved in perfect condition beneath Lake Superior
6.
All of the trophies left behind in an abandoned school
7.
Ghost town of abandoned mansions, Shenyang, China
8.
From the Drive to McCarthy Alaska, there were many Van-Life gone wrong examples
9.
Abandoned Radar Tower
10.
Ryugyong Hotel in North Korea after being abandoned for 20 years. It is now more complete but still not in use
11.
My childhood home, long abandoned
12.
McDonald’s abandoned McBarge restaurant
13.
Abandoned chimney in Germany
14.
Unfinished loop bridge left abandoned in Japan
15.
Marble table in a basement
16.
Movie will be in Theater number…
17.
Abandoned Oil Rig in the Gulf of Mexico
18.
Abandoned house hidden in the Virginia woods
19.
Abandoned Row Houses in Baltimore, Maryland
20.
Massive forgotten industrial site in Hungry strangely beautiful
21.
Creepy Abandoned Home in Atchison, KS
22.
Abandoned Model Train Setup in the Basement of this Abandoned House
23.
Desolate Gothic Tower Structure Amidst Serene Greens
24.
120-Years-Old Vacant French Chateau
25.
Abandoned Luxury Homes that were Never Finished
26.
When building remote roads contractors will abandon equipment that is too big and heavy to haul out. This is one of three abandoned dozers on a logging road.
27.
Bethlehem Steel – Blast Furnace
28.
Abandoned Sears
29.
Abandoned railway bridge in Jastrowie, Poland. Built in 1914, brown up by retreating Germans in January 1945.
30.
Abandoned WW2 bomber a month before destruction.
31.
Global Warming > Retreating Ice > WW1 Canon Appearing in the Alps
32.
Defunct bridge in downtown Chicago
33.
The Dairy Queen I used to go to as a kid, and my Dad as a kid as well. Friendly, West Virginia.
34.
An Abandoned Delorian Last Registered In 2015
35.
Most of a Pontiac, Pontsticill, Wales
36.
The abandoned officer’s house
37.
Abandoned WWII era military structure near Cape Disappointment, Washington
38.
Yasser Arafat Airport inaugurate by Bill Clinton in 1998 Gaza
39.
The Abandoned Splatalot Game Show Set Back in 2016
40.
Abandoned Gary, Indiana high school