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This was the site of the UK’s AWRE in the '50s and '60s before moving to Aldermaston - as well as the site of a good many other military research and development projects. A good write up of the history can be found here.
This one is cheating a bit. This abandoned water park in Thuy Thien Lake has fallen into disuse but had found it’s second life as a tourist attraction. While the project has been abandoned, on any given day you’ll find a number of tourists wandering the premises in their rental scooters taking pictures....
Hashima Island was once a bustling coal mining facility owned by Mitsubishi. From the late 19th century to the mid 20th century, the island was populated with thousands of workers and was equipped with apartment buildings, a school, and other necessary facilities to accommodate them. At its peak in 1959, the island was one of...
After becoming too expensive to maintain, Miranda Castle was abandoned in 1991. A fire in 1995 destroyed part of the roof, and dry rot has set into the wood. The building is still owned by Liedekerke-Beaufort family, who, following the fire, stripped the castle of its more valuable components.
Houtouwan—a former fishing village located about 87 miles southeast of Shanghai on Shengshan Island—has been uninhabited for several decades, but this is not your average ghost town. Instead of being covered in dust and rubble, these buildings are almost entirely occupied by creeping ivy and lush vegetation, creating a green...
Fort Ord was a U.S. Army post on Monterey Bay in California. It was established in 1917 as a maneuver area and field artillery target range and was closed in 1994. Most of the fort’s land now makes up the Fort Ord National Monument, managed by the United States Bureau of Land Management....
