Urban exploring has been a passion for people chasing adventure and the thrill of rediscovering the beauty of forgotten things.
For example, with 17M views on YouTube, these explorers discovered a mannequin shark rotting inside a tank at an abandoned Australian Wildlife Park. Imagine strolling in the dark and turning to find this:
Here are 22 findings on urban exploring trips that are bound to give you the hee-bee-gee-bees:
NOTE: the Internet has plenty of staged encounters on urban exploring adventures, so I tried to stick with natural things. Sorry if you were looking for ghosts in windows!
1. In Japan, an urban explorer stumbled upon an abandoned wild west theme park, dummies included.
2. One explorer dared to search an abandoned mausoleum where caskets collected dust and stayed frozen in time.
3. Can you guess what this fast food joint was inside an abandoned mall?
4. These explorers found a gravestone collecting dust inside an abandoned mansion.
5. Charles Entertainment Cheese looks a little fried inside this abandoned Chuck E. Cheese.
6. Although it might be tempting, I wouldn't drink the soda inside this McAbandoned McDonald's. It's wild that they left behind so much!
7. How about this uncomfortable-looking bed that was found inside an abandoned home in Jewell, Oregon?
8. These columns were found deep underground. I hope they stay strong for all who venture there.
9. This explorer felt nostalgic going inside his abandoned school and even found his class yearbook!
10. There's an abandoned Wizard of Oz park (now reopened) that left behind some things that will make you not feel like you're in Kansas anymore.
11. This U-Boat entrance inside an Albanian military bunker shows us a wild contrast between the fresh water and deteriorated walls.
12. A cute little rocking horse (I shall name them Dusty for all the dust) was found in this abandoned house in the woods.
13. Many creeps in this 200-year-old abandoned home, including a child's bed frame.
14. An unfinished game night on a table inside an abandoned home. This might be the original rage quit!
15. This door of a home more than 100 years old is something out of a horror movie. Boarded down and multiple locks. What were they keeping out? (cue spooky music)
16. How about this destroyed theater inside an abandoned school?
17. Straps on an old hospital bed...no thank you.
18. The scariest part of this abandoned home might be how well it is kept. Seriously, that might be scarier than any dust-caked object.
19. For some reason, it's creepier to me when items that are more familiar are found in abandoned places. Makes me feel like an old fossil, like this Pokemon book inside of a Victorian home:
20. Check out this abandoned ghost ship and the toilets that hadn't been used in decades.
21. Look at this abandoned gym office showcasing old boxing promotional posters.
