Rusted roller coasters frozen in time, ivy-covered hotels slowly being reclaimed by nature, and entire ghost towns left eerily silent — the world is full of eerie abandoned places. While many ...

Over the years, our community has shared a lot of amazing pictures taken in abandoned places. Today, to celebrate and look back at their work, we compiled a list of the most-voted pictures from ...

Lots left vacant, offices full of equipment but devoid of people, entire villages literally left to the wolves--this hour, TED speakers share... How deserted places find a second life Lots left vacant ...

Have you ever driven past an abandoned house or mall and wondered what's left? Urban explorers are people who actually venture inside. And while you may be too afraid to actually enter an abandoned ...

Images of long-abandoned places around the world are on show in an absorbing photography exhibition in Glasgow.

Abandoned places can be creepy, but fascinating. These spaces, whether an old high school, a rundown house, or a shipwreck, can deliver a thrill, but also a peek into the past. And there are some ...

Photographer Kevin Lacy of Long Beach has a fascination with abandoned places. Growing up in Buffalo, New York, the obsession began with forgotten grain silos and dilapidated factories. “If I drove ...

Abandoned places have a unique allure, often capturing the imagination with their eerie beauty and mysterious histories. In America, countless derelict sites appear almost cinematic, as if they’ve ...

Todd Stowell - Systems Architect of Smithsonian Magazine online. In a world that is full of overcrowding and overpopulation, it's hard to believe that there are places that, once populated, now sit ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Photographer Kevin Lacy of Long Beach ...