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When we call a place home, instead of a house, we’re ascribing a sort of positive emotion to it. But on the flip side, a windowless, empty house can evoke melancholy, sad, and even spooky emotions as our brains wonder why the people left in the first place. Mortgage costs are boring, it must be ghosts.
The “Old and Abandoned Houses” Facebook page gathers images of buildings from a bygone age that no one lives in anymore. So get comfortable as you scroll through and be sure to upvote your favorites and comment why you think some of these places are devoid of people below.
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#1
Grimmenstein Castle, Austria
Jeremy James 2 years ago
Does anybody know what that little outbuilding at the bottom of the path was used for? I couldn't find anything online.
Lilacroses 2 years ago
It's a shrine. It probably used to house the crucified Christ, Austria is full of them.
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Kat 2 years ago
Looks like creepy people or ghosts or whatever, in the windows when you zoom in a bit. (Upper windows on the right)
Mike Fitzpatrick 2 years ago
That's just Aunt Maisy, she doesn't get out much. 😂😂😂
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Trophy Husband 2 years ago
If this were near me and I could afford it, I would fix it up myself on the weekends and have the coolest house in the world in just a few years! Stucco the outside, gut the inside, new windows and doors, and you've got a dream house! I can only assume that this is in an area that no one wants to live, or that is owned by someone who wants millions for it and would rather let it decay than sell it cheap to someone who will fix it up!
Pedantic Panda 2 years ago
Abandoned home, but still can be hired out for events, even has central heating.
reinhold.hirschwehr@gmx.at 1 year ago
Grimmenstein Castle is definitively NOT a lost place anymore. It was renovated by the new owner, Mr. Markus Albero Grimmenstein and since 2014 it is open to the public. https://www.wieneralpen.at/en/a-grimmenstein-castle https://burg-grimmenstein.at/ With best regards Dr. Reinhold Hirschwehr
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#2
A Boot-Shaped House Hidden Deep In The UK Forest
Tee Rat 2 years ago (edited)
It appears as if the old woman who lived in this shoe finally gave all those kids the boot.
Jessica Scott 2 years ago
She didn't give them the boot. She buried them under the toe and said "I'M FREE!"
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ƒιѕн 2 years ago
This is on the Isle of Wight, it used to be part of a holiday camp in the 1970s and built as a children's playhouse.
Lesley Kelly 2 years ago
Black gang chine - creepy and fun at the same time
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Margaret H 2 years ago
Considering most kids aren't exposed to nursery rhymes these days, (many are pretty violent, like this one) it's sad to think that the kids a couple of generations from now won't have a clue about why this was built.
While on the surface, these are mostly just decrepit old buildings, there are some psychological factors in play that make them fascinating to us. First and foremost, we do have an innate curiosity about abandoned places, as some part of our brain wants to confirm if it’s truly abandoned. Perhaps we think we can find something interesting or find answers to why people left.
It’s also worth noting that in most cases, the places we live in are not abandoned, so it’s a unique chance to see just what age does to a home, something we don’t see every day. Add in the fact that many of these houses are built in an “older” era and it’s easy to see why the average person might find such a building interesting.
#3
Abandoned Fairy Tale House
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
Wonder if anyone ever thought to make those Crosses up top do double duty as Lightning Rods?
Ansi 2 years ago
I don't know how they've done here, but my local church has a lightning rods mounted at the cross.
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Abandoned Mansion In Michigan
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
OK, who else has an urge to snap their fingers? Show of hands! (Not you, Thing!)
ThéveNinja (she/her) 2 years ago
“They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky…”
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Mike Fitzpatrick 2 years ago (edited)
I wonder where this is? I'll have to see if I can do some research since I live in Michigan. ETA : this place is called the Bruce Mansion, built ~1866, and was sold in 2020 to a couple who are renovating it.
Sleepy Panda 2 years ago
Hopefully they’re restoring it to it’s former glory!
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#5
Abandoned Victorian Bathtub
Pyla 2 years ago
What a loss. Imagine the horses in his stables back in the day!
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AnnaB 2 years ago (edited)
Dietel Palace, Sosnowiec, Poland.. Completed in 1900 Heinrich Dietel, it functioned as his personal home until 1945 when it was taken over by the Soviets as a base. Much of it was damaged or destroyed during this period. After the war it became a music school, and now it is a visitor attraction.
Trophy Husband 2 years ago
I imagine the whole place to be abandoned. No one is rich enough to just abandon a bathroom!
Margaret H 2 years ago
Imagine the poor maids who have to clean all that intricate plasterwork. (But it's so worth it for the one who gets to use it, all the same!)
We aren’t the only people who think that old “ruins” are interesting, there is some evidence that in the 18th and 19th centuries, Medieval castles, no longer necessary as fortifications, were purposefully allowed to crumble and fall apart, as they would yield “aesthetically pleasing” ruins. While modern historians might grumble at this, the logic is sound.
#6
Abandoned Castle
Christian Golden 2 years ago
The Kopice Palace in Poland. It was destroyed by fire in 1958. Last I heard it was on market for offers near about 6 million PLN (about 1.1 million sterling, 1.37 million USD). Bring your toolbox.
Leah Schwartz 2 years ago
It's so sad to think about the amount of homeless people these abandoned places could help... heartbreaking.
ƒιѕн 2 years ago
How could a building thats in such a state of disrepair as this possibly help the homeless?
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Andy Frobig 2 years ago
I don't know, a little paint, a few flowers, a couple of throw pillows...
Gimme that Cash 2 years ago
It's so beautiful. I hope it does not get demolished unless necessary.
maria ribamar aguiar costa 1 year ago
Não está abandonado, está enfeitiçado. A Bela Adormecida mora aí.
#7
Into Abandoned Old House
ƒιѕн 2 years ago
This was set up for a photo shoot. The clock is an art piece by Alex Chinneck
Justin Rogers 2 years ago
Some artist tried to be edgy, they packed that out after they took a picture
maria ribamar aguiar costa 1 year ago
Parece até que levou uma demão de lustrador
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#8
Abandoned Mansion
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
It's not abandoned! It's just that the new tenants are from the *Vegetable* Kingdom!
Ang Chiyoko/Koharu 2 years ago
Where is this? It looks like it would belong in New Orleans but I'm not sure
In cases where there weren’t readily available ruins, people would simply fake them. Architect Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg designed a set of “Roman ruins” for the garden of the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria. The Hapsburg rulers of the time, like many fashionable people, had a passing interest in the ancient world and didn’t think fake ruins were weird at all.
#9
Such A Shame
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
It’s a “Handyman’s Special”, a “Fixer Upper”, a “Project House”.
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#10
Abandoned Beauty Found In An Apartment
#11
Abandoned
Agfox 2 years ago (edited)
That's in the grounds of Castle of Chignolo Po in Lombardy, Italy. The main building (not pictured), which is now an art & costume museum, is open to the public & is worth a visit
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
So this would’ve been the Gatekeeper’s House, or something?
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Bill Swallow 2 years ago
Reminds me a bit of the Promenade from the Village Square in 'The Prisoner'.
And before you judge, consider that modern humans regularly erect haunted houses, horror escape rooms and take tours of places associated with death. There is a thrill associated with a location, while the houses in this list also might be just spooky enough to titillate a real horror fan.
#12
An Abandoned Mansion In The Irish Forests
Mike Fitzpatrick 2 years ago
If it had a roof, it would be my kind of place. In the middle of nowhere!
WindySwede 2 years ago
Lots of trees around, bring a crane and a sawmill. And some years of patience. 👍 Would be a cool project, but I don't have that patience..
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BC 2 years ago
She’ll take everything back eventually, she’s going to show us who the real ruler is.
Saint Tim the Godless 2 years ago
She's got millions of years to heal from this infection. In the scheme of things, it's a blip.
Load More Replies... Malfar 2 years ago
Love all the green, even though I realize that for the house to feel comfortable the closest trees would have to be chopped down.
Mike Fitzpatrick 2 years ago
Only the ones in the living and dining rooms!
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EarthGrowl 2 years ago
There's days when I think I would be happy living in one tiny corner room here.
#13
The Room Of An Old Abandoned House In Italy
Binny Tutera 2 years ago
Probably feather mattresses stack on each other, my great grandma (Italian) had something like that.
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sofacushionfort 2 years ago
A while back, I did a deep dive into the topic of why couples slept in separate beds in the late 19th to mid 20th centuries. Various reasons: entire peasant families slept in one bed, so this was a sign of conspicuous consumption. Also, it (somewhat) lessened the chance of airborne viruses. Wives liked it because husbands were often stinky tobacco users and, not to put too fine a point on it, a lot of them brought VD back home from the brothel.
Saint Tim the Godless 2 years ago
Jebus isn't doing much to keep the roof intact. Maybe they should have invoked the patron saint of architectural shingles?
Margaret H 2 years ago
Oddly enough, I got a distinct mental picture of a little boy driving a toy car around and around the circles those tiles make on the floor.
#14
Abandoned Mansion In France
Ace 2 years ago
Close. It's a Citroen Diane, basically a 2CV with a different body.
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Maya 2 years ago
It's a chateau. Was bought in 2021 by new owners and has been renovated since. No longer abandoned, which is great
Malfar 2 years ago
Looks more like a hospital or a sanatorium...or a library. Maybe because in the country where I was born, many buildings that looked like this were expropriated from the owners and turned into hospitals, asylums, sanatoriums and libraries, wo when I see something exactly like this, it's hard to imagine it as a place to actually live.
For some, an abandoned house isn’t enough, they need a whole street or even a region. This is why some companies make a profit by offering tours of Pripyat, near Chornobyl, still mostly restricted since its nuclear power plant suffered a catastrophic failure in 1986. People have a chance to explore a ghost town, plus see a relatively untouched Soviet town, as long as they don’t care about a little exposure to radiation.
#15
Left Behind In France
Mike Fitzpatrick 2 years ago
Probably urbexers staging a pic. They do that fairly often.
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michael Chock 2 years ago
Move in ready. I should start a rescue center for abandoned heirlooms
maria ribamar aguiar costa 1 year ago
Parece que estavam na hora do almoço e saíram correndo. Pelas fotos, parece que foi na década de 20.
Carla Phillips 2 years ago
It's crazy that these things are untouched for any amount of time. In any of these pictures, you'd think they'd be picked clean by thieves. The things in almost all these pictures look gorgeous
Xenon 2 years ago
A lot of the old furniture is gorgeous. I'm surprised no one has taken it. Other than being beautiful, seems to me they'd be worth a lot as antiques.
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#16
An Overgrown Pool At An Abandoned Mansion
H.J. carlson 2 years ago
Wonder if there are frogs, lizards or odd fish living there? Do birds fly in & out? 😲🤔
#17
Entrance Of An Abandoned Castle, France
ThéveNinja (she/her) 2 years ago (edited)
Oh wow, I love this. I wonder if my HOA would be okay with me replicating this in front of my driveway (edited for spelling)
Others might go to Hashima Island, Japan, where mines have been abandoned since the 1970s. While not really dangerous, These locations are still “wild” enough that visitors feel like they may stumble across something new or unexpected. The presence of a tour guide would suggest otherwise, but most prefer an interesting delusion to reality.
#18
Would You Explore This?
Ronstantin 2 years ago (edited)
I did. And all I got was this lousy t-shirt. (edit: I surely would!)
#19
Abandoned House In Coudersport, Pennsylvania
Saint Tim the Godless 2 years ago
Ah, the Pennsylvania equivalent of Siberia. Except without the charm of a gulag.
the_avenging_knight 2 years ago
Uhgg! I have a victorian house and it makes me so mad to see such a beatiful house abandoned for one that looks like a black and white mass of squares.
#20
Abandoned House In Forest
Mike Fitzpatrick 2 years ago
Fairly well kept up in comparison to most of these.
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2x4b523p 2 years ago
My buddy’s house is also covered in some type of climber. He left to stay with family during the first covid lockdown for three monts, when he came back the doors and windows were covered, he had to borrow tools from neighbours to cut it just to get into the house. So this house does not look very abandon-y, someone is maintaining that plant.
MontanaMariner 2 years ago
Window frames are far to white for this to be abandoned. The plants on the building have been trimmed and maintained. Hell, the home owner is likely inside.
maria ribamar aguiar costa 1 year ago
Janelas pintadinhas de branco, portas bem conservadas, tudo lindinho... abandona? jamais.
This is perhaps the same psychology that drives people to explore the most uncomfortable caves known to man, even if it means risking life and limb to see a bit of rock that no one else has. Of course, by definition, an abandoned house can’t be “unseen” since it had to have been at least built.
#21
Your Inheritance... Keep It Or Sell It?
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
Yeah, that’s about right, only I’d sell it to someone who signed airtight legal documents stating that they will NOT tear it down or make it unrecognizable through alterations. It would be OK to move it if the neighborhood is bad, and then they can do what they want with the land, but they cannot destroy or greatly alter the house’s design, inside and out, except for updating plumbing, electric, and HVAC, and restoring, repairing, or replacing anything with matching items (example: crown molding that’s been greatly damaged and can’t be repaired should be replaced with matching crown molding, either from a salvager who has a duplicate design, or by having the replacement special made to match). Modern architecture is most often badly designed and cheaply made, so I have great appreciation for older, well made structures built by true artisans. Imagine the woodworkers and carvers working on all that gingerbread. The floors and moldings inside are probably made from good quality solid wood too. Some TLC from someone who know what they’re doing would bring this house back to its former glory. I hope someone with money who greatly appreciates it buys it. Unfortunately, I don’t have that kind of money, or I would do it myself.
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B. J. Moore 2 years ago
Rehab it at all cost! It’s history and “the world at large” is doing much to erase it as quickly as possible!!
#22
Abandoned House
attunedsorcerer 2 years ago
Why? This one looks pristine. A little bit of renovation wouldn't kill.
Alan Smith 6 months ago
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Diana Adams 2 years ago
wow . that is to nice to be abandoned. I would love to live in that house,
#23
An Abandoned Haunted House Located In Berlin, Germany
Nevaraniel 1 year ago
This is Villa Noelle and it is in Berlin Grunewald. Its an Architectural Monument today
Elizabeth De La Vega 1 year ago
How much? I have been through so so much paranormal activity at my mother's house. That it doesn't face me anymore. BRING IT ON CASPER!!! 👻💀👻👻👻👻👻👻
If you are still interested in exploring an abandoned house and looking at these images isn’t enough, there are some safety tips one should follow. First, get permission if you can. Walking around an old house only to get slapped with a trespassing charge is probably not fun for anyone. Avoid going alone and preferably tell someone where you are headed, just in case.
#24
A Forgotten Masterpiece In An Abandoned Mansion
Maggie 2 years ago
Just so sad, all those beautiful castles and mansions, and the craftsmanship of the furniture left to rot.
Katarina_Balaz 2 years ago
they just couldn't get that bed out of the room. small doors... disassembling and then reassembling furniture like this is an expensive affair.
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I wonder how tall that bed is? I wonder if you could fit it in a room that is 8ft tall? Looks taller than that to me.
sofacushionfort 2 years ago
A fair percentage of all the local teenagers have made this place a rite of passage
#25
Abandoned Castle
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
Be funny if it was a TARDIS with a working chameleon circuit, and the whole thing just up and vanished one day.
Debby Keir 2 years ago
Be even funnier if it was an anti-tardis, and you got inside and it was just an old police telephone box.....
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9 animals and counting 2 years ago
This is a hotel. Pandas, I am seriously starting to doubt your intelligence.
Tanya Vaughn 2 years ago
Is it me or does this place bear some resemblance to "Downtown Abbey" residence?
#26
Amazing Abandoned Castle's In The World - Scotland
Tara Moov 2 years ago
"Dunalastair House was designed by Andrew Heiton, a Perth-based architect, who also designed the Atholl Palace Hotel and Dunkeld railway station. It was really only used as it was built to be used up until the First World War because after that the staff needed to run such a big house were no longer available. During the Second World War it was requisitioned and used first as a Polish boys’ and then girls’ school and during this period it was considerably damaged, which included the loss of a Millais painting which was destroyed in a fire in the drawing room. The house’s contents were sold in the mid fifties after the current owner’s grandmother’s death and the house was badly vandalised in the sixties when the lead was stolen from the roof. In those days it was not viable to repair it and no grants were available and it deteriorated very quickly from then on with most removable parts being stolen. Various ideas have been put forward for restoring it, but the cost would be huge."
Rusty 2 years ago
As a school this would give off Hogwarts vibes. I think I can see the owlery!
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If you do end up going, don’t say you weren’t warned by us, the law, 1001 films, and common sense. But do be sure to take some photos and document these locations for the rest of the world to see. In many cases, these houses have probably sat untouched and unseen for decades, so it would be interesting and educational for all to get a peek inside.
#27
Witch House. Wooden Cottage , Tatra Mountains , Poland
Mabelbabel 2 years ago
Not abandoned and not old. This was built only a few years ago, designed by architect Sebastian Peton. He is influenced by Gaudi and doesn't like having straight lines in his buildings. He's done a lot of curvy, bendy higgledy piggledy designs that are all very quirky.
#28
Abandoned Mansion In The Forest
Tanya Vaughn 2 years ago
an attraction at a haunted Attraction in Lee, New Hampshire, called "Haunted Overload"
H.J. carlson 2 years ago
Nope, nope, nope..way too creepy. Whoever went in wouldn't come out again ever! 😱
#29
Abandoned Guitar Factory
ॐBoyGanesh 2 years ago (edited)
This is an abandoned guitar factory in Japan that was vacated after the tsunami, because it is in the nuclear exclusion zone. So it has been abandoned since 2011. This is actually kind of a famous picture that has been printed in tons of media/magazines.
~MushroomFrog~ 2 years ago
Save the ones you can, and add strings. Sell them and keep one if you know how to play.
Michael Largey 2 years ago
Take a chance, and get this place going again. All you need is a little pluck.
And if you are interested in more house-related content, Bored Panda has got you covered, you can take a look at our list of things people recommend you do before buying your first home. Or, if you want a good laugh, check out our post collecting the best “Ugly Belgian Houses,” which might make you wonder if they are an architect's practical jokes.
#30
Abandoned Hotel - 2019
#31
The Red Stairs
Jennik 2 years ago
That faded red colour was often achieved by mixing lime with oxblood. It also strengthened the limewash or plaster.
Load More Replies... Tara Moov 2 years ago
Someone posted on the Facebook page this was taken from that it's in Krásné, but it doesn't look like anything I've ever seen documented in Chernobyl. Does anyone know?
Andrea Steinacher 2 years ago
I don´t know as well, but if you go searching for the pic you get Portugal, Poland, France etc, and also mostly not so red - who knows if it even exists or is AI generated
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Abandoned House
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
Aw. c'mon, that's an entire abandoned small village all stuffed into one oversized House suit.
Kim Howard (Kim Colgate) 2 years ago
You're absolutely correct, there's just a lot less brush around it. Good eye! 😁
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Abandoned Bedroom
tom 2 years ago
yes this is the guest room for the in laws, the rest of the house is lived in and properly maintained :)
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Abandoned Church
2x4b523p 2 years ago
We have lots of churches in middle of nowhere. They are called pilgrimage churches. In my country they are typically atop highest peak in the region.
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Saint Tim the Godless 2 years ago
"Dear lord, thank you for leading me to this blighted, frigid wasteland."
#35
A Decaying Neo-Gothic Turret Hidden Among The Hills - Italy
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
I've heard of 'having a lien placed on your property', but never like this!
M O'Connell 2 years ago
Moisture wicking up from the ground is causing the mortar to decay and spall the fronts of the bricks. The bricks are red all the the way through.
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Abandoned Mansion, Belgium
AnnaB 2 years ago
Sort of a small reception area where visitors wait for the host.
Load More Replies... Andy Frobig 2 years ago
This reminds me a lot of Collinwood, the ancestral home of the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine
Saint Tim the Godless 2 years ago
Yes, but Barnabas needs to get out more, get some sun. People are worried about him.
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DeoManus Argentem 2 years ago
This looks like the front room of every "country manor" in all classic point-n-click adventure games! I love it!
Living Example 2 years ago
Are there laws preventing the removal of items left in the buildings?
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 2 years ago
Yes, even though the building is "abandoned" the property still belongs to someone: a distant relative, a bank, a trust. The contents are part of the house and belong to whomever owns it. Taking anything would be considered theft. Not that it stops others from entering and taking.
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Abandoned Spa Town In The Czech Republic
Tara Moov 2 years ago
May be a courtyard view of an abandoned hotel in Marianske Lazne (Marienbad Spa), Czech Republic. Can anyone confirm, since we can see the author of this post doesn't bother to research anything?
ॐBoyGanesh 2 years ago (edited)
BP authors just repost content originally from Reddit et al. It’s not a lack of research as much as simply giving us a digested version of other sites. In this case, Facebook and it is indeed Marianske Lazne
Load More Replies... DeoManus Argentem 2 years ago
It looks a lot like the train station featured on the tv show "mysteries of the abandoned" (or something like that) of Franco's from the Spanish civil war.
#38
Abandoned Castle, Ireland
#39
A 14th Century Abandoned Caste In Scotland
Andrew Vince 2 years ago
The Castle of Aaargh! (As in "Surprise and alarm"). Real name Castle Stalker.
ThéveNinja (she/her) 2 years ago
Doordash orders would be tough, but I would still like to live here
#40
Would U Like To See Inside ?
KM 2 years ago
Well, since they didn't provide the photos of the inside, I will. Hall 6229_9.jpg 
#41
Old Abandoned Victorian House
M O'Connell 2 years ago
It looks like a spurt of wealth resulted in an elaborate porch attached to an otherwise very plain house.
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Abandoned Beauty!
GlassHalfWay 2 years ago
There's no leaves on the walkways and the windows are clean. Someone's gonna mad when they see that their house got called abandoned on the internet
Brian Droste 2 years ago
I see a little bit of white there in front, I assume it is snow so it probably early spring. So nothing has sprouted and everything looks dead so it makes the place looks abandoned.
#43
Looks Like It Is Straight Out Of A Fairytale!
Ravens Mom 2 years ago
I had to take a second look then I laughed and laughed
Load More Replies... Ang Chiyoko/Koharu 2 years ago
It makes me think of Baba Yaga for some reason tho ik Baba Yaga's cottage was very different
Midoribird Aoi 2 years ago
Baba Yaga's house stood on chicken legs and feet.
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Donastria Lyons 2 years ago
What a cool little playhouse! I would have killed for one of these as a kid!
#44
St Pancras Renaissance Hotel Staircase
Christian Golden 2 years ago
It's a f****** hotel. You can stay there. Probably run you around 400 quid a night.
Mabelbabel 2 years ago
Absolutely not abandoned. This used to be the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras Station, then the building was used as offices from the 1930s. It was redeveloped, and has become a combination of a hotel with part of the building having residential apartments known as St Pancras Chambers.
Jaaawn 2 years ago
That is where the Spice Girls filmed the music video for their debut single Wannabe. That's the flight of stairs they dance on. The building wasn't in use at the time of filming in 1996. It certainly isn't abandoned now! You can literally buy Spice Girls themed cocktails in the bar there.
#45
This Car And Cabin
Sleepy Panda 2 years ago
I’m sorry but this is definitely a cabin that a serial kïller takes his victims to to múrder them.
Lavern Defazio 2 years ago
I see Loretta Lynn or Dolly Parton standing on the porch when they were children.
ॐBoyGanesh 2 years ago
“ I may be ignorant, but I ain’t stupid” - said some Coal Miner’s Daughter.
Still Going 1 year ago
Anybody else getting creepy vibes? No? Just me, I guess... something about this cabin - I can see it's abandoned, but I can also easily imagine something terrible happening there.
#46
Abandoned In Scotland
Christian Golden 2 years ago
This is the Airlie Monument in Kirriemuir. Built in 1901 to commemorate a man killed the year before in the Boer War. No one ever lived in it. It isn't abandoned.
9 animals and counting 2 years ago
ALSO not abandoned. What is the point of this article if nobody actually researches what they are posting? Drives me nuts.
Agfox 2 years ago
This has been on BP before &, as a Panda pointed out at the time, it's a not a former castle/house. Rather, it's the Airlie Monument erected in memory of the 11th Earl of Airlie who was killed during the Boer War in June 1900
#47
Cochem, Germany
Christian Golden 2 years ago
The Imperial Castle. It's owned by the town as a tourist attraction. Open daily 0900-1700. Restaurant 1000-1800. Not exactly "abandoned."
gerard julien 2 years ago (edited)
NOT ABANDONED AT ALL ! Since 1978 it has been owned by the town of Cochem and is administered by a company named Reichsburg GmbH.
9 animals and counting 2 years ago
This isn't abandoned. It's Cocham Castle and you can visit it and eat at the restaurant there.
Jill Rhodry 2 years ago
Generally upkeep became too expensive, especially at the end of the feudal system - what I'm wondering is, if it is why so many cars, is it now a tourist attraction?
Load More Replies... Skywitness 2 years ago
I visited there in the 1980s and it's a wonderfully restored castle. The tour included the factoid that as a working castle in the Middle Ages, the knights received a ration of 7 liters of wine daily and the women 4. There's also an abnormally large suit of armor. It's real and the original owner was close to 7 feet tall. The view of the Moselle river is spectacular.
#48
A 900-Year-Old Church Still Standing In Ireland
Cuppa tea? 2 years ago
I might be wrong, but it looks like Glendalough, about 60km from Dublin, in Wicklow mountains. Dates back to St.Kevin. It's abandoned, aka not serving as church anymore, but major tourist attraction.
Fish Fingers 2 years ago
Still standing? Well, yeah, why wouldn't it be? A vicar friend of mine runs a church older than that.
Linda Cowling 2 years ago
The church in my hometown is over 900 years old, and in perfect condition!
#49
Germany
Agfox 2 years ago
Eltz Castle, owned & occupied by members of the House of Eltz since the 12th Century
Ace 2 years ago
And certainly not 'abandoned'. Old parts largely unoccupied, perhaps, but it's still in use even if not as a dwelling.
Load More Replies... GlassHalfWay 2 years ago
There's smoke coming out of a small chimney, left part of the roof. I don't think this place is abandoned either.
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
Thinking about the staircases, I hereby christen thee 'Knee-Killer Castle'!
Petra Schaap 2 years ago
Nice, another Moselle castle. For you Panda's that are looking for a nice holiday destination: The Moselle river is mindblowing with many castles, fairytale villages, interesting buildings, and loooooots of local wine.
MontanaMariner 2 years ago
Fo the BP writers understand what the word abandoned means? It doesn't mean people live there.
Xenon 2 years ago
These were lifted from another website as is. BP didn't add to it before posting it here.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Christian Golden 2 years ago
How sad that the capital of Scotland has been abandoned. I was there in June and it seemed so vibrant. 🙄
zububonsai 2 years ago (edited)
Yeah, horrible news, indeed. I am in Edinburgh right now and juuust yesterday afternoon it was crowded with tourists (like me). Sad to hear it's been abandoned overnight 🥹 (*typing from my hostel bed at 7 a.m.*)
Load More Replies... 9 animals and counting 2 years ago
THIS IS A COLLEGE. I'm done now. I can't deal with the idiots.
Rick Hamrick 2 years ago
You seem a bit challenged in recognizing wiseass, satirical comments.
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Oskar vanZandt 2 years ago
I know it looks rather stark in black & white, but it's Edinburgh...
Renee Prete 2 years ago
You think that they'd notice if I moved it to my mobile home park?? It might just fit
#51
Abandoned. Would You Live There ?
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
That depends *entirely* on how much money I have for renovations, landscaping, maintenance, furnishings, and taxes.
#52
Abandoned Beauty, Louisville, Kentucky
kybourbonpearls 2 years ago
Ouerbacker Mansion- She was built in the 1860's and is beautiful! I believe a restoration is happening or is scheduled to!
#53
Château De Puilaurens In Aude, France, Built In 1229
#54
Abandoned Somewhere In Romania
#55
The Owner Of This Amazing Treehouse Was An Oil Magnate And Built This House For His Grandkids
It had a bathroom, kitchen, bedrooms, running water and electricity. When he died and the kids grew up, it was just forgotten about.
#56
1219 Abandoned Mansion, Then And Now
ॐBoyGanesh 2 years ago (edited)
In the 47 years it took them to mow that lawn, the house fell into disrepair
Tara Moov 2 years ago
This appears to be Halcyon Hall at what had been Bennett School for Girls in Millbrook, NY, but I'm not sure what's up with the reference to the Marion family, which makes it sound like a private residence, as it was still operating as a school in 1965 (unless they were visiting their daughter on campus and happened to snap a photo?)
#57
Abandoned Mansion With Pool
Fish Fingers 2 years ago
So if you rolled up with renovation money, could you just... have it?
#59
Abandoned Country House
#60
Abandoned Subway Station Russia
Malfar 2 years ago
It's in Sevastopol, Crimea. Used to be Ukraine, occupied by Russia since 2014. The train station was used to transport the workers to the plant. The plant still works but the subway station was abandoned in the 1990s because the workers now use other means of transportation.
#61
French Castle In Total Decay
Maya 2 years ago
There has been a lot of discussions and pressure from inhabitants of the town and local elected folks for its owners to renovate it. Good news is that earlier this year it was finally bought by the townhall of the village from its owners, for 100 euros. Renovation works are now planned, hopefully it will be brought back to life !
#62
Abandoned Art Studio In Italy
#63
Soviet Era Tupolev 104 Jet
#64
Peleș Castle, Sinaia, Romania
#66
Abandoned
#68
Bed Returned To Ordsall Hall
RedMarbles 2 years ago
These are taken from a facebook page collecting "old" as well as "abandoned" places. Not sure why BP didn't carry over the "old" part.
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Abanoned
#70
Bouzov Castle, Czech Republic
#71
Webster Wagner House, 1876 (Demolished 2015). Palatine Bridge, New York
#72
Abandoned House
#73
Abandoned
#74
This House Is About 4 Blocks From Where I Iive And Has Been Empty Around 10 - 15 Years
#75
Abandoned Beach House
#76
Paffendorf Castle, Germany
Sylvia Schmitz 2 years ago
This is where I grew up and it's not abandoned. It's been some kind of restaurand for a long time, I remember eating there as a kid after visiting the brown coal mining museum. Nowadays it is a brasserie.
#78
Just Amazing
#79
Abandoned Island In Japan (Hashima,nagasaki)
Nonna_SoF 2 years ago
For those curious it's a played out coal mining island. Now it's a tourist attraction and source of friction between Japan and Korea due to Japan's refusal to acknowledge the slave labor used at the site prior to and during WW2, despite having previously agreed to do so.
two Stean 2 years ago
The claim of slavery is a one-sided Korean view. The island was created because of the coal bubble, and records show that Hashima's salary was higher than that of the mainland. Stores, restaurants, hospitals, movie theaters, schools, and even casinos (pachinko) existed.
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This Castle
#82
James Lee House, Memphis, USA
Lisa Westfall 2 years ago
The James Lee House is a Boutique Bed and Breakfast located in the heart of Memphis, Tennessee.
#83
The Medieval Eltz Castle Located In Wierschem
Germany, has been owned and occupied by the same family for over 850 years, 33 generations to be exact.
Final score:
8points
Nonna_SoF 2 years ago
There's even smoke coming out the chimney in the picture... or at least I hope that's a chimney... /s They really should have called this list old buildings.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 2 years ago
If it's "occupied by the same family for over 850 years, 33 generations to be exact", how is it abandoned?
Petra Schaap 2 years ago
"occupied" might be an indication that it doesnt belong on this list?
#84
Abanoned
#85
Would You Live Here?
#86
Abandoned In The Middle Of Nowhere!
michael Chock 2 years ago
If the only way to get there is by helicopter or boat, it's nowhere
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#87
Sitting Room - Frederick Vanderbilt Mansion In Hyde Park, NY (Built In 1896)
#88
Castle In Germany
#89
Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
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Huddo's sister 2 years ago
Every time one of these lists is published, more than half are not actually abandoned, and half the rest are clearly staged. BP could just title it 'cool old buildings' and we could happily upvote!
Alethea Fletcher 2 years ago
So many that are obviously still occupied. 🙄 .. Those that are actually abandoned, it would be nice to have the location in the heading on each photo.
Maya 2 years ago
Urbexers do not usually disclose the location (like the town, village) where the abandoned mansions are
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Rob Chapman 2 years ago
Some of these are clearly staged. You have rooms where the walls and ceilings are crumbling, there's rubble on the floor, yet...the furniture, dishes, books and even random pieces of paper are in pristine condition.
Petra Schaap 2 years ago
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah please look up the meaning of the word ABANDONED JFC
Tiny Dynamine 2 years ago
It looks like the readers know a lot more about these places than BP!
Deborah Rubin 2 years ago
Abandoned or not, I like that so many people provided background info on these. I wish more posts have this info, it's annoying that so many pictures are just hanging there.
Anyone-for-tea? 2 years ago
When I win the lottery, I’d love to buy a real abandoned place and restore it to its former glory!
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
Every time one of these lists is published, more than half are not actually abandoned, and half the rest are clearly staged. BP could just title it 'cool old buildings' and we could happily upvote!
Alethea Fletcher 2 years ago
So many that are obviously still occupied. 🙄 .. Those that are actually abandoned, it would be nice to have the location in the heading on each photo.
Maya 2 years ago
Urbexers do not usually disclose the location (like the town, village) where the abandoned mansions are
Load More Replies... Rob Chapman 2 years ago
Some of these are clearly staged. You have rooms where the walls and ceilings are crumbling, there's rubble on the floor, yet...the furniture, dishes, books and even random pieces of paper are in pristine condition.
Petra Schaap 2 years ago
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah please look up the meaning of the word ABANDONED JFC
Tiny Dynamine 2 years ago
It looks like the readers know a lot more about these places than BP!
Deborah Rubin 2 years ago
Abandoned or not, I like that so many people provided background info on these. I wish more posts have this info, it's annoying that so many pictures are just hanging there.
Anyone-for-tea? 2 years ago
When I win the lottery, I’d love to buy a real abandoned place and restore it to its former glory!
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