The Beauty And The Creepy: 23 Hauntingly Beautiful Photographs Of Abandoned Places

Increased media attention continues to fuel the popularity of urban exploration. In fact, several websites and social media pages are dedicated to showcase the beauty and the creepy side of the world’s famous and little-known abandoned places.

One incredible example would be Instagram page Beautiful Abandoned Places (@itsabandoned). Their collection of stunning photographs, captured by various urban explorers / photographers, will give you a fresh perspective of abandoned sites which have been largely skewed towards the macabre.

From ruins of buildings to forgotten shipwrecks, these 23 photos will hopefully let you discover the beauty of places rejected by man, reclaimed by nature. Enjoy!

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Abandoned mine in the Ural Mountains, Russia | Photo by Mishainik

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Decay inside the dining hall of an abandoned hotel. Photo by @timeless_seeker.

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Small shipwreck near Tobermory, Canada | Photo byWarren Lo

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Nature taking back a church. Photo by Quentin Chabrot.

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Abandoned cookie machines. Photo by Keikmal on Flickr.

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Abandoned Church, Detroit Photography by @panog

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Initiation Well in Sintra, Portugal. Photo by @matthias_haker

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Abandoned conservatory, from the Belle Époque, France | Photography by Quentin Chabrot.

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Locals in West Virginia claim this Ferris wheel at the abandoned Lake Shawnee Amusement Park is haunted | Photography by Kyle Telechan

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Crashed & Sunken World War ll plane found in Nikko Bay, Palau.

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Old row boat in a dry and cracked river bed. Photo by Madam B.

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View from the Luxury box at the Pontiac Silverdome, Former Home to Detroit Lions | Photo by Johnny Joo

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Sunrise over the ruins of the Macinaggio Tower, Corsica | Photo by Marco Grassi

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Abandoned greenhouse in Germany

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Wreck of an Dakota C47 airplane underwater | Photo by Rico Besserdich

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Reflections at an abandoned institution | Photo by David Pinzer

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Abandoned chapel in a foggy cemetery. Location unknown.

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Cavern of lost souls, underground car graveyard | Photo by Behind Closed Doors

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Abandoned Domino Sugar Factory, Kent Ave., Brooklyn, New York

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Abandoned barber shop in prison

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Tree growing around an abandoned bicycle – leave a comment if you remember these ?

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Abandoned Glass Botanical Garden in England

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Abandoned Library outside of Moscow, Russia

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