1,004 abandoned places in Australia

ShotHotspot has mapped 1,004 abandoned places in Australia, and lists the top 200 here, ranked by how often they're photographed, viewed and voted for. The most popular are Abandoned Hornsby Quarry building, Abandoned Coal Tracks and Boothtown Aqueduct. Some are private property or unsafe, so get permission before you visit.

Top abandoned places in Australia

  1. Abandoned Hornsby Quarry building - 18 photos; architecture, abandoned
  2. Abandoned Shopping Center - urban, abandoned
  3. Woogaroo Lunatic Asylum (abandoned) - abandoned
  4. Abandoned Coal Tracks - 45 photos; sunset, water, abandoned
  5. Boothtown Aqueduct - 39 photos; abandoned
  6. Abandoned Dunlop Factory - urban, abandoned
  7. White Bay Power Station - 45 photos; urban, abandoned
  8. Shed - landscape, abandoned
  9. Glebe Tram - 45 photos; urban, transport, abandoned
  10. Abandoned Rest House - architecture, abandoned
  11. Mount Lofty - abandoned
  12. Derelict Hut - abandoned
  13. Old Fort - 45 photos; abandoned
  14. Disused Quarry, Daisy Hill - abandoned
  15. Helensburgh Station (South) - 45 photos; urban, transport, abandoned
  16. Fort Lytton - 25 photos; water, architecture, abandoned
  17. Big Hill Cutting - 17 photos; architecture, transport, abandoned
  18. Abbotsford House - architecture, abandoned
  19. Shipwreck - 45 photos; urban, abandoned
  20. Ambassador Motel - abandoned
  21. Abandoned Hospital - 40 photos; abandoned
  22. Abandoned House - architecture, abandoned
  23. Port Coogee Powerstation - 43 photos; architecture, urban, abandoned
  24. North British Mine - abandoned
  25. Callan Park Hospital for the Insane - 45 photos; architecture, abandoned
  26. Burnt Down "Reef Hotel" - abandoned
  27. Point Lonsdale - 45 photos; sunset, abandoned
  28. traralgon - abandoned
  29. Bushrangers Bay - 35 photos; sunset, landscape, water, abandoned
  30. Carrum Beach - 1 photo; people, abandoned
  31. Crows Nest - abandoned
  32. Pulpit Rock - sunset, landscape, water, astro, abandoned
  33. Cockatoo Island - 45 photos; urban, abandoned
  34. Anzac Square - 45 photos; abandoned
  35. Old House - abandoned
  36. Ruined Bridge - 1 photo; landscape, architecture, abandoned
  37. Abandoned Signal Box - White Ave - 1 photo; transport, abandoned
  38. Wharf Crane - 2 photos; sunset, water, abandoned
  39. Wharf Crane - 2 photos; sunset, water, panoramic, abandoned
  40. Stanley Ruins - 7 photos; abandoned
  41. Yerracderie - 5 photos; abandoned
  42. Morisset Hospital Criminal Insane - 25 photos; abandoned
  43. Old Abandoned Hospital Decay - 3 photos; abandoned
  44. Abandoned House Berwick - architecture, abandoned
  45. Abandoned Quarry - abandoned
  46. ALDI Distribution Centre - urban, abandoned
  47. Subway® Restaurant - 5 photos; abandoned
  48. Wool Store Port Adelaide - 45 photos; urban, abandoned
  49. Metal Ruins Bulli Shadow - architecture, abandoned
  50. Perry's Paddock - 30 photos; architecture, abandoned
  51. School Mental Health Building - architecture, abandoned
  52. Old Petrol Station Abandoned - 24 photos; urban, abandoned
  53. Window - 3 photos; landscape, abandoned
  54. House Abandoned Farm Deserted - 21 photos; architecture, abandoned
  55. Empty Kilkenny Foundry Dead - 45 photos; urban, abandoned
  56. Abandoned Motel Perth Graffiti - 12 photos; abandoned
  57. Grazing Lands End - sunset, abandoned
  58. Redbank Locomotive Maintenance Depot - urban, abandoned
  59. Abandoned Industry Industrial Factory - urban, abandoned
  60. Eurama Ruins Sandstone Remains - 3 photos; abandoned

Abandoned places in Australia, by area

Before you go

We don't know whether you're allowed to visit any of these places. Many are private property, closed to the public or unsafe: get permission from the owner or the relevant authority, and take safety precautions.

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