14,982 abandoned places in United States

ShotHotspot has mapped 14,982 abandoned places in the United States, and lists the top 200 here, ranked by how often they're photographed, viewed and voted for. The most popular are Abandoned Train, Water Tower - Old Decatur Water Works and Abandoned Crosley Building. Some are private property or unsafe, so get permission before you visit.

Top abandoned places in the United States

  1. Forgotten Fortress - abandoned
  2. Abandoned Train - 45 photos; transport, abandoned
  3. Water Tower - Old Decatur Water Works - 44 photos; people, abandoned
  4. Abandoned Crosley Building - 24 photos; architecture, abandoned
  5. Derelict Factory - 7 photos; urban, abandoned
  6. Pratt-Pullman Yard (Forgotten Repair Yard) - 45 photos; transport, abandoned
  7. Abandoned Westinghouse - 30 photos; abandoned
  8. Abandoned School - landscape, abandoned
  9. Coal Pier - 45 photos; abandoned
  10. Carnival - abandoned
  11. Abandoned Military Base - abandoned
  12. Goldfield Ghost Town - 45 photos; abandoned
  13. Abandoned Alter - 17 photos; architecture, abandoned
  14. Abandoned Orphanage - architecture, abandoned
  15. Abandoned School - urban, abandoned
  16. Abandoned House - abandoned
  17. Old Railroad Cars - transport, abandoned
  18. Avondale Barn - abandoned
  19. Echo Lake Incinerator - water, abandoned
  20. Incinerator, formerly Jefferson Davis Hospital - 19 photos; urban, abandoned
  21. Falling Wall - 32 photos; landscape, water, abandoned
  22. Abandoned Houses in Chandler - abandoned
  23. Abandoned Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park - abandoned
  24. Central Mass Railroad Tunnel - abandoned
  25. Rice Creek North Trail Abandoned Building - abandoned
  26. Saginaw Army Plant - 2 photos; architecture, abandoned
  27. Abandoned Apartments - 19 photos; architecture, abandoned
  28. Abandoned Factory - 20 photos; urban, abandoned
  29. Devil's Cave - 4 photos; abandoned
  30. Mead's Mill Ruins - abandoned
  31. Ice Cream Junction - abandoned
  32. Graffiti - 26 photos; urban, abandoned
  33. Downingtown Trestle Bridge - architecture, transport, abandoned
  34. Railroad Bridge Abandoned - architecture, transport, abandoned
  35. Abandoned Factory - 45 photos; urban, abandoned
  36. St. Stephens Dome - 45 photos; architecture, urban, abandoned
  37. Abandoned Train Under Overpass - urban, transport, abandoned
  38. The old dairy barn in Meridian - abandoned
  39. Trestle Tracks - landscape, water, architecture, abandoned
  40. Abandoned Airplane Factory - urban, abandoned
  41. Belmont Art Park - 1 photo; abandoned
  42. Abandoned Banquet Hall - abandoned
  43. Blue Hills Nike Missile - abandoned
  44. Abandoned Factory - 41 photos; urban, abandoned
  45. Downtown Montgomery - 45 photos; architecture, urban, abandoned
  46. Lowertown Depot - urban, abandoned
  47. Abandoned Renaissance Faire - 34 photos; abandoned
  48. Abandoned Hudepohl Brewery - 45 photos; urban, abandoned
  49. Abandoned Multimillion dollar mansion with stables - abandoned
  50. Rusty Tractor - landscape, urban, abandoned
  51. Mt Tzouhalem Cave - transport, abandoned
  52. Chong Hua Sheng Mu Holy Palace - 1 photo; architecture, abandoned
  53. Prehistoric Forest Amusement Park - abandoned
  54. Abandoned Barn - landscape, abandoned
  55. Old hanger - 45 photos; transport, abandoned
  56. Abandoned Farm Colony - 45 photos; abandoned
  57. Abandoned Barn - architecture, abandoned
  58. Typhoon Railroad - transport, abandoned
  59. Urban Factory - 1 photo; urban, abandoned
  60. Hearthstone Castle - architecture, abandoned

Abandoned places in the United States, by area

Before you go

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