Trenton Psychiatric Hospital – An Abandoned Institution In New Jersey
Although Trenton Psychiatric Hospital is still open, much of the complex has been abandoned as the number of patients has decreased over the years.
North America
Ypsilanti State Hospital – An Abandoned Asylum in Michigan
Ypsilanti State Hospital was a mental health facility known for its experimental therapies. It was demolished in 2006 after lying abandoned for 16 years.
Ciudad Juárez – A City Too Dangerous To Live In
Ciudad Juarez in Mexico has seen whole neighbourhoods abandoned as a result of a brutal drug war that has raged between rival cartels.
Bodie – A Wild West Gold Rush Ghost Town in California
Bodie is a ghost town located in California. It began as a mining camp in 1859 but by the early 1900s, it was abandoned.
Foxborough State Hospital – An Abandoned Hospital in Massachusetts
Foxborough State Hospital was a mental institution in Massachusetts. It closed in 1975 and remained abandoned for many years.
Worcester State Hospital – An Abandoned Asylum in Massachusetts
Worcester State Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was abandoned in 1985 and destroyed by fire in 1991.
Food Rocks – An Abandoned Show Attraction at Epcot
Food Rocks was an audio-animiatronic show at Epcot in Walt Disney World. It was closed in 2004 to make way for Soarin’.
Cobble Hill Tunnel – Brooklyn’s Abandoned Subway
The Cobble Hill Tunnel was New York’s first subterranean rail tunnel but it now lays abandoned under the streets of Brooklyn.
Barkerville – A Canadian Gold Rush Ghost Town
Barkerville was once a bustling gold rush town but it was left abandoned in 1958. It has since reopened as a tourist attraction.
Atlanta Constitution Building – An Abandoned Newspaper Headquarters
Once the headquarters of one of the biggest newspapers in Georgia, the Atlanta Constitution Building is now abandoned.