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Eerie images of abandoned prison linked to infamous riots left to rot for over 50 years
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The Essex County Jail in New Jersey was once a bustling correctional facility dating back to the 1800s, but now stands empty, surrounded by overgrown vegetation and crumbling walls
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Frozen in time boarding school that was once country retreat for wealthy
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The Nichewaug Inn was a historic hotel in Petersham, Massachusetts, that eventually became a boarding school before falling into disrepair and abandonment, then demolition
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'City of the Century' is burnt-out metropolis with abandoned homes and empty church
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Gary in Indiana was once known as 'The City of the Century' but has lost more than 40% of its population in the last 30 years – leaving more than 30% of homes in the city empty
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Abandoned motorcycle graveyard frozen in time was man's passion but left to rot
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The selection of images were taken at Kohl's Cycle Sales in Lockport, which had been abandoned after its business owner ran into financial issues. The collection was ultimately scrapped
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Ghost town frozen in time for decades with dusty funeral parlour and open casket
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These incredible photos from Abandoned America show the decaying remains of a once-booming community which has been deserted for decades but remains eerily frozen in time
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Eerie snaps show abandoned mental asylum with 'grey lady' ghost stalking halls
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Meanwood Park Hospital, on the outskirts of Leeds, West Yorkshire, has been left to rot for more than two decades - and now images from inside lay bare the spooky atmosphere
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Island once 'most densely populated place on Earth' now ghost town with a horrifying past
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Once a symbol of Japan's industrialisation, now Hashima Island lies deserted, touched only by nature's slow reclamation and small areas of restoration as part of its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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'Super creepy noises' heard in abandoned UK hospital – explorer felt she wasn't alone
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Chloe Urbex, 23, found the abandoned site 'super eerie' and shared some of the spooky images of the hospital that was left as though the patients and staff upped and left
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Forgotten UK theme park reclaimed by nature eight years after closing its doors
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Pleasure Island in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire was once buzzing with the laughter and screams of thrillseekers, but now the dilapitated site - destined for demolition - has been left to rot
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People visit ghost town 'frozen in time' for a century and make very spooky find
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This chilling ghost town looks like something straight out of a Country and Western film – as it's been frozen in time for decades. You can visit too – as long as you're not afraid of ghosts
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Island next to major city has dark past – now public isn't allowed to go there
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A mysterious island less than a mile off the coast of one of the world's largest cities is now completely abandoned by people – and it has a rather unsettling history
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Inside abandoned Victorian manor with wedding snaps on wall and casino in cellar
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An abandoned Grade II-listed manor house in Liverpool has been left to rot — but not before it had hosted countless birthdays, wedding and celebrations in its time
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Inside creepy 'beautiful UK home' in woods - with terrifying Pudsey bear and Beaker
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Urban explorer Tokyo Matilda discovered an abandoned country home left to rot and filled with so many dolls hoarded over time that she felt like the house was 'going back to your childhood'
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Inside 'apocalyptic' Olympic stadium abandoned for nature to reclaim
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As the 2024 Olympics in Paris come to an end, an urban explorer has shared the eerie remains of a stadium abandoned and left to rot after the most history games to take place in recent memory
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Haunted island off Devon coast for sale – just watch out for ghosts and cannons
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Drake's Island, off the coast of Plymouth, is rumoured to be home to the ghosts of 15 former military men and has its own a private beach, fortifications plus planning permission for a luxury hotel
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Inside eerie remains of 'enchanted' US theme park – Johnny Depp's forgotten film location
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The Enchanted Forest in the US was a popular attraction with families at its peak, but it has laid abandoned for the last 30 years and has now become overgrown with rotting plaster storybook figures
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Inside 'Dead malls' across the US as abandoned shopping centres left frozen in time
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As recently as the 90s, shopping malls were the place to be. Social hubs, filled with shops and restaurants, where people would meet up with friends or go on dates
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Abandoned UK barn hidden by overgrown nettles hides 'priceless' collection
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A collection of vintage cars worth millions – with one unique vehicle that's literally beyond price – has been found by an urban explorer in an old abandoned barn in the UK
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Inside abandoned and rotting shopping centre that never recovered from horrific tragedy
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The 1992 murder of Christina Marie Brown on a pathway between Owings Mills Mall and the nearby Metro station, led to the long-held perception that the mall was unsafe and its eventual closure
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Derelict paper mill became 'magnet' for teens until party got out of hand with gang attack
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Tom Hilton's skull was exposed in a vicious attack in 2021, and now the location of the attack has been revealed to be a derelict paper mill with very easy access for partying teens
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Inside deserted 'dystopian nightmare' jail where lags begged to be saved by the Devil
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Western Penitentiary, aka State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, was a low-to-medium security correctional institution operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Correction
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Inside 'Terrordome' prison notorious for murder, experiments and inmates 'boiled alive'
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Known as 'The Terrordome', Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia operated from 1896 to 1995, gaining notoriety for riots, unethical medical experiments and murder during that period
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Abandoned housing estate dubbed 'UK's Chernobyl' with just four residents and 'fake pub'
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A once-bustling housing estate built to accommodate Glasgow's shipbuilders now stands almost completely empty, with just a few determined invividuals refusing to leave 'the UK's Chernobyl'
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'I thought I was trapped in an abandoned tube station with no way out, it was terrifying'
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Urban explorer Tokyo Matilda revealed she was 'terrified' after thinking she was trapped in an abandoned London tube station on a recent 'stealth' mission which saw her get caught late at night
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