There's something about visiting an abandoned area: You get that tingling feeling, it's so quiet that it's loud, you just know that someone is watching your every movement. You feel the hairs on the back of your neck rise as a sharp chill rushes down your spine. You feel so out of place, like you don't belong!
These images show some of the most eerie-yet-oddly-beautiful places from around the world. Think how quiet some of these places would be, like the abandoned train track high up in the mountains of Taiwan, the air thick as you walk through the clouds.
Or whole cities, completely abandoned to be returned to the elements. Places where people lived and loved, raised families — all of those stories forgotten as the years go by.
Would you ever want to visit any of these places? Some of them are gorgeous, but I'm not sure if I could work up the bravery!
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Jet Star Roller Coaster
Located in NJ, this roller coaster was swept into the ocean due to the winds of hurricane Sandy. After six months in the waves, the company that owned the famous ride finally had it taken apart.
Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track
For the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, an extensive bobsleigh and luge track was built. After the games, however, the track was damaged during the Bosnian War. These days the bullet-riddled tracks are used for graffiti.
Wonderland Amusement Park
This Chinese amusement park was only about 20 miles outside of Beijing. It was set to be the largest amusement park in all of Asia, but construction came to a halt in 1998 due to financial problems. Farmers originally reclaimed the land, until everything was demolished in 2013.
Oradour-sur-Glane
This haunting French village was destroyed by Nazis on June 10, 1944. 642 of the men, women and children inhabiting the village were massacred as the town was razed to the ground. A new village was later built nearby, but the French president, Charles de Gaulle, ordered that the original town remain as it was left on that terrible day to serve as a permanent memorial.
Click to the next page to see a beautiful musical instrument in a very unlikely location…
An Abandoned Piano With A Tree Growing From It
This photo comes from Seaside California. It's become rather famous, and while it is a pretty haunting image, it's actually a setup by artist Jeff Mifflin. The piano was simply solid wood and placed to look as if a tree was growing from it!
Stairway To Nowhere
At Pismo Beach, CA, many years ago there was no way to get to the beach, so a staircase was built which connected to a ramp. Eventually, the salt water caused the structure to deteriorate, but the stairs remained.
SS America
In 1994, this once mighty ship was caught in a terrible thunderstorm in the Atlantic. Towboats could not save the doomed ship, though its crew was later rescued by helicopter. Eventually, nature and the tides took their course and the ship ran aground off the coast of the Canary Islands.
Look On My Works, Ye Mighty, And despair!
Kolmanskop was a 1908 boom town settled by Germans once diamonds were discovered in the deserts of Namibia. With enormous wealth abounding, the residents built hospitals, ballrooms, a school, and a casino. When the diamonds stopped turning up, the town quickly emptied, returning it to the sand.
The next image is absolutely haunting! Click to the next page to view it!
Old Train Track
Around 6,000 feet above sea level, these misty forests of Taiwan house old train tracks that used to act as a logging railway in Taipingshan National Forest — so high that the clouds form and linger all day!
The Ghost City
This small island once housed over 5,000 Japanese coal miners. Since 1890, the city housed thousands of workers to further industrialize Japan's economy. When the mine finally closed in 1974, the inhabitants all left as well, leaving behind what's now known as "The Battleship Island."
Chernobyl Bumper Cars
When the catastrophic nuclear accident occurred in 1986, thousands of Ukrainian citizens were forced to flee their homes, lest they die from radiation poisoning. Many homes and places were left in such a rush that common items remained as they were left on that terrible day.
Christ Of The Abyss
Back in 1954, artist Guido Galletti scuplted a bronze statue of Jesus Christ and placed if 50 feet underwater in the Mediterranean Sea. Since then, various copies have been sent around the world, being placed underwater in museums and in churches.
For a real scare, click to the next page and check out the image of an abandoned doll factory!
Abandoned Doll Factory
Hundreds of molds and casts remain strewn about in this Spanish doll factory. With literally hundreds of old dolls left at workstations, it seems this place was emptied quite rapidly.
Bare Footprints In Old Reactor Containment Area
Not much is known about this terrifying image, but it seems as if there is someone out there in the world who has no issue with walking around barefoot in a nuclear reactor's containment area.
Sanzhi UFO houses
These "Pod-Houses" were set up to supply amazing, futuristic vacations in Taiwan. The project was abandoned in 1980 due to financial difficulties and because of several deaths and suicides that occurred during the constructions. The "bad luck" of the whole plan was thought to be caused by cutting a Chinese dragon sculpture into two in order to widen the road.
NYC Smallpox Hospital
Located on Roosevelt Island in Manhattan, this 100-bed hospital was designed to deal with the large outbreaks of smallpox brought in upon the arrival of infected immigrants. It's now a New York City Landmark, and the city has plans to eventually open the location to the general public.
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