Urban exploration thread. Share your stories (paranormal or not) and experiences along with tips for newbies out there who want to try and get in on the fun.
Pic related is a dilapidated body shop right around the corner from a local naval support facility. The place is mostly open air now because the roof caved in sometime back, haven't had the chance to go inside yet.
This was at one point an insurance agency. Ever since a much bigger and structurally sound building went up 2 miles away they closed this down and nobody in the area has shown interest in buying it to this day. I'd try going in there but there is way too much activity happening around there during the day and night.
Also I have a question for more experienced urbexers; how do you normally go about searching for and exploring abandoned places like these without getting into any legal disputes/confrontations? Do secluded areas work better? Maybe going at night while using long exposure mode/flash on a camera in order to get photos?
I've done a lot of exploring, mostly at KPPC. You can see some of the videos below:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3ZJ0QWE7os3PUQBKodsRay_-srd7D2Ne
As well as a list of flickr albums here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/130941168@N06/albums
>>17686734
Loving these videos
>>17686586
I did urban exploracion twice, the first time was in an abandoned sports centre and then in an old factory.
Both times were in holidays like new years eve to make sure no one is going to be arround.
I always bring a knive with myself in case i need it for technical reasons or self-deffence, you dont know what you are going to find in that kind of places.
I always go at night and I study the place before entering into it, I dont wanna et caught by the cops or get in trouble with some vagabounds.
Im planning on going to an old military hospital and entering entering through the
sewerage system but this is going to be very hard the most risky one.
I try to use my torch as less as possible to make sure I dont get caught, I only use it for places without windows and without moon light.
PD: Sry for the possible grammar mistakes, Im still learning english.
Bum art
Being alone in these is nerve racking
>>17686734
>>17688086
Dude if you have more videos upload them, they are amazing
>>17688440
To be honest man, if you know there's going to be an even slight risk of getting caught by police, then I wouldn't bring your own weapon if I were you since you can be charged much worse than you would be without it.
When first finding somewhere you'll need to check the area for anything like cameras, guards or any passerbys then you move on to finding an entrance (best if you find one rather than make one)
Also if you feel threatened use something you fount in the area to be your weapon and begin to carefully scope out the area for anything and don't let your guard down till everything is clear with you.
Lastly do not take anything, again you'll just be adding to possible offences you may be charged with.
>>17686734
Can i see that private?
>>17688086
>>17688594
Thanks, glad you like them. I have three or four more I can put up, but they're not as good as the ones that are already there. No fancy intros or music.
>>17689143
It's just a slightly longer version of The Mad House. Longer because I left in more boring stuff, nothing good there that isn't in the other one.
>>17688597
Seconding this. All good advice.
>>17689161
Love them put up the others
>>17689172
Sure, but it'll take a while. I'm going to wait a couple of hours for everyone to go to bed so I can upload without causing problems for them, then I'll start. In the mean time, there's always the flickr albums. Pic related.
>>17689261
from the small uploading to youtube experience, i suggest converting to webm before uploading, things go much faster that way
>>17689261
Where do you find all these great places man?
I live near pic related. It's a hosptial, abandoned in 2008. The oldest section was built pre- ww1, and the newest in the 90s. I have a few pictures saved, and if anyone can think of a way to do it, I'm willing to live-stream me going inside from my iphone, as soon as tomorrow night (eastern time)
Alright, here's the first of four new uploads. This one was a crisis/isolation unit for patients.
Isolation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rzqAD0Ue4A
>>17689378
Almost everything is from the same place: Kings Park Psychiatric Center. It's an urbex playground, with dozens of buildings still standing. The only downsides are that it's a really well-known and therefore heavily vandalized place, and the security that patrols it. We haven't been caught, but they seem to have been stepping up their game lately, especially since they're in the process of demolishing some of the buildings.
Here's a great resource on the place if you want pictures and more information:
http://www.kppchistory.com/index.htm
The links on the left and right sides will allow you to look up most of the buildings, past and present, and learn what they were for. Pic related is a map of the place.
Ascension Hospital = Building 7, Medical
The Mad House = Building 15, Criminally Insane
September = The Quads, or 41-43/Group IV, Female/Geriatric
Ice Cream Demon = Building 44, Storehouse
Isolation = Building 140, Crisis Housing
136 = 136, of course. The OLD medical building
Apartments & Basements = Buildings 18 & 19, Staff Housing
The Doctor's House = Pretty much what it sounds like
>>17690239
Periscope.
>>17690258
Awesome. Thanks. Just downloaded it.
This pic was actually taken from inside, looking out into a courtyard.
>>17690275
Rooftop shot.
>>17690275
This place looks really cool, what kind of building is it?
Short video here, 136.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt0fmEl5pZI
>>17690298
It's all a hosptial. Served most of the area for a long time, but the halls were too narrow, and there weren't enough beds, so they moved to a newer, bigger facility. It has about five sections each built at different times, with obviously different architecture now. It's suffering water damage on the inside, with one level completely flooded, and the one above it, (pic related) six inches deep in water. Heavy vandalism as well, and an arson case last week that caused some minor exterior damage.
>>17690321
Interesting, hope the stream goes well. If it's doable, you should consider going during the day at some point, for easier picture taking.
New video, Apartments & Basements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2PUOTeT_o8
Taking a break for now, I'll upload the last one a little later.
>>17690331
Where was this in the building?
>>17690172
Things have really been going downhill for thomas since he started taking meth
It is 5am and I really dont know if I want to go to bed or go and explore this abandoned restaurant + house
>>17688597
Good to know yoi remember everything I taught you ;)
I was in an old administrative building of a disused mine, sadly it has been torn down later.
>>17691409
it had quite soviet-ish atmosphere in it
>>17691413
but overall, nothing interesting has happened
>>17691416
but I was 15 back then, so it has been quite spoopy anyway.
No.Eu. urbex here. Have lots of post-soviet stuff abandoned. But pic-related is somewhat strange. It was once a leisure-activity club for the workers of textile and machinery manufacture, where they played in theater, made movies, wrote books and had sports activities. The manufacture itself is partly-used and bought by a private investor, yet, this building is a 4 storey brick compex, 2-3 time "built over", you can clearly see it, stand on their ground and is NOT used. And it is also conserved as you can see. Been in there several times and there's just NO FUCKING LIGHT. Yet it has this eerie feel of cultural ghosts being there - several people died there already after the abandence and there was also a part-time court session over 2 soviet rapist schoolchildren, both dead now. AFAIK, suposedly haunted, Yet I haven't met a geist in there.
Poland - Kłomino Ghost Town
>>17691732
Weren't some of the scenes from Chernobyl Diaries shot there?
One more video from me - The Doctor's House:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPjOlTzd3Fs
This guy has some pretty good stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=789YsquCX_k
there's something really calming about old abandoned buildings. it's just pretty to look at, you know?
i was once at an abandoned place called Kings Park, it was an abandoned psych center. i went into a burnt out laundry mat on premises and threw on my respirator. Inside was untouched and moldy, i then continued into the basement which i then fell threw the floor. i found some cool medical papers and equipment that i took. My advice is to watch your step, wear heavy boots, and watch you're footing
dumping some pictures
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>>17696128
>jews
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>>17696152
Here ya go boys http://boredomtherapy.com/hidden-german-bunker/
does anyone have that one vid where the dude enters that one abandon mineshaft and he's only like 3 feet inside of it and he hears a radio or some shit turn on? That was spooky as hell
>>17695474
I concur.
Bump.
>>17696288
You could have just linked to the imgur instead of directing traffic to a shitty site that profits off of people's pictures without permission.
just fyi imho tbqh senpai you dun goofed
>>17697059
>implying that imgur doesn't do exactly that
head's up - go to youtube and search for "this is dan bell" - loads of good urbex vids, mostly dead malls
>>17696355
shit I remember that, it's somewhere on youtube. Channel of a guy who explores abandoned mines
Any must-see spots in California (bay area mainly) ? I recently started exploring and photographing abandoned places but I've exhausted all of the interesting and worthwhile spots near me :/
Anyone in the UK I feel like we don't have many places to explore. Most interesting places are alarmed.
>>17697330
I hate that he adds ambient spooky audio to everything.
>>17688440
>Im planning on going to an old military hospital and entering entering through the
>sewerage system but this is going to be very hard the most risky one.
You gonna do a write up? Sewer system entry sounds p nasty but also v cool
>>17698820
There's actually a good number of dedicated groups to this, the UK has a very healthy community. But it has declined somewhat since they made squatting illegal
>>17698848
There was an old ROF site I always wanted to visit but by the time I was old enough to really consider it the place was pretty much all gone. Most of my family worked there, would have been interesting. Probably would've gotten caught anyway though.
>>17686734
about the madhouse. great video
LpH is an Hormone called Lipotropin, used long ago to tread mood disorders, as it Beta Lipotropin can affect mood and behaviour (prohormone, endorphine release)
>>17688440
disregard sewers.
in fact. anything underground. i did a metro and sewers once. they were the only time in my life i've felt trully scared.
don't
>>17688440
Where u from?
>>17690233
Def want to see it.
>>17690445
hehehehe
>>17691732
Cute polish girl.
>>17699278
Tell su more?
>>17688465
> a enimie
Bum indeed
Abandoned military base in Quillota, Chile.
>>17699542
Last place you saw, before your free helicopter ride.
>>17699559
>>17690233
Eastern time is 4:30 am for me and I'm a lazy fuck. I'll try to get up early if you decide to stream.
>>17699576
Found a hobo hut.
Notice the fedora and the tennis racquet
>>17699604
>>17699613
And the pool.
>>17699615
That's it for today, always happy to contribute.
>>17690445
this made me laugh way harder than it should have
Any one in nm know of any good places, I've been trying to get into urbex but other than some dinky ghost towns waaay out in the middle of no where I can't really find anything. And any tips on where to look to find places? I was just thinking of driving around
I always go at day time if it's near houses - people often report lights & shit. It depends on the place, how you look etc.
Dress plainly but normally. If you don't look notable people won't notice you entering.
Always, always closed toed shoes.
Invest in any form of slr camera - even a shit one. Having a clunky, fancy looking camera can get you out of some major fines "I was just taking photos" normally gets me out of any trouble - note, I am in Australia and a girl- these things probably matter.
Avoid times when punk kids might be around - avoid areas that look like they house the homeless at night - moat of the time if you keep a wide birth between you and there clear base, you get left alone.
Never run - always walk slowly and lightly on wood - follow floor beams and whatnot.
Shit moat of this is probably fucking useless, i tried.
>>17699690
Walk in any random direction to any place you have never been before.
Bring sandwiches.
>>17697339
found it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCy8iWxf1Us
>>17699716
This.
The sandwiches are essential.
Story time.
>my friends and i went on a road trip to celebrate birthday
>driver wants a stupid ass gimmick by putting a blindfold on
>we drive for about three hours (while blindfolded for me)
>we arrived at a campsite
>campsite was shit but doable
>we set up camp which took the whole afternoon
>night time
>mosquitoes fucking everywhere
>drank too much water and told friend i'd take a piss
>went off outside bringing flashlight
>trekked for about three to five minutes to find a suitable tree to unload
>take my sweet ass time to piss
>anon hears something in the bushes
>anon checks it (while still peeing)
>flashlight that shit
>saw these two shining red orbs adjacent to each other embedded in the bushes
>i lose my shit and run while dick is out
>i hear a howl that did not sound like any other animal i know
>fumble with zipper and reach camp site
>told my friends what i saw and they thought i was crazy
Never going camping again.
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I'm new to the whole thing; had my first adventure a few days ago. I live near a university which has an extensive steam tunnel system. A couple friends and I went down on Friday to check it out. There was some cool stuff, but we never got to see this large graffiti painting of Jesus that we were looking for. Going to try again soon and go into a different grate.
>pic related, same system but not my picture
>>17700125
same here, really just want to explore
bormp
>>17690233
kinda reminds me of columbine
>>17691732
"call me ranch cause i be dressin"
>find a cool abandoned mental hospital near my home
>explore it one time with some friends
>pretty cool, creepy as fuck too
>find a room filled with mirrors on three of four walls
>no idea what that room was used for
>a little spooked, venture elsewhere
>get access to the basement, chairs scattered randomly throughout underground passageways
>decide to leave eventually, want to do more exploration
>end up returning to the hospital multiple times
>other people begin to check it out
>they're not so interested in exploring, more so in breaking shit and making noise
>since it's near some houses a lot of noise complaints are made
>we go back one time at night
>friend mentions hearing footsteps outside
>gets called out on his bullshit
>about five minutes later we hear noises coming from the window we came in through
>turn back to check it out
>dude standing there, light beams through the window
>fucking police
>end up getting arrested and spending some time in the cells
That was the last time I went urban exploring. Sorry for the boring story but it's one of the few I have. Be careful out there, try not to make too much noise.
Pretty sure I'll go out exploring again some time but I really don't want to get arrested again. I think my friend has some cool photos of the abandoned chairs in the basement, potentially the mirror room too. I'll try see if I can get a hold of them tomorrow morning if this thread is still alive.
>>17703196
People are way too reserved (guess that's the word) in my neighborhood yet we have some spooky spaghetti everywhere. I could go at 3am on a Tuesday morning into an abandoned house right down the street that isn't lit and somebody will still end up seeing me and call the cops.
I've considered taking the legal route before but law enforcement won't get back me about local laws the couple of times I have asked them. I tell them I'm a small time photographer too to make the situation sound less sketchy, but still not a word from anybody.
bump
anyone ever been to SFNO? I know it's risky but damn do I want to see that
this thread's really putting me in the mood to try out exploring. Not pic related though, I can only imagine it would be a death sentence to a newbie like me.
Only thing in my home town is a abandoned winery that the roof caved in on. It's next to the lake and next to a old abandoned butchery building from the same era. Went there a bunch a times during the day and went there once at night was pretty spookie since its in the middle of no where and a miles walk out towards it. Homeless people call it home some times and gang bangers party there often.
There's an old hospital complex ~30 miles from my hometown. It's like 6 stories and has multiple wings. We heard squatters moving around and there was some pretty creepy graffiti. The city built a new hospital and didn't have the money to destroy the old facility. Indiana has a lot of abandoned shit; it's a poor state.
>>17704687
More for this. It's located in Ukiah California. Not much to check out around here. I wanna find more things to explore though.
Bumpo
>>17688465
Is that under Las Vegas?
This was taken at an abandoned mental hospital in California, I can't exactly remember but it was like 1 hour from Sacramento. It was pretty sweet. Had to climb up in through a second story window and it was fucking endless
>>17707199
Story
Now
>>17707210
The story behind the place is that some patient killed like 5 people, got out then killed a few more at a diner. That was in like 2005. The place is said to be haunted and me and my friends went up there one night and got in. Did a lot of exploring saw some cool areas but the only thing spooky I saw was that we were all exiting a room and I was the last one out and I heard someone walking on the paper on the ground behind me and then like a bang on the wall kinda thing. Pretty creepy experience but all around awesome.
>>17707230
>>17707238
Shitty iPhone uploading pictures sideways
>>17707240
+ Camera phones store orientation in .exif
+ 4chan strips .exif
+ pics end up being posted oriented weird ways
One Solution: Open pics in M$Paint, save oriented correctly as new named pic, post that pic. -M$Paint doesn't use .exif for orientation, 4chan posts pic correctly
>>17707230
Sounds pretty crazy. Wish there was something like that where I lived but there really are here is homes
>>17690233
id watch that anon
What gear does everybody usually take? Some photographers/filmmakers out there that take a crapload of equipment?
>>17712548
Some take a lot, but you really don't need to. Just bring a backpack with snacks and a bottle of water, a flashlight, and you'll probably want a respirator. This is the one I use:
http://www.amazon.com/3M-Facepiece-Respirator-6291-Particulate/dp/B000FTEDMM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1463747775&sr=8-5&keywords=3m+respirator
If you're looking to take pictures, just make sure your camera has manual control. You're going to need a tripod, and a camera that allows you to control shutter speed. Most cameras will, even a point-and-shoot. For example, >>17686734 was actually taken in a really dark hallway, but it was a 30-second exposure. Unless it's pitch-black, a tripod will allow you to get noiseless shots with no motion blur in almost any area.
>>17690233
Still interested in this, did you go?
>>17707240
Only thing that looks haunted is whoever is in the red hat.
Found this with friends at some abandoned building. Looks like someone has a wonderful sense of humor.
>>17707362
the image viewer in windows lets you change the orientation on the fly, its faster than your idea.
>>17704719
I live in Indiana! Where do I go?
I was back at KPPC today with J, and we visited and revisited some areas. Just a casual stroll around, but I'll post some pics/video if there's anything good.
Gaze upon this finely crafted artistry and weep at the sight of its majesty.
