36 Incredible Photos of Abandoned Buildings

It's always interesting to see how some structures are completely forgotten with time. The buildings stand as a mere decaying representation of what once was. From mansions and asylums to churches and cities, check out these 36 hauntingly beautiful images of abandoned buildings.

An old Domino Sugar factory sits on the edge of the bustling and trendy Williamsburg neighborhood in Brooklyn.

The shell of a sky bird rests in a field outside of the Icelandic mountains.

A lone shack sits in the open and arid outback.

A row of empty buildings memorializes a small-town Main Street that once was.

A golden grassy field claims a former family home in the Wyoming mountainscape.

Old wooden posts barely keep this former seaside getaway above water.

A picturesque river once fueled this cliffside crystal mill.

Small speed boats explore the turquoise waters that house a ship graveyard full of yesteryear's vessels.

The kitchen is closed at this old diner that sits on the outskirts of Vegas.

Metal beams protrude from the ruins of a collapsed industrial plant.

A capsized luxury cruise liner floats off the coast of Thailand.

A fire engulfed what remained of the former Henryton State Hospital in 2015. The facility closed in 1985.

Photo: Flickr/Forsaken Fotos

An old, mid-century style gas station sits empty on the side of a busy road.

Photo: Flickr/Karsun Designs

Kilchurn Castle, built in 1450, has faced access issues in recent years due to overflowing waterways. The gothic structure stands on a rocky peninsula.

Photo: Flickr/Neil Williamson

The abandoned city of Chernobyl has sat vacant for over 30 years. The entire town was evacuated due to a nearby nuclear plant accident in 1986.

Photo: Flickr/Jorge Franganillo

Ghostly corridors lined with jail cells go on for what seems like miles in the former Eastern State Penitentiary.

Photo: Flickr/Lorie Shaull

The long-vacant, 18-story, Michigan Central Station was purchased in 2018 by Ford Motor Company in the hopes that the building will one day be restored to its former glory.

Photo: Flickr/Johnathan Nightingale

Paranormal legends surround the notorious lighthouse that stands at the Point of Ayr.

Photo: Flickr/Steve Wilson

The former Eastern Market, found at the corner of Orleans & Wilkins, is covered in graffiti.

Photo: Flickr/Bryan Debus

Structures of all variations sit empty in the abandoned city of Chernobyl. Including this bumper car pavilion, which serves as a ghostly reminder that civilians had to abruptly pack their belongings and leave.

Photo: Flickr/amanderson2

Debris covers the floor of this once-opulent church.

Photo: Flickr/vacivity

An imposing mansion collects dust in a secluded European field.

Photo: Flickr/Tim Vauhnik

This abandoned farmhouse looks like it's straight out of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Photo: Flickr/Lane Pearman

The Henning Motel sits on iconic Route 66 in the Mojave Desert ghost town of Newberry Springs.

Photo: Flickr/Noel Kerns

The former administration buildings at a rundown Maryland hospital.

Photo: Flickr/Forsaken Fotos

Cruise south of Fayetteville, down Highway 87 in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and you'll pass Tyson's convenient store. You can even still make out portions of the Orange Crush advert splashed across the roofline.

Photo: Flickr/Gerry Dincher

Red, tattered seats still occupy this former movie theater.

Photo: Flickr/Phillip

A giant tree shades a decaying country house.

Photo: Flickr/Trevor Marron

The Battersea Power Station, an old coal power facility, sits unoccupied in the Nine Elms district on the outskirts of London.

Photo: Flickr/mendhak

A swing sits unhinged in front of an empty school building.

Photo: Flickr/Trevor Marrons

Nature has started to reclaim this former hospital.

Photo: Flickr/Alice Popkorn

Imagine waking up to this eerily beautiful view every morning.

Photo: Flickr/Don Graham

Look closely and you'll notice exercise murals painted on the back wall of this old gym. Your Planet Fitness probably doesn't look like this.

Photo: Flickr/Marco Nürnberger

Ya know what makes an abandoned location even creepier? When it's surrounded by a graveyard.

Photo: Flickr/Tim Green

This old house, isolated in the middle of the woods, could have been used in The Blair Witch Project.

Photo: Flickr/Scottb211

Grass and graffiti have overtaken an uninhabited apartment building.