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World's Eeriest Abandoned Places
Lier Sykehus, Norway
Why It’s Eerie: Few places are creepier than deserted psychiatric hospitals. At this medical complex in the town of Lier, 30 minutes south of Oslo, eight of the hospital’s buildings are still occupied by living mental health patients; the remaining four are vacant—and inhabited by nonliving former residents. The looming structure, which opened in 1926 and partially shuttered in 1986, was the site of frequent lobotomies and electroshock treatments.
How to Experience It: Before heading to Lier, spend the morning in Oslo acquainting yourself with the ghostlike paintings in the Edvard Munch Museum. The Scream will put you in the mood.
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Open / CloseTimes Beach, MO
The whole town was evacuated in the 80's because dioxin (a carcinogen) was used in the roads and had seeped into the water table. It's located about 30 minutes outside St. Louis on I-44.
Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA
The prison located on 23rd and Fairmount Avenue in Philadelphia once hosted a very famous outlaw by the name of Al Capone. Although this institution is closed to convicted felons and inmates, it continues to entertain paying visitors during the Holloween season. Haunted tours are performed yearly at the Eastern State Penitentiary. During this guided tour, you'll see the old cells that once caged the famous and infamous inmates. The cots with the rounded iron head-boards, the chipped paint, an... Read More
Abandoned Mental Hospital
"Byberry", located in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This has to be the largest or one of Americas largest mental health hospital that has been closed since the early 80s. This hospital's property is enormous and the morgue is still visible, I believe there are ten morgue drawers, give or take. Photos were taken of this old institution a while back and published in the Northeast Times paper. The wall peelings stand lifeless and the creepy scenes of that single chair sitting in the midd... Read More
Old Griffith Park Zoo
The abandoned zoo in LA, CA is way creepy. You must go around back to see where the animals climbed up to their cages above the exhibits.
Centralia, PA
Centralia has to be on this list.
YES! I totally agree. I was going to say that Centralia should be on this list!
My husband and I went there last year and it was real creepy! To me, it seemed like aliens came and sucked up all the houses. It was an eerie feeling, walking around, almost scary.
More Subrubs and Exurbs to become ghost towns
Ever higher oil prices and shoddy construction will lead to
1) 1/3rd of the homes for sale, then
2) Some are abandoned, not kept up, then
3) Police and fire are cut back
4) Vandalism and arson create more bad spots; a "jack-o-lantern" effect
5) Home values plummet, no one moves in, except squatters
6) Finally only a few older people trapped there by their equity and lack of money to move, surrounded by squatters and crime.
7) The old people die off and the ...
How About Varosha??
Caught between North and Greek Cyprus, Varosha is a creepy, abandoned town worth a visit for sure! The locals say there are lights that have been burning since 1976, and vintage model cars still in the showrooms of this displaced town...Entry is forbidden, but driving around the perimeter (as I did last year) is spine-tingling fun.... for pics of Varosha, check out my blog at davidrozgonyi.blogspot.com....
Where is Chernobyl Ukraine?
i though while i was nearing the 11th entry, Chernobyl will be the "last but no the least" entry..the place is 'unbeatably" eerie, as it is the only place on earth that preserves everything from the 80s, and 1986 USSR to be exact..not only is the place scary, but also what happened and the aftermath that still haunts us today...
My thoughts exactly. There's nothing more creepy than an entire city (Prypiat, Ukraine) that has been abandoned overnight. Though I guess that technically it does not fit into this group, since it is definitely NOT a tourist attraction.
I agree 100% Chernobyl, Prypiat and the glowing Wormwood forest is as creepy as it gets!
Talk about being frozen in time!
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