25 Creepiest Abandoned Places on Earth

there's something very eerie about abandoned places their isolation and backstories are usually fascinating and while most of these places are off limits the most courageous among us usually find a way to get inside and send their bravely taken images to the rest of the world is 25 have covered abandoned places before but we decided to look much further to find 25 particularly creepy abandoned places that have long since passed their Heyday while some have been redeveloped or demolished their legacy remains Vivid in the eyes and minds of the world I'm Mike with list25 and here are the 25 creepiest abandoned places on Earth [Music] 25. bangar Fort India the bungar fort which is said to be the most haunted spot in India was built in the 17th century by the Monarch bhagwantas in the Indian state of Rajasthan Legend tells us that his daughter turned down a local sorcerer who approached her with a magical potion in an unusual turn of events while grieving the loss he failed to detect a boulder sliding down his path and was crushed to death moments before his death he cursed the entire Kingdom of bangar for perishing and dying in agony let us fast forward for centuries there have been numerous reports of Paranormal Activity and stories of tourists meaning tragic ends leading many to believe that the curse in fact exists the government forbids any foreigners to be in the area once the sun sets 24. the ryugyong hotel North Korea the Ryu young Hotel also known as the yukyung hotel or the 105 building is one of the world's creepiest abandoned buildings according to the Guinness Book of World Records it's also the tallest vacant building in the world the building's construction began in 1987 and was abruptly halted in 1992. construction resumed in 2008 but was stopped again in 2011. the ryug young reopened in 2018 after LEDs were put onto its facade transforming it into pyongyang's largest light show and a propaganda machine it features a four minute video depicting North Korea's history and various political slogans while the cone at the top displays a massive North Korean flag the question is will it ever be open construction of the building is still in progress and it has never been occupied 23. St George's Church Czech Republic the now dilapidated Saint George's Church in the Czech Republic is not only creepy from the outside but also very much so on the inside the church was closed down in the 1960s but scary ghostly shrouded statues now inhabit it when the church's roof fell in 1968 the residents saw it as bad Omen and boarded it up while proceeding to have their services outside the church even though the church was abandoned residents wanted it to be restored Jacob hadrava an artist was commissioned to create a work of art to collect funding for the project he created several plaster ghosts which were placed in the church in 2014. the nun anyone 22 pripyat Ukraine Belarus border pripyat was established in 1970 as a Soviet nuclear City to accommodate workers for the nearby doomed Chernobyl nuclear power plant it was named after the adjacent pripyat River and was incorporated as a city in 1979 and had a population of 49 000 men women and children as a result of the now Infamous nuclear meltdown at the facility in 1986 the entire city had to be evacuated the ministry of emergencies in Ukraine currently oversees access to the city as well as all operations within the Chernobyl exclusion Zone since 1986 radiation levels have decreased significantly with equivalent doses ranging from 1 to 336 micro receivers per hour however the city Remains the epitome of a ghost town 21. kayakoi turkey the abandoned town of kayakoi has a truly depressing past the town which lies near the popular tourist hot spots of oludenis and fetier used to have a vibrant energetic Community before a series of tragedies befell them its first drawback came as World War One ravaged the world followed by the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and shortly thereafter the attempted conquest of Anatolia by the Greeks however the town's final death blow was the Turkish Greek population exchange treaty in its terms Greek Christians were forced to leave turkey while all Muslim Turks were forced to leave Greece adding insult to injury an earthquake hit the area forcing the last remaining residents to leave 20. hautuan China a fishing Village in the shangsi archipelago near Shanghai once had a bustling population of more than three thousand people however its residents mostly fishermen and their families began leaving in the 1990s when fish became scarce and nature covered the empty buildings within three decades today only the most daring tourists venture to the island exploring ancient decaying houses is a popular activity providing a glimpse into the past with household objects and Furnishings that appear to be Museum Treasures many buildings today display warning signs as the surrounding vegetation hastens their Decay 19. colemanskop Namibia on April 14 1908 Zacharias lawala a train worker founded diamond in the desert a discovery that would lead to the founding of Coleman scop in Namibia the wealth of the first diamond miners soon transformed the area into a fully functioning German Town with a hospital a four-lane bowling alley a Furniture Factory and the first Tramway in Africa Coleman Scott boomed until the 1920s but experienced a rapid decline after World War One diamond prices fell the diamond fields around colemanskop were slowly depleted and Richard Diamond deposits were found further south by 1954 the mining town once home to 300 German adults 40 children and 800 owambo contract workers was at the mercy of the forces of danger 18. Plymouth Monserrat Hills volcano erupted in 1995 residents of the town of Plymouth which used to be the capital of Montserrat in the Caribbean was forced to evacuate some residents would eventually return but had to be evacuated again in August 1997 when another eruption destroyed more than 80 percent of Plymouth bearing in under nearly five feet of volcanic ash during that second eruption 19 people died and the town became known as the Pompeii of the Caribbean many of the town's residents continue to live in poverty in temporary housing to this day 17. an Eva Rock Lighthouse Russia the aniva lighthouse is one of Russia's most remote and difficult to access lighthouses Japan erected a new this new than shore of saccaline a small island east of the Russian mainland in 1939. the area around the lighthouse often gets engulfed in Sea Mists and the Region's unpredictable Tides have resulted in several shipwrecks The Haunting Lighthouse was decommissioned in 2006 as modern navigation technology rendered its original purpose obsolete sadly time has taken its toll on the aniva lighthouse which today lies rusted ragged and far from its former glory 16. the moynoch ship graveyard Uzbekistan nothing is more eerie than abandoned objects that appear out of place like the ships in the morning ship graveyard they found themselves stranded in the desert when the rivers of the RLC were redirected for irrigation purposes the once a body of water so massive that it spanned 26 300 square miles it dwindled to less than 10 percent of its original expanse the ecological disaster killed the flourishing fishing economy in a few short years the remaining inhabitants of the area suffered severe health issues as toxic dust storms Laden with salt fertilizers and pesticides swept across the Dead Sea beds today the scorching desert he engulfs dozens of disintegrating ships while the near shore lies nearly 100 miles away 15. Bodhi USA the ghost town of Bodhi which slowly decays in the Sierra Nevada mountains is one of the best preserved old mining towns in the United States in its Heyday the town had a population of over 10 000 people it was famous for its lawlessness daily shootings were commonplace and barring the saloons the morgue was the town's second best booming business Bodhi became a state Historic Park in 1962 and is more famous today for what is known as the curse of Bodhi Legend has it that anyone who takes something from the town will experience misery and Misfortune interestingly stolen souvenirs frequently find their way back to the local ranger station along with letters of apology 14. the Paris catacombs France nothing could be more terrifying than becoming stuck within a small tunnel hundreds of feet underground yet it happens regularly within the Paris catacombs only about two miles are open to the public and include the famous ossuaries the rest of the Catacombs stretch for more than 200 miles in a Subterranean network of passageways and tunnels the prohibited parts of paris's catacombs are unmarked and very dangerous some locals do enter the catacombs through illegal secret entrances around Paris however authorities make no secret that it's prohibited and extremely dangerous however despite the risks of urban legends and myths there's no shortage of daredevils who explore the catacombs on a daily basis 13. erdstall tunnels Europe the Earth stall tunnels can be found across a large portion of Europe and are thought to date back to the Middle Ages with no records indicating their use or purpose it's widely assumed that robbers and criminals might have used the interconnecting network of tunnels as safe houses others believe the tunnels served as a prison for evil spirits and played an essential role in religious and spiritual interactions the tunnels are pretty remote and only a few inches high definitely not to be entered by anyone with claustrophobia because the vast bulk of the labyrinth is hidden in darkness just a portion of it has been investigated and only the well-known and explored tunnels may be entered at any given time 12. spray park Germany this is one of the most terrifying locations in the world and it never fails to draw attention this berlin-based entertainment Park which opened to the public in 1969 received strong opposition as the administration attempted to westernize it this resulted in the Park's downfall and as it approached insolvency the owner resorted to drug smuggling he was arrested and the parts management collapsed resulting in it becoming a Haven for vandals drug addicts and criminals it didn't take long before murders started taking place in 2014 large parts were destroyed in a fire later confirmed to have been an arson attack however this might just be one site on today's list with a better future according to recent news reports the park is set to be reinvented as a center for art culture and nature by 2026. 11. stolenskay Metro Ukraine Kiev in Ukraine has an extensive Railway Network and well-designed subway stations however it has an unfinished segment during World War II Stalin initiated the construction of two underground corridors as a secure alternative to the vulnerable bridges over the the neopita river named stalinsky Metro these corridors were intended to ensure Safe Transportation during a potential Siege however with the surrender of German forces the project was abandoned today Erie remnants of these unfinished corridors can still be found in certain areas of Kiev they are frequently flooded poorly maintained and adorned with stalactites 10. Ross Island penal colony India Ross Island is one of over 500 small Islands within the nicobar and the adaman islands by the 1850s British authorities in India began to use the island as a prison camp primarily to hold and Safeguard inmates from the 1857 Indian Rebellion for years inmates were forced to clear the Island's dense humid forests to make space for an extravagant Colonial complex malaria cholera dysentery and other diseases were a constant danger the British even conducted illegal medical experiments with an untested medication to cure malaria thousands of prisoners were force-fed in Kona alkaloid which produced significant adverse effects such as nausea and depression 9. bilitz heilstephen Germany Kaiser Wilhelm II builted Billet sanatorium in 1898 to address the city's Rising tuberculosis epidemic over 17 and a half thousand individuals were treated at belits from 1914 to 1918 including the future fewer Adolf Hitler several attempts to privatize the sanatorium in the late 1990s failed with just a portion of the building finally being rebuilt as a neurological patient Clinic the sanatorium's remaining sections were abandoned and have subsequently deteriorated due to criminal activity and sentimental collectors to make matters worse the site was also the location of several murders and the activities of a serial murder known as the Beast of belitz 8. Hashima island Japan if you're looking for a snapshot of what Earth would look like after a zombie apocalypse Hashima island is the place to go located 9 miles off the coast of Japan near the city of Nagasaki the island is one of the most haunted places on Earth over one thousand of its former residents brought there as slave labor in the 1930s and during World War II died the Chinese prisoners of war and Korean immigrants were forced to work in harsh conditions and many starved to death or died from exhaustion the island achieved world heritage status in 2015 Only After Japan acknowledged its role in the forcible labor practices on the island 7. the Orpheum Theater USA the Orpheum Theater in Madison Wisconsin was wrecked in 1926 for 750 000 a massive amount of money at the time its grand opening coincided with the Titanic sinking setting the tone for the theater's spectacular demise the theater offered a variety of shows and films but their entertainment value paled in comparison to what happened after the theater closed at night the night housekeeper who was the last person to leave the building each day related a series of bizarre happenings he would overhear discussions at the bar and would frequently come across a shadowy figure cleaning beside him whom he believed to be the late head Usher who died after falling from the balcony there were also rumors of people seeing a man seated beneath the balcony in the main theater who habitually appeared and disappeared 6. La Isla de las munacas Mexico the island of the Dolls is one of the world's most eerie and terrible places and can be found deep within the canals of sochimilco Mexico's City's Last Vestige of the Aztecs here the locals believe the land is cursed and they often see ghosts walking and hear Shadows talking the single acre of land has three cabins and hundreds of decaying dolls the caretaker started collecting the dolls when he discovered a drowned girl on the island and he hung the old dolls in the trees all over the island to appease the girl's Soul later in 2001 the caretaker was discovered dead in the exact location where he claimed to have found the girl's body nobody lives on the island at the moment visitors claimed to have seen the doll's eyes move and heard them communicate 5. Colombia there was a very spooky backstory behind the now abandoned hotel de Salto also known as The techendama Falls hotel in kundina Marco Colombia the myth and folklore surrounding the place speak of indigenous tribes people leaping into the waterfall during the Spanish Conquest believing that they would shape-shift into Eagles and be able to fly away the hotel has also witnessed numerous suicides and rumor has it that all hell breaks loose after 5 PM when Whispers of Screams and fleeting Shadows appear in the long abandoned rooms of the hotel guests have reported witnessing apparitions and hearing strange voices in an unfamiliar language quite possibly those of The Departed muiska 4. old Diplomat Hotel Philippines many people are misled by this hotel's name believing that diplomats or other high-ranking officials have visited or stayed on its premises and could not be further from the truth originally built by Dominican Friars the Japanese Army occupied the hotel during World War II and it was the site where atrocious acts of murder torture and rape were committed against prisoners and refugees the U.S bombed part of the structure near the war's end following that a luxury hotel group purchased and renovated the war-torn structure from the government the hotel closed down when the owner died a few years later it's said to be haunted by victims of the Japanese Army's horrific crimes three via DaVinci Italy the foreboding House of witches near Lake Como Italy was built as a holiday home for count Felix divechi between 1854 and 1857. the family only enjoyed a few years in their new home before tragedy struck first the architect died a year after the building was completed then in 1862 countavechi came home one day only to find his wife had been murdered and his daughter missing the count searched for his daughter for over a year and finally committed suicide when he couldn't find her his brother then moved into the house where he and his family remained until World War II the house has been empty since the 1960s and an avalanche in 2002 destroyed all the homes in the neighborhood except this one creepy 2. hovered and Skye Hospital Russia this Hospital built in the shape of a biohazard symbol is at the top of the list when it comes to urban legends this Infamous location has been the subject of terrible tales with some arguing that its development was abruptly halted due to budgetary constraints in contrast others believe that local authorities intervening against a satanic cult caused the rise of an unsettling presence or entity in the building in addition to being a well-known Haven for satanists the building was also no stranger to paranormal activities and weird shadows would often be seen moving in dark rooms without any light the entire structure was eventually covered in graffiti and completely dilapidated the building finally met its end in 2018 when it was demolished 1. pavelia island Italy the abandoned plague island of pavelia is believed to be so evil that few Italians ventured to set foot there in fact fishermen refused to fish in the water surrounding the island and access was restricted for many years though numbers vary more than 160 000 people are believed to have died in pavilia and they didn't go quietly being taken to pavelia was essentially a death sentence and people would resist vehemently knowing they would spend their final days in a literal hell on Earth some claim that the soil on the island is 50 Ash due to all the cremations that had to take place as they burned the plague victims so have you been to any of these places if not what's the creepiest place you have been to let us know in the comments below and as always don't forget to like share comment subscribe click that notification Bell so you don't miss out on any new content totally forgot to say this at the beginning whoops uh creepiest place I've been to let's see um when I was a kid I would go to a camp I wasn't supposed to but I would kind of explore I found an old slaughterhouse you can still see like some of the tools and stuff on the wall uh supposedly there's an old KKK site near my Camp um yeah just kind of the slaughterhouse is probably one of the creepiest places I've ever been myself um not really that's all I can think I have been to any like their supposed hauntings at the Tampa theater downtown and I have been there but while I'm there it wasn't creepy like we were watching you know plays and stuff and operas and ballets but not but so technically that is a creepy place I have been to I just didn't experience said creepiness um and I haven't I'm not I've never had any experiences one way or the other I've never so like it was a creepy building because it was abandoned nothing happened there so yeah what are some creepy places you've been to let us know in the comments below and as always nope jump the gun there I'll see you guys next time and oh what do I always say I love you guys thank you so much and 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Published: Fri Jul 14 2023