20 surreal photographs of forgotten and abandoned places (21 photos)

Abandoned buildings and other godforsaken places have always fascinated people, not because they are creepy or dilapidated, but because they remind us that the world is always changing. Here is a selection of images from photographers and adventurers who went in search of the mysterious and lost and shared the results on social networks.





1. Ksar Nalut - an 11th century fortified granary located in the Nalut district, Libya



2. Former cult leader's mansion





3. “The cinema in northern Thailand that I filmed in 2016 - it has been abandoned since the mid-80s.”



4. “I walked 80 kilometers through the desert to see this beauty - an abandoned rocket 60 meters high.”



5. An abandoned pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee, before it was converted into a Bass Pro Shop.



6. Abandoned Dunalaster Castle in Scotland



7. Abandoned car in Oakland, California



8. Brand new Fiat 147, forgotten for 35 years in an old barn



9. Forgotten Treehouse in Redmond, Washington



10. Bannerman Castle, Beacon, New York



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12. “My favorite thing in the world is spending hours on Google Maps searching for abandoned places and then watching the evolution from what it used to be to slowly becoming a forgotten place.”



13. Abandoned train in the mountains



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16. Crypt, Scotland, UK



17. Hashima Island near Nagasaki, Japan



18. Abandoned "Burans" at Baikonur



19. “You could probably survive a nuclear explosion in this refrigerator.”



20. “On New Year's Eve 1993, this ocean liner set sail from Greece to Thailand under tow. The towing lines broke during a storm, the ship was left adrift, and on January 18, 1994, it ran aground near Fuerteventura, Canary Islands."