Amazing abandoned places in every US state
Frances Carruthers
21 February 2024
America's most haunting wrecks and ruins
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Alabama: Dicksonia Plantation, Lowndesboro
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Alabama: Dicksonia Plantation, Lowndesboro
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Alaska: Kennecott, McCarthy
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Alaska: Kennecott, McCarthy
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Arizona: Vulture City Ghost Town, Wickenburg
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Arizona: Vulture City Ghost Town, Wickenburg
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Arkansas: Rush ghost town, near Yellville
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Arkansas: Rush ghost town, near Yellville
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California: Preston Castle Reform School, Ione
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California: Preston Castle Reform School, Ione
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Colorado: Crystal Mill, Crystal
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Colorado: Crystal Mill, Crystal
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Connecticut: Seaside Sanatorium, Waterford
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Connecticut: Seaside Sanatorium, Waterford
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Delaware: Gibraltar Mansion, Wilmington
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Delaware: Gibraltar Mansion, Wilmington
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Florida: Bongoland, Port Orange
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Florida: Bongoland, Port Orange
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Georgia: Briarcliff Mansion, Druid Hills
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Georgia: Briarcliff Mansion, Druid Hills
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Hawaii: Old Sugar Mill of Koloa, Kōloa
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Hawaii: Old Sugar Mill of Koloa, Koloa
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Idaho: Old Idaho State Penitentiary, Boise
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Idaho: Old Idaho State Penitentiary, Boise
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Illinois: Old Joliet Prison, Joliet
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Illinois: Old Joliet Prison, Joliet
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Indiana: City Methodist Church, Gary
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Indiana: City Methodist Church, Gary
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Iowa: Buckhorn ghost town, Jackson County
David Wilson/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
Iowa: Buckhorn ghost town, Jackson County
Phil Roeder/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
Kansas: Lutheran Church, Dubuque
Lane Pearman/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
Kansas: Lutheran Church, Dubuque
Lane Pearman/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
Kentucky: Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Louisville
Aaron Vowels/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
Kentucky: Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Louisville
Aaron Vowels/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
Louisiana: Six Flags New Orleans, New Orleans
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Louisiana: Six Flags New Orleans, New Orleans
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Maine: Fort Gorges, Casco Bay
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Maine: Fort Gorges, Casco Bay
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Maryland: Glenn Dale Hospital, Glenn Dale
Rose Pineda/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0
Maryland: Glenn Dale Hospital, Glenn Dale
Rose Pineda/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0
Massachusetts: Lowell Mills, Lowell
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Massachusetts: Lowell Mills, Lowell
Randy Duchaine/Alamy Stock Photo
Michigan: Lee Plaza, Detroit
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Michigan: Lee Plaza, Detroit
Sam Dao/Alamy Stock Photo
Minnesota: Mill Ruins Park, Minneapolis
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Minnesota: Mill Ruins Park, Minneapolis
Jon Bilous/Shutterstock
Mississippi: Rodney, Jefferson County
Stuart Abraham/Alamy Stock Photo
Mississippi: Rodney, Jefferson County
Ryan Victor/Alamy Stock Photo
Missouri: Ha Ha Tonka Castle, nr. Camdenton
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Missouri: Ha Ha Tonka Castle, nr. Camdenton
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Montana: Bannack, Beaverhead County
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Montana: Bannack, Beaverhead County
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Nebraska: St. Deroin, Nemaha County
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Nebraska: St. Deroin, Nemaha County
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Nevada: Rhyolite, Nye County
Pierre Camateros/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0
Nevada: Rhyolite, Nye County
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New Hampshire: Madame Sherri's Castle, Chesterfield
Erwan Gardan/Alamy Stock Photo
New Hampshire: Madame Sherri's Castle, Chesterfield
Erin Paul Donovan/Alamy Stock Photo
New Jersey: Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital, Ellis Island
Felix Lipov/Shutterstock
New Jersey: Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital, Ellis Island
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New Mexico: Chloride, Sierra County
Witold Skrypczak/Alamy Stock Photo
New Mexico: Chloride, Sierra County
Witold Skrypczak/Alamy Stock Photo
New York: Bannerman Castle, Pollepel Island
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New York: Bannerman’s Castle, Pollepel Island
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North Carolina: Stonewall Jackson School, Concord
Angela Hampton/Alamy Stock Photo
North Carolina: Stonewall Jackson School, Concord
Melody Songer/Alamy Stock Photo
North Dakota: Mondry Grain Elevator, Ardoch
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North Dakota: Mondry Grain Elevator, Ardoch
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Ohio: Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield
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Ohio: Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield
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Oklahoma: Picher, Ottawa County
Tim Dowd/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 3.0
Oklahoma: Picher, Ottawa County
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Oregon: Golden, Josephine County
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Oregon: Golden, Josephine County
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Pennsylvania: Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia
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Pennsylvania: Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia
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Rhode Island: Pawtucket-Central Falls Train Station, Central Falls
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Rhode Island: Pawtucket-Central Falls Train Station, Central Falls
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South Carolina: Atalaya Castle, Murrells Inlet
Zachary Frank/Alamy Stock Photo
South Carolina: Atalaya, Murrells Inlet
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South Dakota: 1880 Town, Midland
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South Dakota: 1880 Town, Midland
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Tennessee: Brushy Mountain Penitentiary, Petros
kyle price/Alamy Stock Photo
Tennessee: Brushy Mountain Penitentiary, Petros
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Texas: Majors Stadium, Greenville
Larry D. Moore/Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA-4.0
Texas: Majors Stadium, Greenville
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Utah: Tintic Mill, Genola
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Utah: Tintic Mill, Genola
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Vermont: Moran Municipal Generation Station, Burlington
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Vermont: Moran Municipal Generation Station, Burlington
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Virginia: Professor Cline's Haunted Monster Museum, Natural Bridge
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Virginia: Professor Cline's Haunted Monster Museum, Natural Bridge
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Washington: Bodie, Okanogan County
Wendy White/Alamy Stock Photo
Washington: Bodie, Okanogan County
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West Virginia: Reymann Brewing Company
Ryan Stanton/Flickr/CC BY-ND 2.0
West Virginia: Reymann Brewing Co.
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Wisconsin: Helena, Iowa County
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Wisconsin: Helena, Iowa County
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Wyoming: Gebo, Hot Springs County
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Wyoming: Gebo, Hot Springs County
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