Travel back in time to another world and set off on an adventure: looking for lost places at home has developed into a leisure trend. What a few years ago was only a passion of ambitious photographers who gave each other tips for worthwhile objects can now be seen as a popular sport.
Corona and the travel restrictions associated with the pandemic to countries near and far have helped to take a close look at the local area and make discoveries in your own country. If tourist stays are already prohibited in existing hotels, why not dare to look into accommodations that were closed long ago?
In search of morbid travel destinations
“Urbexers” are pursuing the new, not entirely harmless hobby. They seek out forgotten places, roam through buildings that have been vacant for years and are left to decay. The term “Urbexer” stands for “Urban Exploration” – what is meant is the discovery and photographic documentation of so-called lost places.
This not only requires camera equipment, but a very special instinct and a good deal of courage. Because first the objects have to be found, some of which are located in big cities, but also in the provinces and have been forgotten.
On the other hand, the tours through the crumbling buildings prove to be dangerous. The daredevils have to watch out for rotten ceilings and climb stairs whose steps may lead nowhere.
You can also click through the following photo series:
– Berlin’s secret cabinet of horrors – no tourist strays to these forgotten places
– Decades after the withdrawal: This is how bizarre the Soviet ghost houses look today
– Canfranc in the Pyrenees: This Spanish ghost station awakens from its slumber