How To Find Abandoned Places
FIND YOUR OWN URBEX SITES
People ask me often how i find these abandoned urbex locations and other abandoned or lost places. Here is a short how-to that can help you to find your first abandoned location.
How to find urbex locations in 15 minutes.
- Newspapers
Check your (local) newspaper and search for abandoned places. You be amazed about how many derelict buildings there are in your neighbourhood. Use a translator for foreign newspapers to find some spots close to your vacation spot.
- Google Search
Just type in “abandoned places” and search. Also try other languages or other search words like urbex, derelict, decay, etc.
- Google Maps/Earth
Just travel the digital world and look for old factory near train tracks or rivers. Look for holes in roofs and switch to street view if available.
- Urbex map or database
Some urbex websites have a map. This website for instance. Or here and here. Never buy locations from a website or app, don’t be that person. Explore!
- Go out!
The most important step. Explore! Most people just forget to go out and just shoot.
