Top 5 modern ruins for urban explorers

Gagra, Georgia. Photo by Vyacheslav Argenberg

The fact that we know out planet pretty well by now (although not entirely), can be a blessing or a curse, depending on your sense of adventure. If you have the time and the money, and you know where you want to go, you can travel anywhere on the map, which is definitely a good thing. On the downside, however, some people could argue that much of the mystery is gone, and trips are no longer journeys of exploration that can lead you to unknown places.

But if you fancy yourself a modern Indiana Jones, don’t despair yet – there are modern ruins for you to see and explore, and with a bit of imagination they are mysterious enough to satisfy even the most cynic traveler. So here are top 5 modern ruins for urban explorers: …

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Visiting Centralia, Pennsylvania

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Centralia, a little town in Pennsylvania’s coal region, used to be a bustling mining center, until 1962, when a fire broke out in the mines.

Supposedly the fire started from a waste disposal site, which was burned but not fully extinguished and the fire entered into the coal mine beneath. All attempts to extinguish it failed. The fire is estimated to have now spread over 400 acres and has enough coal to continue burning for another 250 years in its 8 mile mine.

Nobody knew how bad the damage was until the 70’s, and since then people have started abandoning the town. Now, Centralia is a ghost town, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t plenty of things to see there.

In addition to the rather creepy history of the town, or the fact that at the first glance it looks like nothing more than a field with some roads on it, Centralia is a very interesting destination to say the least. So here some tips about visiting Centralia, Pennsylvania. …

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