urban exploration
What It’s Like to Explore Secret, Abandoned Places in India
From stumbling onto drug operations to facing jail time, these urban explorers risk it all to get inside, above and around off-limits places.
The Dizzying Final Photos Taken by a Free Runner Who Fell to His Death
Johnny Turner fell tragically while climbing a block of flats in central London. He was 23, and leaves behind an impressive body of photography.
The Abandoned Shark Is Being Moved to a New Home
The four-metre great white—whose name turns out to be Rosie—is moving to a better place.
Police Aren’t Happy About the Amount of People Visiting the Abandoned Shark
Urban explorers are flocking to an abandoned wildlife park to see a dead great white shark in a tank... which is trespassing.
Meet the Photographer Infiltrating Russia’s Most Secret Places
Lana Sator offers us a rare peak into dilapidated weapons factories and bomb shelters.
These Photos of Some of Australia's Coolest Abandoned Buildings Are Sick as Hell
A guy in the Urbex community shares his favorite derelict spots in Melbourne.
Photographing These Abandoned Space Shuttles Made Me a Russian Target
How one man broke into a secret facility housing the last of the Soviet Union's experimental space ships.
A Short History of Exploring Tunnels Under Sydney
We headed out for St James Station's abandoned platform and discussed Sydney's history of urban exploration along the way.
The Cave Clan Has Been Sneaking Into Drains for 30 Years
It's the club for people who like exploring storm drains. Now, for the first time, a founding member has cracked open their photo archive.
How Urbex Became the Kinfolk of Trespassing
In efforts to put brands into everything, an edgy and illegal exploration becomes just another extreme sport.
'Quest' Is a Treasure Hunt Through the Guts of Ukraine
Teams advance by entering codes they find (or answers to puzzles they solve) into a web app that then feeds instructions on where and what to do next.