The camera pans across the entryway, sweeping past the pile of unopened mail, over the shoes kicked off in the hallway, tilting upwards toward a domed ceiling mottled with mould and peeling paint. The ...

Acrophobics, germaphobics and claustrophobics need not apply: From standing atop skyscrapers for the view to crawling through the rusted bones of abandoned buildings for the thrill, urbex — short for ...

As austerity has taken hold in the UK, urban decay has become more prominent, with abandoned factories, amusement parks and other man-made structures increasingly common across the country. At the ...

It was the abandoned aquarium from hell. A French urban explorer documented her eerie journey into the bowels of a derelict Spanish aquarium, where she encountered a rotting shark, dead squid and ...

UrbEx, the cool abbreviation for the mundane sounding hobby of urban exploration, is the act of exploring the abandoned places in our world. Think decaying nuclear reactors or unfinished skyscrapers.

“Rooftoppers” get a thrill from taking photos atop skyscrapers and sharing them on social media. Detractors call them reckless. By Mike IvesJuliette Guéron-Gabrielle and Tiffany May Reporting from ...

In this video, the abandoned house exploration didn’t go as planned, presenting unexpected challenges and obstacles. Watch ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Urban exploration: How far would you go for an Instagram photo? From the tops of cranes, to the innards of derelict buildings — no landmark is off limits. His feet rest heavy on the cold metallic ...

From abandoned theatres to underground mines, adrenaline junkies HK Urbex are on a mission to immortalize Hong Kong’s forgotten structures – before they’re lost forever. To some, a deserted public ...