![]() Even if the building isn’t fenced up or has “No Trespassing” signs on it. Even if the location is clearly abandoned, most of the time there is an owner. Most places we explore are restricted to public access. Is it legal to explore abandoned buildings? The answer isn’t always a yes or no. This is a question most new people getting into urbex always ask. Photographers, historians, and people who simply like to see abandoned buildings are generally the ones most attracted to urbex. We do it simply because we want to wander around an empty building for one reason or another. There are also, of course, us, urban explorers. They do this to either preserve the history of the building or simply because they like to photograph abandoned locations. Some people do it not because they want to explore abandoned buildings, but because they want to photograph them. Urbex is a hobby that anyone can take part in.įrom my experience, people between the ages of 15-40 are the ones most attracted to urbex. Not everyone does it for the same reason. Being inside a quiet empty building with nothing but your thoughts can be somewhat calming/therapeutic in a way.Įvery urban explorer has his/her reasons for taking part in urbex. Some urban explorers see this hobby as a temporary escape from their everyday lives.Some urban explorers like to go in and take photos/videos of the location before they’re gone forever. Lots of old buildings tend to get demolished or damaged. This especially rings true of buildings with interesting histories such as insane asylums, prisons, mansions, hospitals, or any other place where something beautiful or horrendous happened. Some urban explorers partake in this hobby because they like to document abandoned locations to preserve their history.So we turn to abandoned buildings to fulfill that desire. Unfortunately, we live in the 21st century where there’s not much left to explore. There’s something innate in us humans that desire the need for exploration.It’s something you have to experience for yourself to understand. As you’re looking around your mind starts to wander and you’re completely focused on nothing but what’s in front of you. That first glance of the inside of the building is always amazing. I can’t put into words the feelings you get when your first step foot inside a building that’s been sitting empty for half a century. Being inside an abandoned building, especially a very old one, is like stepping back in time.There are a number of reasons we urban explorers enjoy this hobby. This is something that people who aren’t into urbex will say. “Why would anyone want to go into an empty building to have a look around, that’s silly.” They think we, urban explorers, are irrational or crazy for wanting to explore an abandonment. ![]() Most people don’t understand our fascination with abandoned locations. An abandoned building and the desire to explore it. To be an urban explorer, you only need two things. No matter where in the world you are, there will always be abandoned buildings that you can explore. Urban exploration is a hobby that anyone can take part in. ![]() There are thousands of urban explorers spread out across the world. I created this entire website so I could teach people like you everything I know about urban exploration. If you’re reading this article then you’re probably interested in urbex. I am an urban explorer (hence the blog name Urbex-I-Am). People who take part in this hobby of exploring abandoned buildings are called Urban Explorers. It’s grown in popularity recently these past years due mostly because of the internet. It’s a hobby that’s been around for several decades. Due to the types of places that might be visited, urbexing CAN be dangerous and therefor it's a good idea to let someone know where you have gone and your ETA back afterwards so they can raise the alarm if you don't return.Urban Exploration, or Urbex for short, is a hobby that involves going into abandoned man-made structures such as hospitals, schools, factories, sewers, tunnels, and any other building that society has left behind, with the intention of exploring them. Photos are often taken just to prove you have been there. ![]() food wrappers/bottles) would be taken away after the visit. VANDALISM and GRAFFITI are NOT allowed, and any rubbish (e.g. But if a fence happens to be broken down and access can be obtained without causing any damage, then that's considered fair game. The REAL urbexer will NOT break in to these places, in fact it's considered VERY bad form. Such places might include (but not be limited to) abandoned factories, abandoned or derelict buildings, unused nuclear bunkers, old Forts/Military buildings, disused rail yards etc. It is the act of going to and exploring places that are not normally visited or often even accessible to the general public. It's a shortened form and vowel of " Urban Exploration". ![]()
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