Abandoned places

Just like the song says, you don't know what you got until it's gone.

If you've watched enough TV shows in your life, you've almost certainly heard one say "don't try this at home". The same can be said for this abandoned Illinois rock quarry that you really should never ever go to.

Ever have an instinctive feeling that something inside a building is just not...right. That's what happened during a recent investigation of an abandoned Missouri hospital when the explorers learned they were definitely not alone.

Something unusual has happened and may still be happening here. Explorers found an abandoned Illinois neighborhood and discovered massive decay and vile things lurking inside.

With the notoriously blazing hot Missouri summers, you would think that it would be a given that a water park in Missouri would have no trouble thriving. That unfortunately was not the case for one that explorers found abandoned with nature beginning the process of reclaiming the area.

It's like a modern wasteland. There's one Illinois place that was just ranked as the 4th most abandoned in America where more than 1 out of every 4 buildings is vacant.

How abandoned is it in one particular Missouri place? There are 20 empty schools there and nearly 1 in ever 4 homes are vacant. That's why it has just been ranked as one of the top 10 most abandoned places in America.

It's been said that one person's trash is another person's treasure. That's very true of a lakeside Chicago, Illinois palace that is elaborate in its design, but it's about to be demolished. Pics and video show what it's like before it meets the wrecking ball.

It was once the worldwide headquarters for one of the most prominent insurance companies in the world, but now it's been sold and demolished. Some urban explorers got one last look at this $232 million dollar insurance place in Illinois before the demolition balls took it down.

You never know what you'll find under and old abandoned building in Missouri. That has rarely been truer than what explorers just found under an old abandoned Missouri courthouse. It was a secret fallout shelter that has hasn't been seen in decades - until now.