Lost Places, maps, media

Find abandoned places from the Urbex community worldwide.

Urbex Buddies is your gateway to Lost Places, abandoned sites and responsible urban exploration. On the homepage, find a quick Lost Places map, new locations, photos, videos, and public lists about urban exploration. We archive locations across Germany, Europe and beyond. Instead of just collecting coordinates, we link each place with categories, cities, regions, comments, media and community experiences. This lets you research, compare and plan tours to abandoned factories, old clinics, sanatoriums, bunkers, barracks, hotels, train stations, amusement parks, villas and unique ruins.

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Public map Interactive Urbex map

Map

272 Locations

19 Countries

183 Cities

Find Lost Places

Search for abandoned sites near you by city, region, category or name.

Lost Places

Interactive Map

The web map helps you find public places by region, category, and name, and jump directly to photos, comments, lists, and detail pages.

Map

Media and Updates

Share your experiences at places and benefit from community exchange.

All Locations

Lists and Groups

Collect spots and share with others using lists and Urbex groups.

Lists

Urbex magazine

New stories from abandoned places

The blog shares background stories, research, safety knowledge, regional guides and articles about specific lost places.

All articles

19.06.2026

From Idea to Route: Practical Steps for Planning Lost Place Tours

Turning a list of intriguing places into a workable urbex tour requires more than just curiosity. Here’s how to plan responsibly, stay organized,...

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18.06.2026

Find Urbex Friends: Explore Abandoned Places Together

Find urbex friends, abandoned place groups and buddies for shared exploration. Learn how to plan safely, exchange information and explore respons...

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Research and Orientation

Find Lost Places Quickly and Easily

Lost Places nearby, abandoned sites in Germany, deserted factories, or the most popular spots: Urbex Buddies offers various archives and ways to search for locations. Besides the map, community lists help you find specif...

Lost Places Nearby

Lost Place Research Made Easy

When searching for Lost Places nearby, you usually have a clear idea of the location. Region, city, category, and whether a place suits your research matter. Urbex Buddies links places with country, state, city, and fitting categories. This creates many ways to search specifically for Lost Places, parkour spots, and other locations.

Lost Places Nearby

Abandoned Places by Theme

Themes Help Understand Abandoned Places Faster

An old clinic, bunker, abandoned hotel, or industrial hall are all Lost Places but very different. Categories make Lost Places comparable and help you search specifically for abandoned factories nearby. Through category, region, city, media, and public comments, you get better entry points than a random list of names. This helps you quickly understand what kind of place to expect.

Abandoned Places by Theme

Responsible Research

Urbex Starts with Respect for Place, History, and Boundaries

Lost Places are fascinating but not always freely accessible or safe. Responsible research means respecting property, closures, heritage protection, neighbors, and real dangers. The website helps interpret public information and understand locations. Sensitive Lost Places and nearly untouched sites are limited on the map to avoid uncontrolled sharing of sensitive info.

Responsible Research

Photos, Videos, and Creators

Media Offers Insights into Lost Places for Outsiders.

Photos and videos show why an abandoned place is exciting: architecture, light, decay, graffiti, old technology, or the atmosphere of empty spaces. Explore Lost Places remotely with Urbex Buddies. Your images in comments help create detailed documentation of Lost Places. We collect photos of abandoned factories, old bunkers, sanatoriums, and many other sites. Our Creator program also allows embedding external media from social profiles about urban exploring.

Photos, Videos, and Creators

Lost Places Knowledge

What Are Lost Places and Why Are Abandoned Sites Fascinating?

Lost Places are abandoned locations—empty buildings, industrial sites, clinics, sanatoriums, hotels, bunkers, train stations, military areas, villas, or leisure spots that lost their original use. For many urbexers, phot...

What Is a Lost Place?

What Defines a Lost Place and Why the Term Is So Broad

A Lost Place usually refers to an abandoned, deserted, or forgotten site that has lost its original purpose. This can be a factory, steel mill, train station, and many other types of locations. Some have been deserted for decades and left behind by modernization, while others seem frozen in time or temporarily closed. Good research considers not only the name and coordinates but also the site's history, condition, and future plans. The Urbex Buddies community makes it easy to find such information.

What Is a Lost Place?

The Appeal and Photography of Lost Places

Why Abandoned Places Are Fascinating for Photography and History

Lost Places often tell stories without words: peeling paint, old machines, empty corridors, beams of light in dusty halls, and signs of past use. For urbex photography, documentation, and local history, these places are especially valuable because they reveal change. Good content shows not only striking images but also context: what the place was, its approximate location, category, available media, and helpful comments for understanding.

The Appeal and Photography of Lost Places

Safety and Respect

Safety Is a Priority in Urbex

Abandoned sites may be at risk of collapse, contain hazardous materials, have unsecured shafts, or be private and off-limits. Visitors must not break in, cause damage, share sensitive details indiscriminately, and must respect local rules. The best urbex tours start with preparation: reading maps, checking notices, knowing the surroundings, and planning gear accordingly. When in doubt, ask the community. Urbex Buddies offers a public platform with many planning tools. Plan your Lost Place explorations carefully and use our platform’s features.

Safety and Respect

Documenting with Context

Good Documentation Turns a Place into a Story You Can Follow

A strong Lost Places site answers several questions at once: What is the place? In which region is it located? Which category fits? What media show its condition? What public notes are available? Links to country, state, city, category, lists, profiles, and related media guide visitors effectively. This way, a single place becomes part of a larger urbex archive without revealing private or sensitive details.

Documenting with Context

Types of Urbex

More Than Lost Places: Discover Urbex Spots by Type

Lost Places remain the main entry point, but urban exploration is broader: urban freeclimbing, parkour spots, rooftops, and tunnels—we collect urbex spots for various interests. These entry points help you filter locations clearly and plan tours smoothly.

Looking for parkour spots, climbing targets, rooftops, or abandoned places? Use our place categories to quickly reach your goal. The distinct entry pages keep the map clear and the search focused.

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