ABANDONED Places and Machines Around the World

"From desolate ice scapes, to forgotten air bases, these are ABANDONED Places and Machines Around the World.

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11.USS Plainview | Washington State

The USS Plainview, built in 1964, was a giant engineering accomplishment. In fact, it was the world’s largest hydrofoil. Instead of trying to explain what a hydrofoil is, focus your attention on this picture. As the “boat” picked up speed, the hull lifted up from the water surface, allowing it to travel much faster.

It cost 21 million to make, which is about $148 million today. Pricey, dont ya think ? The ship itself was an experiment, they used it to determine the efficiency of hydrofoils, especially against submarines.

By 1978, with a total travel of only 268 hours,the USS Plainview was no longer needed, she was quickly decommissioned and sold for scrap in the same year. Just doing some quick maths, in today’s money, the production cost per hour of use for the ship was $550 thousand per hour.

10.Abandoned Cafe | Georgia
I’m not going to attempt and explain local political and social problems in the country of Georgia. But the jist of it is, after the fall of the soviet union, tons of money was poured into non sustainable projects. Some money was stolen, some money went into building hotels, cafes, and entertainment buildings. This cafe is one of those buildings. Situated on a beach in Anaklia, Georgia, it sits alone.

Looking at it from the sky,, you can barely make out how impressive the design of this structure really is. If anyone from this region is watching, please let me know some interesting details about the place. I will feature you in an upcoming video !

9. Patton Tanks Field | Germany

8. Pyramiden | Norway

Ahh, Pyramiden. Most of you are probably familiar with this long abandoned settlement in Norway. It was founded by Sweden in 1910, but by 1927, the Soviets were operating the mines.

So, just to get some perspective, this is the Svalbard archipelago, this is Pyramiden Population 0, this is the capital of Svalbard. Population 2,368, and this is Barentsburg, another Russian mining settlement. Population 470. Making it the 2nd largest settlement on Svalbard. Can you imagine living in such a desolate area ?

Anyway, Pyramiden once had over 1000 inhabitants, with a working library, community center and even a cantina. For the most part, all the workers came from Donbass, in Ukraine.

The last coal extracted from the mine was on March 31st, 1998. By October 10th, everyone had packed up and left the town. Between 1998 and 2007, Pyramiden was, by all statistics, a ghost town. Nothing was touched, nothing was disturbed, and no one had the need or want to visit it.

Nowadays, the settlement has definitely grown in popularity and it gets quite a few visitors every year. The land is still owned by the Russian company Arktikugol, so it's not a free for all. You can get in trouble for entering buildings without permission.

7. Arctic AN-12 | Russia

6.Izluchina Russian polar station | Russia

Sticking around the northern parts of Russia leads us to Izluchina. A Russian polar station located on the island of Komsomolets. I can’t really find a lot of information about this specific station, but, same as the AN-12, it looks like everything was left as is. You can see many oil barrels, trucks and random buildings scattered around the frozen landscape.

In general, polar stations are used for research and exploring the local, brutal, environment. Historically, very few polar stations were permanent, and some of them were built over drifting ice, making them even harder to sustain.

5.Seattle Gasworks | Washington State

What you are looking at is the sole remaining coal gasification plant in the United States. Gasification is the process of turning fossil fuels into gases like hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. The whole concept is considered to be a source of renewable energy, but it has become quite outdated.

The Seattle Gasworks plant operated from 1906 to 1956, in 1962, the land was purchased by the city of Seattle and turned into a community park, which took 8 years. Not gonna lie, the location seems pretty awesome from above.

The more I read about it, the more it seems this place shouldn’t be considered abandoned. Some of the old structures have been turned into attractions for kids, and most are somewhat accessible by the general public. What do you think ? Is this an abandoned place, or simply a repurposed location ?

4. Abandoned PLane | Bali

3. Miller Field AFB | New York State

2. SS Kyle | Canada

1. Bolivia Train Graveyard | Bolivia"