Abandoned in Australia

This site contains preserved ruins and industrial remnants of Western Australia's mining heritage.

For nearly 50 years this airplane that crashed during World War II remained missing in the remote Australian backcountry.

This former psychiatric hospital was once one of the largest in Australia.

This Australian ski resort was forced to close due to changing climate conditions.

The oldest remaining theatre in New South Wales.

The haunting remains of a beautiful old plant nursery founded in the 1850s.

A perfectly preserved abandoned criminal asylum in South Australia.

World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

An abandoned marine theme park has created a difficult experiment in dolphin rewilding.

The ruins of a once prosperous power station have become a mouldering seaside gem.

This abandoned railroad tunnel is now home to a micro-colony of bats and a ghost train.

The yawning remains of a complex naval fortress still haunt this Australian shore.

A town whose main resource was blue asbestos... what could possibly go wrong?

A local landmark that has become a hub of graffiti and urban exploration.