![]() ![]() You’ll be less likely to freak out if you hear a noise somewhere in the building or come across other people. If you’re just starting with urban exploration, I recommend you go during the daytime. You won’t feel too confident in yourself and you might make a mistake. When you’re first exploring, you’ll have these first-time jitters going through your body and every little noise will startle you. Though it can be fun to explore in the dark with nothing but a flashlight, I wouldn’t recommend it to a beginner. Some of my personal favorite explorations have been during the nighttime. Browse through the search results and see what you can learn about the place.īeing in an abandoned building at night can bring a whole new level of excitement to your exploration. ![]() ![]() Filter down your search by adding the name of the city the building is in. Once you have the address, type it into google and see what comes up. If you don’t know it, find it on google maps. If you know the address of the building, great. If it’s a simple family house, you might not learn much about it, unless something tragic happened in there and it was covered in the news. You’ll generally find more information about a location if it’s a large building. The way I go about looking into the history of a location is to do a simple google search. It’s fun to try and figure out what certain areas in the building were used for if you know what the place was. Not only that but when you’re inside exploring, you can get an idea of what the place was before it was abandoned. This way you’ll know what to expect and can bring the necessary equipment needed to explore that location. It helps to know about the location you’ll be exploring before you actually go inside. Learn as much about the place before you explore it You want to make sure it’s completely alone to not get caught or get in trouble.ĭo keep in mind that even if a place looks completely deserted, there may still be the possibility of running into people inside the abandoned building. It’s important to scout the place out before you go inside. Some will not have broken windows or graffiti on the walls. Not all abandoned buildings are the same. If you don’t see any cars, then there’s probably no one inside. See if you can spot any vehicles parked nearby. No cars parked near the building: Do a circle around the building.Overgrown grass: If there’s overgrown grass in or around a building, in the parking lot, and near entrances, you can pretty much tell no one is caring for the location.Graffiti on the walls: If the building is all tagged up with spray paint, you can pretty much come to the conclusion that there’s no one in the building.No lights in / outside building: A dark building with no lights is a good indicator that the building isn’t in use.Seeing broken glass everywhere could mean no one occupies the building. Broken doors/windows: Nobody works inside a building with broken doors/windows.Look out for these signs to identify if the building is alone. Drive/walk around the building first to scout the place out. There are some obvious tell-tell signs you can look out for. Make sure the area you’re exploring is completely abandonedīefore you head into the location you’re going to be exploring, be 100% sure it is completely abandoned. If you’ve got no one to tell where you’ll be going, write down the location you’re visiting in a piece of paper and leave it somewhere in your room where someone can find it. Send out a quick text message to a friend or family member telling them where you’ll be exploring and at what time you plan on being back. If you can’t get a friend to go explore with you, and you still want to go, please let someone know where you’ll be going. This is why I always advise anyone to not explore alone. Exploring abandoned locations alone isn’t really safe. Places that aren’t taken care of anymore and are falling apart. Places that attract the homeless, junkies, and gangs that like to hang out where no one can see them. This hobby takes you to abandoned places that people don’t really pay attention to. One thing that you’ll hear me say over and over again, for a good reason, is that if you can, always explore with a friend (Tip #5). If you’re exploring alone, let someone know Though there are lots more tips I could’ve included in this post, I decided to only go with 15 to keep things short. I’ve made a list of the best urbex tips every new explorer should know. If you’re in that same situation and you’re looking for tips for exploring abandoned places, keep on reading. I did that because I wanted to learn as much as I possibly could about Urban Exploring before I started exploring on my own. Before I started urban exploring, I remember watching video after video on YouTube and reading several articles related to urbex. ![]()
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