Abandoned building with a damaged roof and broken doorway in a dry, grassy field under a clear blue sky.
Better to burn down than fade away
📍Dinosaur, Colorado (2017)
#photography #abandoned #ruralexploration #rurex #ruraldecay
A desert cemetery with simple crosses and stones, featuring a large prickly pear cactus and scrub brush under a clear blue sky.
Maybe it will happen today...
📍Arizona (2024)
#photography #cemetary #graveyard #rurex #ruralexploration #vintageLens
(Canon FL 28mm f3.5)
Exterior view of a brick building with signs for "Gifts & Antiques" and "Ice Cream Parlor".
Ice Cream From Ye Olde Days
📍Nebraska (2024)
#photography #ruralexploration #rurex #ruraldecay #abandoned
Abandoned Chevron gas station with a "Gift Shop" sign under a cloudy blue sky.
This is not a place for the gifted
📍Jordan Valley, OR (2017)
#abandoned #photography #smalltown #ruralexploration #rurex
Abandoned roadside building with signs for "Brisket" and "Catfish Baskets" in front of dry grass and gravel under a cloudy blue sky.
How People Used To Get Catfished
📍Texas (2023)
#abandoned #ruraldecay #rurex #ruralexploration #photography #vintageLens
(Pentax Super Takumar 35mm f3.5)
An abandoned gas station with directional signs reading "Self-Serv", "Gas", and "Discount" under a cloudy blue sky.
Permanently discounted and forgotten
📍Sanderson, Texas (2023)
#abandoned #photography #ruraldecay #rurex #ruralexploration #vintagelens
(Pentax Super-Takumar 55mm f1.8)
Abandoned gas station with weathered equipment and canopy under a clear blue sky.
The Internal Crucifixion Engine Has Failed
📍New Mexico (2023)
#abandoned #photography #ruraldecay #rurex #ruralexploration #vintageLens
(Juplen 35mm f2.5)
Abandoned white grain elevator and storage buildings with corrugated metal roofs under a partly cloudy blue sky, on a dirt road.
The Dark Side of Grain Production
📍Colorado (2024)
#abandoned #ruraldecay #rurex #photography #ruralexploration
Abandoned gas station in a desert landscape on old Route 66, featuring a rusted fuel pump, graffiti-covered building, and tall lamp posts under a cloudy sky.
Twin Arrows thinning out
📍Route 66, Arizona (2022)
#abandoned #photography #ruraldecay #rurex #ruralexploration #us66
A weathered concrete shelter with a sloped metal roof covered in graffiti stands on a dry, dirt landscape. The backdrop features a cloudy sky, a reservoir, mountains, and a paved road.
Doing the curtsy
📍Arizona (2023)
#photography #abandoned #ruralexploration #rurex #ruraldecay #vintagelens
(Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f2.8)
An abandoned, weathered building with a prominent, rusted yellow clock sign. The building is made of wood and metal, with visible decay and damage, set against a bright blue sky. A sidewalk and asphalt road are in the foreground, with trees and a building in the background.
Happy clock manipulating weekend to those who celebrate.
(I don't because we don't do that nonsense where I live)
📍Washington (2019)
#abandoned #photography #ruraldecay #rurex #ruralexploration
Dilapidated, graffiti-covered building in a deserted landscape with dramatic, stormy skies overhead.
Every American outpost ends up the same
📍Route 66, New Mexico (2024)
#abandoned #ruraldecay #rurex #photography #us66 #ruralexploration #vintagelens
(Nikon Nikkor 24mm f2)
Dilapidated house with a damaged roof, overgrown with tall grass, under a blue sky.
Get used to more American decay
📍Texas (2023)
#abandoned #ruraldecay #photography #rurex #ruralexploration #vintagelens
Abandoned white stucco roadside building with a canopy, set in overgrown grass under a blue sky.
Not even a good tax shelter
📍Somewhere in the midwest, 2016
#photography #abandoned #ruraldecay #rurex #ruralexploration
You don't have to go home, but you don't want to stay here
📍Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (2025)
#ruralexploration #photography #rurex #smalltown #vintagelens
(Canon FD 24mm f2.8)
The hollowing out of the American Dream continues unabated to this day
📍Washington (2020)
#abandoned #photography #ruraldecay #rurex #ruralexploration
Dusty Steaks
📍Trinidad, Colorado (2023)
#abandoned #photography #rurex #ruralexploration #VintageLens
(Juplen 35mm f2.5)
Spraypaint Haven
📍Route 66, Arizona (2024)
#abandoned #photography #ruralexploration #us66 #graffiti #rurex #ruraldecay
Theses are all off of a larger ranch in #nelsoncountyva. The first two #abandonedhouses appear to have been identical prior to the first's porch falling in.
I'm thinking these were maybe part of staff housing for the ranch at some point? #ruralexploration #historyinthewoods #backroadadventure
Found this little gem in Nelson County. It sits right off of Wilson Rd (VA 653), but I couldn't find any information on it online.
Anyone know what this church is/was and when it was last receiving parishioners?
#historyinthewoods #backroadadventure #ruralexploration #abandonedplaces
Thirst is a feature of desert living
📍New Mexico (2021)
#abandoned #photography #ruraldecay #rurex #ruralexploration
Show Me On the Building Where the Economy Collapsed
📍Tularosa, New Mexico (2024)
#abandoned #photography #ruraldecay #rurex #ruralexploration #vintagelens
(Nikon Nikkor 24mm f2)
Stripping away comforts over time
📍New Mexico (2025)
#abandoned #photography #rurex #ruraldecay #ruralexploration
Nothing beats the peace of a village road 🌿
#villagevibe #countryside #slowliving #ruralexploration #cottagecore #naturelovers #simplicity #countryroad #serenity
Now featuring Major Disrepair
📍Ocotillo, California (2024)
#abandoned #photography #ruraldecay #rurex #ruralexploration
Choose your own adventure, desolation style
📍Route 66, California (2025)
#abandoned #photography #ruralexploration #ruraldecay #rurex #vintageLens
(Canon FL 28mm f3.5)
Pioneer Spirit In Splinters
📍Oregon (2020)
#abandoned #photography #ruralexploration #rurex #ruraldecay
The Brick Tossing Setup Station
📍Arizona (2022)
#abandoned #photography #ruraldecay #rurex #ruralexploration
A Time Before Doordash
📍Texas (2023)
#abandoned #photography #ruraldecay #rurex #ruralexploration #vintagelens
(Pentax Super Takumar 35mm f3.5)
