Two images of dilapidated houses: a weathered two-story wooden home in a field on the left, and a multi-story blue house built around large tree trunks on the right.
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Some houses just have a chilling nature about them. No, literally, I mean to say that there are houses out there that are unexplainably cold, and nobody really knows why. What is that? Is it an environmental symptom of a portal left open to a darker dimension? Are ghosts running amok and having a party up in those homes? Regardless, I’d guess that some of the countertops in these homes have a distinct chill about them.

1. Are you staying a night in this haunted abandoned house for $1,000?

A rusted, abandoned car sits in tall, dry grass in front of an old, weathered brick house and a gray wooden shed beneath a cloudy sky.
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2. This cabin in North Georgia needs a makeover

A person in camouflage clothing stands at the doorway of a weathered, red brick building in a forest. An empty window frame leans against the wall, and trees and vines surround the abandoned structure.
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3. This place looks like a house straight from my nightmares

A weathered, abandoned house with boarded-up windows stands in a field, surrounded by leafless trees and overgrown vegetation under a gray, overcast sky.
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4. You can just tell something isn’t right here

A blue wooden treehouse with a steep gabled roof sits elevated among large, moss-draped oak trees, surrounded by greenery and sunlight filtering through the branches.
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5. No amount of money would convince me to take this house

An old, abandoned Victorian-style house with boarded windows stands behind a broken, rusted fence, surrounded by tall, overgrown grass and bare trees.
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6. Rural Michigan is home to some of the creepiest abandoned homes

An old, abandoned two-story house with peeling paint sits in an overgrown yard, surrounded by leafless trees under a cloudy sky.
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7. There’s nothing like visiting an abandoned farmhouse in the middle of the woods

An old, abandoned brick house with broken windows and a collapsing porch stands in a barren, leafless landscape dusted with snow under a cloudy sky.
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8. This isn’t just an abandoned house; it’s an abandoned town

A deserted hilltop village with stone buildings and a tall square tower, perched on a rocky cliff surrounded by dry grass, green shrubs, and a blue sky with scattered clouds.
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9. Vines growing all over the house are never a good sign

A weathered, abandoned wooden house sits in dense overgrowth, surrounded by tall trees and ivy. The paint is faded and peeling, and the windows are broken or missing. The area appears neglected and overgrown.
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10. It looks like someone is in the upper left window, Pittsburgh, NH

A black-and-white photo of a dilapidated, abandoned two-story house with broken windows, missing roof shingles, and a sagging porch, surrounded by overgrown grass.
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11. I can’t tell if this house is terrifying or beautiful

An old, abandoned, gray stone house with a central tower and boarded-up windows sits surrounded by leafless trees under an overcast sky. The porch is sagging and the building appears weathered and neglected.
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12. Yeah, no

An old, abandoned wooden house stands in the dark, surrounded by overgrown grass and trees, with a broken fence and a rickety staircase leading to the entrance.
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13. Imagine your neighbors living here

An old, abandoned red brick house with boarded windows, broken roof shingles, and a turret, surrounded by leafless trees and overgrown bushes, sits beside a street under tangled power lines.
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14. If they haven’t filmed a horror movie here yet, they need to

A large, abandoned log cabin with weathered wood and stone, two upper balconies, and a covered porch, sits in a dry, overgrown field under a cloudy, overcast sky.
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15. Burn this house to the ground

An old, weathered Victorian-style house with peeling white paint and a wraparound porch sits surrounded by bare trees and dry grass on a cloudy day.
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Want to see more creepy abandoned places?

Check out 15 Images of Abandoned Mental Asylums, or take a look at 20 Haunting Photos of Abandoned Mansions That Were Left to Rot. Finally, if you want to see nature reclaiming abandoned places, check out 17 Wild Photos Depicting Nature Taking Over Abandoned Places.

Meet the Writer

Matt has spent over the last 8 years as both a writer and editor, working in Seattle and Brooklyn, where he is now based. He loves escaping the tirelessly fast pace of the “Mad Apple” that is NYC by taking walks and runs through parks where he’s able to catch up on the latest tea about society from the city’s ever chatty, always hungry, occasionally maniacal, pigeons. They always have a lot to say. When he’s not taking his urban nature strolls, or dutifully combing the deepest rabbit holes of the internet to find the content that’s worth sinking your mind’s teeth into, he’s likely holed up at a dark-lit dive bar with a new book and/or some friends, or just as easily he could be on the hunt for the next addition to his steadily growing plant family.

These days Matt’s caught up in trying to provide folks as many vivid glimpses into the days long since passed as he can, through fun and engaging collections of hand-picked vintage photos.