It seems a little odd, but there are tons of buildings, places, and monuments all around the world that have been abandoned. It is weird to think about the fact that sometimes buildings just go untouched for decades. Abandoned places range from small houses to churches to airports to mansions, there are abandoned buildings of all sorts in the world. There are even abandoned junkyards, trains, planes, military bases, and so much more; it is all a little strange, honestly.

It is unusual to see these normally high-traffic places so empty and quiet. They raise questions pertaining to how the building got to be abandoned, what used to go on when it was not abandoned, and what might come of it in the future. It is hard to say why or know why a place so interesting became abandoned. Sometimes there are answers to those questions, but many times there are not, making it kind of mysterious.

Many people who go looking for these abandoned places to explore choose to share photos of them online for all to see. Here are 24 images of abandoned buildings, monuments, and other places that have been untouched for many years.