It seems odd to some, but there are tons of abandoned places all over the globe. It is weird to think about the fact that sometimes buildings just go untouched for decades, but it happens. Abandoned places range from small houses to churches to airports to mansions, there are abandoned buildings of all sorts in the world. There are also tons of abandoned cars, planes, trains, and much more.

It is kind of eerie to see these normally busy places so 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 some places go abandoned sometimes; it just happens. Other times, there is a story.

Many people who go looking for these abandoned places to explore choose to share photos of them online for all to see. Here are 25 images of abandoned buildings, monuments, and other places that have been untouched for so many years.