I enjoy discovering new locations to travel to that are abandoned.
That's fascinating, have you ever been to a ghost town before? I've heard St. Elmo is a great one to visit.
I haven’t heard of St Elmo but I have accidentally discovered a ghost town just by hiking. Are there any other locations that you might recommend?
There's an abandoned Wyman-Gordon power plant in Illinois which was once functional, but has been abandoned for decades now.
That sounds interesting. I’ve also heard that there was an abandoned asylum either in Illinois or Indiana. It was actually recently up for sale
I've heard of the Lincoln Park Hospital in Illinois which closed in 2008 and has been abandoned after finding no buyers.
I’m not sure what the name of this one is but I think it’s different. Abandoned hospitals are interesting because there was so much history that happened there.
Absolutely, and it most be an uncanny feeling to see one completely empty.
Definitely. It’s so creepy to see all of the supplies that have just been left. You can almost imagine your own stories of the history of the place.
Certainly, abandoned asylums can harbor that same feeling, it's no wonder places like the Los Angeles County Poor Farm are subject to so many ghost stories.