Abandoned and forbidden destination in Vietnam praised by international press
Báo Thanh niên•21/05/2024
Australian newspaper Escape lists 7 abandoned places around the world that tourists are always eager to explore, including a destination in Vietnam that has been 'banned' for many years but people still flock to it.
Some of the places on this list are deadly, some will make you shiver, and others are simply inaccessible… However, they all have one thing in common: they are abandoned, among the world's most terrifying places that only daring travelers will be able to see with their own eyes.
Pripyat, Ukraine
You wouldn't pick the site of a nuclear disaster as a great place to explore, but that's not the case. Pripyat, a former city of 49,000 built to house workers at the nearby ill-fated Chernobyl nuclear power plant, continues to top "dark tourism " lists around the world, luring visitors with its deadly allure.
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From photos of creepy Ferris wheels to tourists touring decaying hospitals in hazmat suits, it seems many people are willing to risk exposure to radiation to visit this infamous site in Ukraine, which became a ghost town after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant meltdown. Although radiation levels have dropped since the town was evacuated years ago, it is still dangerous to visit, especially if you go alone.
Pavlovsk Top Secret Submarine Base, Russia
This is the remains of a nuclear bunker believed to have been built to protect nuclear submarines of the Soviet Pacific Fleet. The base was built in the 1950s and 1960s and abandoned in the 1980s. It has two giant tunnels large enough to house submarines and several smaller tunnels for the personnel who worked there.
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Abandoned Resort in Maldives
Maldives is a "paradise" but also home to some decaying resorts. According to Youtuber Kale Brock, this is an abandoned resort in Maldives with overwater villas that are no longer intact. Although difficult to access, because of its wild beauty, many tourists have come here to have fun, dive and see coral...
Valle dei Mulini (Valley of the Mills), Sorrento, Italy
The Mills of Sorrento is a ruined town at the bottom of a valley, containing the remains of flour mills. Some of the buildings date back to the 13th century. The mill was powered by a small river at the bottom of the valley. There are also the remains of a sawmill and a laundry, abandoned in the 1940s. Now overgrown, they look like a lost world.
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Titan I Missile 568-A Silo Larson, Washington, USA
In a remote part of Washington state, miles from the nearest town, there is an abandoned pit guarded by massive, multi-ton gates. It is the remains of a missile silo. Diver Jim Brockus says he has dived inside the now-flooded missile chute multiple times. In other areas of the complex, there is evidence that others have found and entered the abandoned Cold War relic, with graffiti scattered on walls and metal panels.
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Silo - a titanium rocket - was built by the US during the height of the Cold War. According to an expert speaking on Abandoned Engineering, these rockets were state-of-the-art technology, the kind NASA is using, had a range of 6,000 miles and could reach speeds of 25 times the speed of sound. However, Silo only lasted three years, before being decommissioned in 1965 due to the advent of better technology that didn't require as much fuel...
Rangsdorf Airport, Germany
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The airport was used by Germany to build bombers. Later, the Soviet Union took over and used it as a base to attack Berlin. By 1990, when Germany was reunified, the place was abandoned and became a haunting destination for many people.
Thuy Tien Water Park, Hue
The world's largest abandoned water park, technically it is illegal to visit the water park in Hue , but sometimes the entrance is guarded and sometimes it is not. The water park opened in 2004 unfinished but closed less than 2 years later in 2006. The exact reason has never been revealed, but some locals believe it is haunted because it was built on temple land. There are all sorts of abandoned attractions inside including the decaying remains of an aquarium, water slides and an amphitheater that used to host a Sea World-style dolphin show.
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A TikTok user who explored this water park in Hue said: "There is definitely a strange feeling here. The most interesting thing is a dragon in the middle. If there is no guard there, you can climb to the top." However, the bad news for adventurous tourists is that the structures in this park will be demolished this year.
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