New York holds some interesting abandoned places, but one of the most interesting would have to be this massive asylum towering over Rochester’s streets.

Well, you can spend the night inside this formerly abandoned asylum in Virginia.

Their families had left them behind, and never once looked back. When these patients would pass away, their bodies were often buried throughout a field with unmarked graves.

In 1976, a class-action lawsuit was filed against the asylum for its grounds being unfit to house a patient of any type, noting that there was little to no treatment within these decaying, dimly-lit buildings.

The Essential Toolkit for Urban Explorers Full gear list: Throughout the years, I’ve received countless inquiries about what I consider essential to carry on my explorations of abandoned places, or really, any journey. Beyond the almost necessary (at least in my case) camera, there are a handful of items that I’ve found helpful for both brief excursions and extended adventures.

While some places live to continue their story, other’s stories have unfortunate endings.

So to break away from posts about abandoned places (kind of) for a moment, I wanted to address other urban explorers who also photograph buildings as they explore.

Though the area may not seem like it today, in its early days, between 1814-1826, it rivaled Cleveland both in size and importance.

Construction of Laurelton State Village began in 1914, with the first cottage opening in 1917 with 36 residents. The institution was the first of its kind.

The Cleveland Restoration Society has teamed up with others including a team of volunteers to bring the mansion back to life.