georgia

Tskaltubo, Georgia, was a premier Soviet-era spa resort, celebrated for its unique radon-carbonate mineral springs. During its mid-20th-century peak, its magnificent sanatoriums hosted thousands of state-sponsored visitors, including Stalin. Following the Soviet Union's collapse (and the...

So...of you're looking for a large town of almost nothing but epic Urbex opportunities, Tskaltubo is it. In short, it was the town where the Soviet Union came to relax and take in the restorative waters that Georgia is known for. The town is nearly complely deserted apart from a couple of...

This is the fourth and final report covering four of the seven abandoned whaling stations on the UK dependency of South Georgia in the Southern Ocean, 8,000 miles from Britain. This time it is the whaling station in Prince Olav Harbour. I’ve included a map in this report so that the relative...

In my South Georgia post of 4th February, I outlined a little of the history of whaling operations on the island. I also covered my trip to the island in more detail and photos of the whaling station at Grytviken. There were seven whaling stations operating on the island for various periods of...

In my South Georgia post of 4th February, I outlined a little of the history of whaling operations on the island. I also covered my trip to the island in more detail and photos of the whaling station at Grytviken. There were seven whaling stations operating on the island for various periods of...

During November 2024, I went on an expedition cruise from Montevideo to South Georgia and Antarctica. South Georgia is a British dependency in the South Atlantic Ocean and comprises a very remote rocky island approximately 100 miles in length and 20 miles in width. Its remoteness makes it a...

If I was to ever single out one place as my ultimate happy place, this is it. Heaven really is a place on Earth and for me it's a place called Old Car City. I've been desperate to get back here ever since I first visited in 2018, and I had planned to do so in 2020 before the world came to an...

History The healing powers of the mineral springs of Tskaltubo were reportedly discovered as far back as the 13th century by local shepherds. In 1870 The first bathhouses were opened, and in 1925 under Soviet rule the first sanatoriums (or sanatoria if you prefer) and in-patient facilities were...

The Palace was built in 1960 in the Imereti Region of Georgia. As part of the Soviet educational system, pioneer palaces were a crucial propaganda programme to the Communist regime of the Soviet Union. They were a mass youth organisation for children of age 9–15 that existed between 1922 and...

Tskaltubo was a popular spa resort, famous for its healing mineral waters and radon bath treatments. The first sanatoriums with in-patient facilities were built in 1925 and in 1931 Tskaltubo was designated as a spa resort by the Soviet government. Under the communist regime, a spa break was a...

Tskaltubo was a popular spa resort, famous for its healing mineral waters and radon bath treatments. The first sanatoriums with in-patient facilities were built in 1925 and in 1931 Tskaltubo was designated as a spa resort by the Soviet government. Under the communist regime, a spa break was a...

As a country, Georgia is a fascinating place, as I discovered on a recent roadtrip there. The whole country is brimming with ex-Soviet buildings and infrastructure which could provide some really good opportunities for further exploration. The photos below were just of some bits we came across...

So here I am fresh off the boat (or more accurately, airplane), and I am itching to show you what I have been up to the last few weeks. Of the locations I managed to shoot, about half a dozen were ones that had been on my bucket list for some time, and this was right at the tip top. People who...

First Post Guys! Anyways, my group of friends and I found an abandoned Gas Station south of Atlanta. Apparently, the gas station went bankrupt due to the county screwing them over. A new highway system was out in, and the road to the gas station was relocated, so in order to get to the station...

Stumbled across this building while walking down the sidewalk the other day. Im not sure when it was stopped being used but through its lifetime it was a bar, restaurant, office and store. We were dissapointed with how empty the building was but it was still a great place to be inside. on to...