Abandoned places

A wealthy Barrington Hills, Illinois toy collector, a death, and a multi-million dollar mansion filled with vintage toys, all of it left behind.

There's just something hauntingly beautiful about abandoned places.

I will admit that I am conflicted about sharing this. On one hand, it's incredibly interesting. But, it's also incredibly dangerous. It's a video walkthrough of an abandoned Missouri mine that no one should ever enter again.

Times have changed since 2009 when this apartment complex in Chicago was filled with families, friends, and laughter. In just five photos, watch what happens to this building over the years.

These explorers in Chicago discovered one of the coolest underground cities in Illinois and the video footage is crazy to see.

A historic mansion sits abandoned but recently a ghost tour was allowed inside. Check out incredible photos of the Birdsell Mansion.

There's a new story that serves as a warning to always have some idea of what might be waiting inside if you choose to investigate an abandoned place. An investigator went inside an old factory in Crestwood, Illinois, but learned it hid a terrible secret and a creature guarding it.

It's now been empty for more than a decade and now you can see what little remains inside an abandoned Illinois church which has been declared "hazardous".

You never know what you might find when you're hiking in the woods of Illinois. A new exploration uncovered what appears to be a forgotten family cemetery hidden somewhere in Illinois near a pond that's been abandoned for at least 120 years.

A lot of companies are downsizing especially at the corporate level. That's why there's an eerie abandoned Walgreens headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois that you can take a peek inside of thanks to some recent adventurers.