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Legal Urbex tours I’ve attended

Urban Exploration does not have to be illegal. Just attend one of the many public and legal urbex tours.

An urbex tour is the best way to explore a lost place legally. Since I’ve started urban exploration, I’ve attended more than a dozen legal urban exploration tours.

Here is an overview of all the public urbex tours I’ve attended in the form of a gallery. Each photo is linked with the blog post with more photos and a link to the specific urbex tour. Be sure to check the FAQ about public and legal urban exploration tours, too.

Frequently Asked Questions about Public Urban Exploration

Contrary to popular belief, abandoned buildings belong to someone. Entering it without permission may be illegal.

The easiest way for legal urban exploration is to book one of the many urbex tours. These tours are either completely guided (rarely) or you’ll get a brief introduction and are free to explore the lost place on your own. Here are some more answers to frequently asked questions about urbex tours I get.

01 How long are these public and legal urbex tours?

That depends on the location. I’ve been on urbex tours that were just two hours long and tours that lasted for 12 hours.

02 How much does a public urbex tour typically cost?

Usually that depends on the size of the location. Typically these tours cost between 50 and 100 USD without transportation. If transportation is required, the cost can increase to several hundred USD.

03 Are public urbex tours dangerous?

Yes, most likely. That’s why you usually need to sign paperwork that you’re accessing the property at your own risk. That applies even to completely guides tours. Be sure to read my post about my self imposed urbex rules before you go on a tour

The list of Urbex tours I’ve attended

The preserved main control room inside the abandoned Harnekop Bunker in Germany (2026).
A decaying Jaguar XK120 at the classic car graveyard in the Neandertal in Germany (2025).
An ancient sofa photographed at the abandoned palace Crossen in Germany (2025).
An old sickbed photographed at Palace Henriette-Helmsdorf in Germany (2025).
A former paper machine hall explored at the abandoned paper mill in Scheufelen (2025).
The collapsed control room inside the abandoned bunker 7001 Freudenberg in Germany (2024).
An abandoned municipal pool and more must-see lost places in Berlin to visit (2024).
A decayed hangar at the abandoned airport Schönwalde-Glien in Germany (2024).
Historic private bath cabins along the gallery at abandoned Stadtbad Lichtenberg (2024).
A vintage mechanical scale found during a tour of an abandoned WWII tunnel in Vienna (2024).
A vaulted shelter chamber in an abandoned underground tunnel below Vienna (2023).
Inside the power station at the abandoned textile factories in Forst-Lausitz (2022).
A bunker photographed during my tour at the abandoned airfield Rangsdorf (2022).
Rollercoaster dragonhead at the abandoned Spreepark in Berlin (2022).
A prison cell photographed at the abandoned Stasi Prison Hohenschönhausen (2022).
Remains of the air raid ventilation system in the Limoni Tunnel System in Linz (2019).
An abandoned piano photographed at Heilstaette Grabowsee in Germany (2018).
A rooftop forest seen from the abandoned Beelitz Heilstätten Canopy Walkway (2018).
A historic bathhouse seen in the film at the abandoned hospital in Beelitz Heilstätten (2018).
The eerie autopsy room inside the abandoned Immigrant Hospital at Ellis Island (2018).
The ornate oriental sauna wing inside the abandoned Stadtbad Leipzig, Germany (2018).
Inside an abandoned radar dome at the Cold War spy station at Teufelsberg in Berlin (2017).
An empty military indoor pool at the abandoned Red Army Headquarters in Wünsdorf (2016).
The rusting Ferris wheel inside the abandoned ghost city of Pripyat (2016).
The overgrown Palace of Culture in Zalyssia inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (2016).
A decaying vintage automobile photographed in Bodie Ghost Town in California (2016).
A decaying corridor inside the abandoned hospital at Beelitz Heilstätten (2015).

Latest blog posts about urban exploration tours

Below is a list of the most recent blog posts about my urban exploration tours. You’ll find a link to the operator’s website in each blog post.

All blog posts about urban exploration