Did you know that right next to Staten Island there’s a ship graveyard hiding in plain sight? Ships that had been damaged would be kept there during the Second World War until they could be sold for scrap. But they never got to them all before abandoning the project. It’s so eerie that almost nobody ever visits.
Basically, in the middle of one of the world’s major cities, one of the most important tourist destinations on the planet, you can find such weird abandoned areas. Why travel to abandoned shipwreck sites in the ocean when maritime history is just a subway and ferry ride away? Who would believe it? Great photo, though.
Hong Kong from Above
How crazy is this? How did they fit so many huge buildings in this tiny space? It’s a little bit dizzying and overwhelming looking down on this drone scene. Hong Kong has been the poster child for ultra-modern cities for so long, it’s incredible how they never seem to fall behind.
And what a view we get in this photo from the drone! The city looks remarkably planned - every structure and building in its perfect place like the most satisfying puzzle. No odds and ends sticking out here, but a meticulous use of space that’s almost a meditative experience.
Flooded Theme Park
Can you believe it? When Hurricane Katrina laid waste to the whole region in 2005, this Louisiana theme park was completely flooded. Six Flags New Orleans never reopened, and in July of 2019, mayor LaToya Cantrell stated that they were considering demolishing the site altogether.
Thank goodness for drones. Just think of how much we’d be ignorant of if we didn’t have them to do our exploring for us! Even in the middle of the USA! Because would you just look at the theme park after the storm? The destruction is evident, yet there’s a strange new life to the park which now looks like an abandoned floating city.
Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey marked the first time since 2005 that a category three or higher storm hit the USA. This compelling drone image documents just a fraction of the damage that it wrought. 37 Americans lost their lives in the storm, in addition to as much as 10 billion dollars in damage.
If this is the calm after the storm, picture what the storm must’ve been like! Can you imagine being the owner of one of these houses? Putting years of love and hard work into building a home, only to have everything destroyed. Even assuming that the damage was covered by insurance, it is heartbreaking to see this.
The Mystical Ruins of Talin Cathedral
What’s better than a picture of an ancient cathedral? A picture of that cathedral from the skies. This drone image views churches in a new light and perspective. The Talin Cathedral in the Aragatsotn province of Armenia was built in the 7th century.
Today, the cathedral is mostly in ruins due to devastating earthquakes in 1840 and 1931. But even its ruins are magical still, especially when viewed from above. Other cathedrals might have spires or steeples. The top of this one looks like a giant chimney or a dome Tom Cruise might rappel into during one of his famously impossible missions.