New York State Urban exploration at abandoned Upstate NY plant leads to arrests after 100-foot silo fall Published: Aug. 05, 2025, 5:25 p.m.

Long popular in the West, urban exploration, or "urbex" for short, sees city-dwelling thrill-seekers explore dilapidated, closed-off buildings and areas -- often skirting the law in the process.

Beauty and rebirth in decay. It’s a vision of urban exploration, restoration and development now underway across northwestern Indiana. Jeffrey Brown reports from Gary, Indiana, for our arts and ...