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.

The strange subculture of "urban exploration" or "urbex", whose members venture into derelict and abandoned buildings, has exploded in popularity on social media in recent years.

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Urbex satisfies my more adventurous side that’s thirsty for adventure and mystery,” says Instagram user skyjax_exploration, who prefers venturing into the more abandoned areas of the city ...

But urbex is not a game. Carlotta Celleno, 19, died last Saturday falling from the seventh floor of the former Molino Agostinelli, one of the symbolic places of urban exploration in Rome.

Urban exploration, Windsor-style By Craig Pearson Published May 15, 2007 Last updated Apr 01, 2020 ...