The MET Troy *Former Location*
A now-defunct mid-century hotel in Troy, Michigan, whose empty corridors, dated décor and institutional atmosphere made it a popular real-world visual stand-in for Backrooms Level 5 “Terror Hotel”.
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O2 Flagship Store, Munich *Former Location*
One of the most frequently cited real-world examples of Frutiger Aero. The mid-2000s interior featured bubble motifs, curved glass, soft aquatic blue gradients and a light, airy feel that perfectly captured the era’s optimistic tech-meets-nature aesthetic.
Forest Fair Mall / Cincinnati Mills *Former Location*
Large, multi-level complex with bold and unusual architecture (including flying pigs) that spent years in a semi-abandoned state, with vast empty wings and a distinctive, slightly surreal layout.
Century III Mall *Former Location*
Once one of the largest malls in the world, that operated from October 1979 until its closure in February 2019, became a vast closed complex of empty corridors and atriums that became a landmark of the 2000s American retail decline.
Rolling Acres Mall *Former Location*
Iconic Midwestern dead mall famous for its long empty corridors and the backrooms type feeling of a once-busy retail space, left behind.
Borders Bookstore *Former Location*
The former Borders book store in Yorba Linda, California that became famous for it’s liminal interior and ‘THE END’ signage, is now a Sprouts Farmers Market. The viral photo was taken in 2011.
Six Flags New Orleans (Jazzland)
Massive abandoned theme park left frozen in time after Hurricane Katrina, with rusting roller coasters, empty rides, and overgrown pathways standing in the swampy outskirts of New Orleans.
