#RuinPorn, the latest Instagram travel trend

By Andrew Villagomez

Published on 5/1/2014 at 9:00 PM

ferris wheel

Instagram user Justin

Sifting through the 7,000-plus examples of #RuinPorn on Instagram, you see the world's admiration for the beauty of decay. And while the trend of photographing abandoned stuff isn't new, the number of 'grammers sharing 'Ruin Porn' each day continues to grow. Here's how creepy, but alluring, photos of aging, man-made structures can be.

church — Instagram user Philadelphia Salvage

St. Bonaventure Church - Philadelphia, PA

SS United States — Instagram user Kate Jacobi

SS United States - Philadelphia, PA

theater doors — Instagram user Victrix

National Theatre - Detroit, MI

michigan central station — Instagram user inchicago

Michigan Central Station - Detroit, MI

heidelberg project — Instagram user Travis Feutz

The Heidelberg Project - Detroit, MI

bath house — Instagram user Adrian Mangiuca

Abandoned bath house - Location unknown, Europe

abandoned mansion — Instagram user trippybeth

Abandoned mansion - Kentucky

foosball table — Instagram user Dordinaire

Foosball Table - Detroit, MI

streetcar — Instagram user Eric

Streetcar - Philadelphia, PA

abandoned bed room — Instagram user Oliver

Bedroom of an abandoned house - Neunkirchen, Germany

catacombs — Instagram user Kim Buchholz

State Asylum catacombs - Traverse City, MI

amusement park — Instagram user Bentley Little

Amusement park in Tennessee

abandoned church — Instagram user Stephen Perteet

Abandoned church - Detroit, MI

dog by shack — Instagram user Greg Ceccherelli

Abandoned shack by the Starrucca Viaduct - Lanesboro, Pennsylvania

ferris wheel — Instagram user Justin

Ferris wheel - Chippewa Lake, Ohio

projects in car mirror — Instagram user Jennifer Vuong

Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects - Detroit, MI