Renegade Nomad

Renegade Nomad Urban exploration, hiking, and travel photos from around New England and NY. We are a group of urban explorers and hikers that explore dark abandoned places.

Many years ago a late October road trip on an unseasonably warm day let us to this abandoned complex. I think I could ha...
02/26/2026

Many years ago a late October road trip on an unseasonably warm day let us to this abandoned complex. I think I could have spent weeks photographing this place and never run out of new things to see.

Last I heard, this place was being turned into a housing complex. I’m incredibly thankful I had so many years to explore...
02/24/2026

Last I heard, this place was being turned into a housing complex. I’m incredibly thankful I had so many years to explore, film, and photograph this place. So many good memories with good friends here that I’ll never forget.

We got up to this level and discovered an unexpected office chair graveyard.
02/22/2026

We got up to this level and discovered an unexpected office chair graveyard.

You’re exploring the basement of a creepy abandoned mill, pry open a manhole, and find another two levels below. Do you ...
02/22/2026

You’re exploring the basement of a creepy abandoned mill, pry open a manhole, and find another two levels below. Do you go in?

Discovered the compressor room of an abandoned manufacturer and met another explorer enjoying the location.
02/20/2026

Discovered the compressor room of an abandoned manufacturer and met another explorer enjoying the location.

This paper mill once served as nearly the only workplace for one of the smallest towns in New England. With the railroad...
02/19/2026

This paper mill once served as nearly the only workplace for one of the smallest towns in New England. With the railroad no longer servicing the location and dwindling demand, this location was closed and abandoned around the mid 1980s.

It was originally built in the mid-1800s as a county poorhouse. Back then, if you were elderly, disabled, mentally ill, ...
02/17/2026

It was originally built in the mid-1800s as a county poorhouse. Back then, if you were elderly, disabled, mentally ill, or just broke with nowhere to go, this was where the county sent you. Over time it functioned as an almshouse, infirmary, and eventually a tuberculosis sanatorium. Like a lot of institutional facilities from that era, it blended social welfare with isolation.

The complex expanded through the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By the mid-1900s, changing healthcare systems and deinstitutionalization made places like this obsolete. It eventually closed, was partially repurposed, and then fell into abandonment.

Wasn’t expecting to find a spiral staircase in here.Hidden in a tight brick corner, still standing after everything else...
02/16/2026

Wasn’t expecting to find a spiral staircase in here.

Hidden in a tight brick corner, still standing after everything else around it fell apart. Stuff like this is why I love exploring old mills.





The Capron Mill, later known as the Bernat Mill, in Uxbridge was one of America’s earliest woolen mills, helping pioneer...
02/15/2026

The Capron Mill, later known as the Bernat Mill, in Uxbridge was one of America’s earliest woolen mills, helping pioneer power-loom production in the 1800s. It stood for nearly two centuries before a massive 2007 fire reduced most of it to ruins.

Capehart Mill — Norwich, ConnecticutConstructed in the late 1800s during the city’s industrial expansion. The facility l...
02/14/2026

Capehart Mill — Norwich, Connecticut
Constructed in the late 1800s during the city’s industrial expansion. The facility later became associated with Capehart-Farnsworth, a manufacturer of radios, phonographs, and early television equipment in the mid-20th century. The building now stands as a remnant of Norwich’s manufacturing history.

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I don't know how I spent most of my life as an urban explorer without an off-road vehicle. The Mustang will always hold ...
12/03/2025

I don't know how I spent most of my life as an urban explorer without an off-road vehicle. The Mustang will always hold a special place in my heart (and my parking space), but this Jeep has taken me places I never would have expected.

Happened upon this hidden old aerator while exploring and off-roading on October Mountain. This was such a cool find and...
12/01/2025

Happened upon this hidden old aerator while exploring and off-roading on October Mountain. This was such a cool find and a look back in time at the old water infrastructure of the 1900s.

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