Hacker News with Generative AI: Urban Exploration

Take the 'Death Stairs' If You Dare (nytimes.com)
A Facebook page, which began among a few friends, has grown into a popular photo collection of hazardous stairs.

Social Media, Photography, Safety, Urban Exploration

21 points by prismatic 8 days ago | 4 comments

Toynbee Tiles (wikipedia.org)
The Toynbee tiles, also called Toynbee plaques, are messages of unknown origin found embedded in asphalt of streets in about two dozen major cities in the United States and three South American cities.

Urban Exploration, Mysteries, Art, History, Public Art

5 points by mmsc 12 days ago | 0 comments

Bop Spotter (walzr.com)
I installed a box high up on a pole somewhere in the Mission of San Francisco. Inside is a crappy Android phone, set to Shazam constantly, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It's solar powered, and the mic is pointed down at the street below.

Creative Projects, Urban Exploration, San Francisco, Music

2433 points by walz 52 days ago | 385 comments

Rooftopping is my art form: death-defying couple who climb tallest skyscrapers (bbc.com)

Urban Exploration, Photography, Risk-taking, Art, Adventure

8 points by andsoitis 124 days ago | 1 comments

Italian streets that don't exist on any map (2022) (atlasobscura.com)

Maps, Italy, Urban Exploration, Geography

108 points by fanf2 167 days ago | 39 comments

Woman Made Her Home Inside a Grocery Store's Rooftop Sign, Police Say (nytimes.com)

Unusual Living, Urban Exploration, Crime, New York

21 points by mistersquid 193 days ago | 11 comments

The California man who hid for 6 months in a secret room inside Circuit City (sfgate.com)

Crime, California, Retail, Urban Exploration

162 points by perpil 205 days ago | 91 comments