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205.250.167.150 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:56:53 GMT

205.250.167.150: New page: The most effective way to browse thrift stores is by size, as the quality and brand of the clothing will not matter if you can not wear it. Check zippers, stitches, and for any stains. Dis...

The most effective way to browse thrift stores is by size, as the quality and brand of the clothing will not matter if you can not wear it. Check zippers, stitches, and for any stains. Disregard odd smells as they will wash out of the fabric when you take the clothing home.

You can also effectively swap clothing at thrift stores if you need a quick change in to something slightly cleaner or in better shape than what you are wearing. As long as your clothing is not distinct in its wear or color you should be able to find something that looks vaguely similiar. Simply pick out a few items of various colors, including one that matches yours, swap for the item in the change room and deposit your used clothes in the nearest clothing collection bin.

Dont feel bad ripping off these charities, as most of the profit from the clothes goes to overhead (CEO wages) and they employ for strictly minimum wage.

Free New Jersey

68.83.79.35 — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:02:10 GMT

68.83.79.35: New page: Return to [[Liberate]] | Return to [[Table of Contents]] == General Guide == New Jersey is a state that is notorious for being the guinea pig for laws, being one of the first states if no...

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== General Guide ==
New Jersey is a state that is notorious for being the guinea pig for laws, being one of the first states if not the first to make things illegal. On top of this, it has one of the highest population densities of the country. Lastly, it has the worst tax system to date. We need to do whatever we can to free this state.

== Housing ==
''Free housing, shelters and hostels, etc.''

== Food ==
''Free/low-cost markets, produce, butchers, day-old bakeries, Food banks, missions, church meals, etc.''

== Medical Care ==
''Planned parenthood, free clinics, free medical advice, Medicare resources, low-cost clinics, etc.''

== Legal Aid ==
''ACLU, free legal aid/counseling, pro bono attorneys, etc.''

== Armed Forces/Deployment Avoidance Counseling ==
''Legal aid, resources, etc.''

== Play ==
See [[Free Play]] section, include details for this city.

''Beaches, Swimming Pools, Parks, Sports, Museums, Music, Theatre, TV shows, Movies, etc.''

== Information ==
''General weather, traffic, news resources, etc.''

== Underground Papers ==
''Self-explanatory''

== Miscellaneous ==
''Any other freebies''

== Public Transit ==
''Subways, Buses, Ferries, Shuttles, etc.''

== Free Clothing and Furniture ==
See [[Free Clothing and Furniture]] section, provide details for this city.

== Assorted Freebies ==
See [[Assorted Freebies]] Section, provide details for this city, including other topics. Whatever fits and is useful.

== Survive ==
Go to the [[Survive]] section and provide any city-specific details, including new topics.

Free New Orleans

70.183.121.202 — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:40:03 GMT

Mipp:

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== General Guide ==
Founded in 1718 by the French, the city experienced a brief period under Spanish rule before Napoleon sold it to the United States in 1803. Possibly the most unique of American cities, New Orleans has a thriving music and arts scene, and is known for its varied cuisines and traditions such as Mardi Gras. The city's economy is sustained by tourism. New Orleans was hammered hard by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and more than 3 years later still bears the wounds and scars. New Orleans is bounded by Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River, and a great deal of the city is in fact below sea level.

Like a lot of old cities, New Orleans' geography can be confusing. It's streets are not laid down in a regular grid; instead, they follow the twists and turns of the Mississippi River. Locals give directions in relation to the river: 'up' means up river, 'down' means down river, 'towards' or 'in' mean to go towards the river, and 'towards the lake' or 'back' means towards Lake Pontchartrain. Driving in New Orleans can be tricky because many of the streets were laid out before the advent of the automobile, and thusly are so narrow that many of them are one-way only.

The ''French Quarter'' is New Orleans' oldest and most famous neighborhood. Home to dozens of shops, restaurants, and of course Bourbon Street.

Just up the river from the Quarter is the ''Central Business District'', or ''CBD'', also sometimes called ''Warehouse District'' (although many of it's warehouses have been converted into condos and galleries).

Down the river from the Quarter you'll find ''Faubourg Marigny'', the arts and music scene, and the LGBT center of New Orleans.

Down from the Marigny you'll find the similarly bohemian but more residential ''Bywater''.

Down from Bywater and across a bridge you'll come to the ''Ninth Ward''. This is the largest ward in New Orleans, and is divided into three sections: the Lower Ninth Ward along the river, which suffered massive damage during Katrina; the Upper Ninth Ward which is home to the Musicians Village; and New Orleans East.

Back (or away from the river) from the Quarter is Treme (pronounced "Treh-may"), a historically Creole section of the city.

''The Garden District'' is located up river from the CBD, and is famous for it's many gorgeous, historical homes.

Back (or away from the river) from the Garden District is ''Central City'' and ''Uptown''. Uptown has a number of parks, a zoo, and historic cemeteries. Central City, which lies between the Garden District and Uptown, is the most crime-ridden section of New Orleans, and is to be avoided.

'''Note''': Natives do not call the city 'The Big Easy'. Their nickname for New Orleans is 'the Crescent City'.

== Housing ==
Belle Reve
*wwww.bellereve.org
*504-945-9455
*Transitional, permanent, and hospice care for adults with HIV.

Desiree Community Housing Cooperation
*504-944-2727
*Will cover one month's rent if you have a job and a lease.

Homelessness Prevention Program
*504-872-0347 (ask for Darlene)
*Will cover one month's rent, mortgage, or utilities.

ACORN
*1024 Elysian Fields Ave
*504-943-0044
*Six month waiting list for free housegutting.

The Green Project
*2831 Marais St
*504-945-0240
*www.thegreenproject.org
*Recycles and sells used building materials.

Section 8 is not available unless you either had a voucher before Katrina, or can document that you were homeless in New Orleans before Katrina.

One of our regular contributors grew up in the New Orleans area and is in contact with relatives that live there. Word has it that since Katrina there are a number of properties over in the lower 9th ward that could be rehabilitated and squatted because a lot of people haven't returned there. Also in Kenner, Algiers, and along Esplanade according to his information there are houses that could be squatted due to being abandoned after the storm.

== Food ==
''Free/low-cost markets, produce, butchers, day-old bakeries, Food banks, missions, church meals, etc.''

Common Ground
*1700 Deslonde St
*504-717-7324
*www.commongroundrelief.org
*Food, water, baby supplies, tools, clothing.

Feed the Hungry Food Pantry
*1528 Oretha Castle Haley St
*504-524-2959
*Open 1-3 pm, must bring ID, proof of income and utility bill.

- Cafe Du Monde in the French Quarter used to give out free day old donuts around 9 or 10 each night.
- Also the Food Quarter in Jackson Brewery Mall would give out free food to those who came in and politely asked right at closing time around 9 at night. These may no longer be doing this. This info is what was done when our contributor was growing up in the area before Katrina hit. But it doesn't hurt to check it out and see because it could get you a free meal.

=== Farmers Markets ===

If you're interested in buying or selling locally grown food, art, or other goods, then check out some of NOLA's many public markets.

Arts Market of New Orleans
* Palmer Park, S. Carrollton and S. Claiborne Ave.
* Fourth Saturday of each month 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Broad St Bazaar
* Robert's Parking lot, Broad St. at Bienville.
* Fourth Saturday each month 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Bywater Art Market
* Royal St at Piety.
* Third Saturday each month 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 504.944-7900

Camellia City Market
* 333 Erlanfer St, Griffith Park in Olde Towne, Slidell.
* Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to noon.

Crescent City Farmers Market
* Corner of Magazine and Girod Street
* Saturday and Tuesday 8-1 p.m.

Covington Farmers Market
* 609 N. Columbia Street, Covington.
* Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and the Covington Trailhead Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 985.892-1873

French Market
* 1008 North Peters St.
* Open 7 days a week 504.522-2621

Freret Market
* 4400 Freret St.
* First Saturday of the month, 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 504.638-2589

German Coast Farmer's Market
* East Bank: Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan.
* Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon West Bank: 13969 River Road, Luling (0.7 miles north of I-310 exit) Wednesday 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Gretna Farmers Market
* Huey P. Long Avenue between 3rd and 4th, Gretna
* Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Harrison Avenue Marketplace
* 801 Harrison Ave
* Every second Wednesday of the month, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Mandeville Trailhead Market
*675 Lafitte Street in Mandeville, LA.
* 985.624-3147 or mandevilletrailhead@charter.net

Mid-City Green Market
* 3700 Orleans Avenue at the American Can Company
* Thursday 3 pm to 7 pm rain or shine. 504.483-6314

Sankofa Marketplace
* At the corner of Caffin St. and Claude Ave, Lower Ninth Ward
* Every second Saturday.

Upper Ninth Ward Market
* St. Claude Avenue at Gallier Street
* Saturday, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 504.482-5722

Vietnamese Farmers Market
* 14401 Alcee Fortier Blvd
* Saturday, 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Westwego Farmers and Fisheries Market 484 Sala Avenue and Fourth Street, Westwego. Saturday 10:00 a.m. 504.341-3424 ext 209

== Medical Care ==
Healthcare for the Homeless
*504-658-2825
*2222 Simone Bolivar, 2nd Floor
*You must have a letter from a homeless shelter. Includes dental and pediatric services.

Drop-In Center Youth Counseling
*1428 N. Rampart
*M-F, 1-5.

Covenant House Tulane Walk-In Clinic
*504-584-1167
*611 N. Rampart
*Helps with prescriptions

Common Ground Health Clinic
504-361-9800
*1400 Teche St. (Algiers)
*Walk-in health care, an herbalist, HIV testing, vaccines, and physical therapy. Mon 2-5 pm, Tues *9am-12noon, Weds 10am-3pm, Sat 12-3pm.

Causeway Medical Clinic
*1800-749-7265 (24 hrs)
*3040 Ridgelake Dr. (Metairie)
*Pregnancy and abortion services.

Ida Hymel Clinic
*1111 Newton St.
*504-364-4024
*Free pap smears.

Women's Health Clinic
*504-524-8255
*Gyno, prenatal/midwife, sexual health care, counseling. Tues and Thurs only.

Planned Parenthood
*504-897-9200
*4018 Magazine St.
*Contraception, STD testing, OBGYN, etc.

Tooth Bus, Children's Hospital
*504-342-7874

Rivertown Optical
*400 Williams Blvd
*504-461-5500
*Low-cost eyeglasses (about $22 for a complete pair)

Louisiana Agenda for Children
* 1720 St. Charles Ave
* 1-800-486-1712
* Excellent resource if you have children, are under 19, or are pregnant.

New Orleans Musicians Clinic
* 2820 Napoleon Ave
* (504) 412-1366
* Provides low-cost health care to all New Orleans musicians, vocalists, Mardi Gras Indians, and their family members over 17. Copay is $10, and they may be able to arrange a free ride for you to and from the clinic.

== Legal Aid ==
The Pro Bono Project
*615 Baronne St, Suite 201
*504-581-4043

ACLU of Louisiana
*504-522-0617

== Armed Forces/Deployment Avoidance Counseling ==
''Legal aid, resources, etc.''

== Play ==
See [[Free Play]] section, include details for this city.

New Orleans is a party city, and the locals use every excuse to throw a parade. You can find your fill of jazz, amazing food, bars, museums, dancing, art, drinking, buskers, flirting, and every other vice.

Radio Free New Orleans streams NOLA/Louisiana music 24/7. http://www.radiofreeneworleans.com/

Julia St, in the CBD near the Superdome, is famous for it's architecture (especially 13 19th-century townhouses known as "The Thirteen Sisters") and for it's art galleries. On the first Saturday of every month, hit Julia St. for an artcrawl and score complimentary cocktails.

A block and a half down from Julia St. you'll find the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) at 900 Camp St. The CAC provides a home for local art, dance, theater, sculpture, and even burlesque. Currently the gallery admission is FREE through July 12, 2009.

Municipal free wireless (ESSID: CityOfNewOrleans) is sometimes available in downtown NOLA. Most coffee shops and some bars have free wireless for customers. The St. Bernard library out in St. Bernard parish has free 24/7 wireless as long as you're sitting next to their library.

The New Orleans Healing Center's mission is to "tend to the mind, body, and environmental health of the resilient citizens of New Orleans." They are opening a yoga center, a cafe serving vegetarian/vegan food and offering job-training to at-risk youth, a food co-op, and an art gallery, among other projects. http://www.neworleanshealingcenter.org/

The Hands On New Orleans Tool Lending Library will rent out tools for building, painting, fencing, and planting for $10/month or $100/year. An excellent place to get tools if you only need them briefly and/or have nowhere to store toolboxes. 1204 S. White St, open Mon-Sat, 504-304-4705. http://handsonneworleans.org/

Three chemistry students at Loyola manufacture and give away biodiesel to anyone who wants it. You can contact them at 504-861-5882.

The Cabildo museum in the French Quarter and the Museum of the Confederacy used to be free on Wednesday afternoons.

== Information ==

Bicycle Michaels on Frenchman St. in Marigny sells and rents bikes. They are open every day of the week except for Wednesdays. http://www.bicyclemichaels.com/

Confederacy of Cruisers on Elysian Fields Ave also rents bikes. http://www.confederacyofcruisers.com

=== GLBT ===

Resources exist for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer community of New Orleans.

Lesbian and Gay Center of New Orleans
* 2114 Decatur St.
* 504-945-1103
* Sponsors several support groups and a GLBT book reading group.

Gay Pride New Orleans
* http://www.gayprideneworleans.com/
* Sponsors an annual Pride parade.

NO/AIDS Taskforce
* (504) 821-2601
* 839 St. Charles Ave
* Provides HIV testing, counseling, and a health clinic.

PFLAG
* www.pflagno.org
* 2202 Dublin St
* (504) 862-5912

GLBT-friendly churches in New Orleans include:

World Harvester's Church
* 3151 Dauphine St.
* (504) 944-9836

First Presbyterian
* 5401 S. Claiborne Ave
* (504) 866-7409

Lakeview Presbyterian
* 5914 Canal Blvd
* 504-482-7892

St. Anna's Episcopal
* 1313 Esplanade Ave
* (504) 947-2121

St. Mark's United Methodist
* 1130 N. Rampart St
* (504) 523-0450

== Underground Papers ==
The Gambit, NOLA's 'alternative' newspaper. http://bestofneworleans.com/gyrobase/

== Miscellaneous ==
Vialink CopeLine (24 hrs)
1800-749-2673

Metropolitan Center for Women and Children (24 hrs)
504-837-5400

Lesbian and Gay Community Center
504-658-4020

== Public Transit ==
Getting around New Orleans by car can be an adventure, as New Orleans is a very old city and many of its major roads were laid down before the automobile. These narrow roads are often one-way, and some like Tulane Ave have "no left turn" signs posted for miles. New Orleans' roads are also extremely rough and prone to potholes compared to most other US cities. If you are just visiting the French Quarter and nearby areas such as the CBD or Uptown, it might be easier to just not bring a vehicle at all. A great deal of New Orleans can be navigated on foot, by bicycle, in a streetcar, or on a bus.

RTA runs the buses and streetcars. Fares are (as of July 2009) $1.25 for local buses (except for the Kenner Loop, which is 80 cents) and for streetcars. A one-month unlimited ride pass is $55.

The Algiers ferry leaves the Canal St. docks every half-hour starting at 6 a.m. The trip is free for pedestrians and about $2 for cars.

== Free Clothing and Furniture ==
See [[Free Clothing and Furniture]] section, provide details for this city.

== Assorted Freebies ==

Baptist Friendship House
*504-949-4469
*813 Elysian Fields Ave
*Offers GED counseling, helps pay for test.

== Survive ==
Go to the [[Survive]] section and provide any city-specific details, including new topics.

Urban Exploration

Wolf — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:20:43 GMT

Wolf: Cleaning yet again meh final edit will come soon and i'll also add to pk

'''Urban exploration''' (often shortened as '''urbex''' or '''UE''') is the examination of the normally unseen or off-limits parts of urban areas or industrial facilities. Urban exploration is also commonly referred to as ''infiltration'', although some people consider infiltration to be more closely associated with the exploration of active or inhabited sites. It may also be referred to as "draining" (when exploring drains) "urban spelunking", "urban caving", or "building hacking".

The nature of this activity presents various risks, including both physical danger and the possibility of arrest and punishment. Many, but not all, of the activities associated with Urban Exploration could be considered trespassing or other violations of local or regional laws.

==Targets of exploration==
Urban explorers often attempt some or all of these subsets of urban exploration.

===Abandonments===
Ventures into abandoned structures are perhaps the most common example of urban exploration. Abandoned sites are generally entered first by locals, and often sport large amounts of graffiti and other acts of vandalism. Explorers face various risks in abandoned structures including collapsing roofs and floors, broken glass, guard dogs, the presence of chemicals, other harmful substances, most notably asbestos, hostile squatters and sometimes motion detectors. Some explorers wear respirators to protect their airways.

Exploration targets vary from one country to another, but some of the more popular or high-profile abandonments include List of abandoned amusement parks|amusement parks, grain elevators, factories, missile silos, hospitals, psychiatric hospital|asylums, schools, and sanatoriums. Also, due to a marked lack of governmental support of historical monuments under many regimes, some structures may be centuries old, from various architectural epochs and still freely accessible in their unrenovated states.

Many explorers of abandonments find the decay of uninhabited spaces to be beautiful; many of these explorers are also photographers. Some abandonments are heavily guarded with motion sensors and active security. Others are more easily accessible and carry less risk of discovery. Abandonments are also popular among history buffs, 'industrial archeology|industrial archeologists,' 'ghost hunters' and fans of graffiti.

===Active buildings===
Another aspect of urban exploration is the practice of exploring active or ''in use'' buildings. This includes seeing secured or "member-only" areas, mechanical rooms, roofs, elevator rooms, abandoned floors and other normally unseen parts of such buildings. The term 'infiltration' is often associated with the exploration of active structures. People entering restricted areas may be committing trespass and civil prosecution may result.

===Catacombs===
Catacombs such as those found in Paris, Rome and Naples have been investigated by urban explorers. The Mines of Paris, comprising much of the underground tunnels that are not open to public tourism like the Catacombs of Paris|catacombs, have been considered the "Holy Grail" by some due to their extensive nature and history. Explorers of these are known as cataphiles or Splooshers.

===Sewers and storm drains===
Entry into storm drains, or ''draining'', is another common form of UE. Groups devoted to the task have arisen, such as the Cave Clan in Australia. Draining has a specialized set of guidelines, the foremost of which is "When it rains, no drains!"

A small subset of explorers enter sanitary sewers. Sometimes they are the only connection to caves or other subterranean feature. Sewers are among the most dangerous locations to explore owing to extremely high risks of poisoning by build up of toxic gases naturally found in all sewers (commonly methane and hydrogen sulfide). There have been large numbers of fatalities from around the world through being overcome by toxic gases from sewers and the only safe way to enter a sewer is if the atmosphere has been tested by a working monitoring device and other confined space entry procedures followed.

===Transit tunnels===
This subset of urban exploration deals with exploring active and abandoned subway and underground railway tunnels, bores and Ghost station|stations. Such activities are often considered trespassing, and can result in civil prosecution (unless covered by specific acts of law, such as some railways may make a criminal case of it). As a result, this type of exploration is rarely publicized. Although they exist worldwide, those who partake in this often reside near New York City, Toronto, London, Sydney and Moscow, along with many other major cities throughout the world.

===Utility tunnels===
University|Universities and other large institutions, such as hospitals, often distribute steam for heating buildings and autoclaves from a central heating plant. These high pressure steam pipes are generally run through utility tunnels, which are often accessible solely for the purposes of maintenance. Many of these steam tunnels, such as those on college campuses, often also have a tradition of exploration by students. This was once called vadding at Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT, though students there now refer to it as roof and tunnel hacking.

Steam tunnels in general have been getting more secure in recent years, due to their use for carrying network backbones and perceived risk of their use in terrorist activities, safety and liability.

Some steam tunnels have dirt floors, no lighting and can have temperatures upwards of 45 degrees Celsius (115°F). Others have concrete floors, bright light, and can even be quite nice and feature a cool temperature. Most steam tunnels have large intake fans to bring in fresh air, and push all of the hot air out the back.

==Popularity==
The rise in the popularity of urban exploration can be attributed to its increased media attention. Recent television shows, such as "Urban Explorers" on the Discovery Channel, MTV's Fear, and the ghost hunting exploits of The Atlantic Paranormal Society have packaged the hobby for a popular audience. Talks and exhibits on urban exploration have appeared at the 5th and 6th Hackers on Planet Earth Conference, complementing numerous newspaper articles and interviews. With the rise in the relative popularity of the hobby due to this increased focus, there has been increasing discussion on whether the extra attention has been beneficial to urban exploration as a whole.

== Safety and legality ==
Urban exploration is a hobby that comes with a number of inherent dangers. Storm water drains are not designed with human access as their primary use. They can be subject to flash flooding and bad air. There have been a number of deaths in storm water drains, but these are usually during floods, and are normally not urban explorers.

Many old abandoned structures feature hazards such as unstable structures, unsafe floors, asbestos, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, exposed electrical wires and entrapment hazards.

Asbestos is a long term health risk for urban explorers, along with breathing in contaminants from pigeon feces. Urban explorers use dust masks and respirators to alleviate this danger. Some sites are occasionally used by homeless people and drug users and there may be discarded needles.

The growing popularity of the activity has resulted not just in increased attention from explorers, but also from vandals and law enforcement. The illicit aspects of urban exploring, which may include trespassing and breaking and entering <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/content/articles/2008/08/19/urban_explorer_feature.shtml</ref>, have brought along with them critical articles in mainstream newspapers.<ref name="PPG_062008">{{cite news|title=Urban explorers dare to investigate seldom-seen Pittsburgh sites|date=[[7 September]] [[2003]]|last=Batz Jr.|first=Bob|publisher=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|accessdate=2008-06-20|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20030907explore0907fnp1.asp}}</ref>

In Australia, the web-site of the Sydney Cave Clan was shut down by lawyers for the Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales, after they raised concerns that the portal could "risk human safety and threaten the security of its infrastructure."

Jeff Chapman, who authored ''Infiltration'', stated that genuine urban explorers "never vandalize, steal or damage anything." The thrill comes from that of "discovery and a few nice pictures."<ref name="PPG_062008"/> Some explorers will also request permission for entry.<ref name="legal">{{cite news|title=Legal Urban Exploration: 7 Tips for Visiting Historical Abandonments|last=Ebaster|first=Al|date=[[19 September]] [[2007]]|publisher=[[Web Urbanist]]|url=http://weburbanist.com/2007/09/19/legal-urban-exploration-7-tips-for-visiting-historical-abandonments/}}</ref>

==In the media==
===Books===
Many urban exploration books are available, including:

* Ninjalicious (2005). ''Access All Areas: A user's guide to the art of urban exploration.'' PO Box 13, Station E, Toronto, ON M6H 4E1 Canada: Infilpress. ISBN 0-9737787-0-9
* Paiva, Troy (2008) "Night Vision: The Art of Urban Exploration" Chronicle Books ISBN 0-811-86338-7
* Paiva, Troy (2003) "Lost America: The Abandoned Roadside West" Chronicle Books ISBN 0-760-31490-X
* Wand, Eku and Arnold, Dietmar (2001). CD-ROM: ''Berlin im Untergrund - Eine interaktive Zeitreise unter den Potsdamer Platz.'' eku interactive e.K., Berlin/Bad Homburg, Germany. ISBN 3-935709-02-1
* Mielzarjewicz, Marc (2008). ''Lost Places - Schoenheit des Verfalls.'' Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Germany. ISBN 978-3-89812-575-8
* Deyo, L.B. and Leibowitz, David "Lefty". ''Invisible Frontier: Exploring the tunnels, ruins & rooftops of hidden New York.'' Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-609-80931-8
* Julia Solis|Solis, Julia. ''New York Underground: The Anatomy of a City.'' Routledge. ISBN 0-415-95013-9
* The Urban Adventure Handbook. Ten Speed Press.
* O'Brien, Matthew (Author) and Mollohan, Danny (Photographer) (2007). ''Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas.'' Huntington Press. ISBN 0-929-71239-0

The following two photography books by Chilean-born, New York–based photographer and documenter Camilo José Vergara are not explicitly about urban exploration, but Mr. Vergara uses many of the same techniques as urban explorers to gain access to the abandoned buildings which he photographs to document their decay.

* Camilo José Vergara. "American Ruins". Monacelli. ISBN 1-58093-056-5
* Camilo José Vergara. "The New American Ghetto". Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-2331-1

Fiction:
* Urban explorers (termed "creepers") and their culture are at the core of the thriller Creepers (novel)|Creepers by author David Morrell.
* Steven Hall. "The Raw Shark Texts". Canongate. ISBN 978-1841959115: here the author writes widely about an exploration of unspace: a name used in the book to refer to all of the hidden places in cities usually explored by the urban spelunkers.
* F. Paul Wilson's second Repairman Jack novel Legacies (novel)|Legacies includes references to urban exploration.

===Magazines===

* [http://www.5100.ca 5100]: A Canadian Urban Exploration magazine focusing mainly on Western Canada.
* [http://www.caveclan.org The Cave Clan Magazine]: Australian draining magazine.
* [http://www.jinxmagazine.com Jinx]: United States urban exploration magazine.
* [http://www.section61.com Section61]: The UKs First and Only Urban Exploration magazine.
* [http://www.infiltration.org Infiltration] Toronto based urban exploration magazine.

===Film===

* Andrei Tarkovsky's ''Stalker (film)|Stalker'' (1979).
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092910/ ''Doom Asylum''] 1987 in film|(1987) - A demented coroner inhabits an abandoned lunatic asylum. When several teenagers trespass on his property, he proceeds to kill them off one by one. Filmed on location at the since-demolished [http://www.mountainsanatorium.net/ Essex Mountain Sanitorium] in New Jersey.
* Pray for Rain's ''After... (film)|After...'', (2006) a supernatural thriller about three urban explorers who get more than they bargain for when they set out to explore the secret world beneath Moscow. It was released in October 2007 by First Look Studios.

*In the film ''[[Silent Hill (film)|Silent Hill]]'' (2006), the town of Silent Hill has been abandoned due to a prolonged mine fire, which director Christophe Gans says was inspired by Centralia, Pennsylvania.

* Red Scream Films' [http://www.redscreamfilms.com "Prison of the Psychotic Damned"], (2006) the world's first exploitation style UE film.

* Christopher Smith's ''Creep (film)|Creep'' (2004).

* The horror film Candyman (film)|Candyman features the heroine exploring tunnels that connect various rooms in some of Chicago's abandoned [[Cabrini Green]] tenements.

* The horror film Session 9 was shot almost entirely in the abandoned Danvers State Insane Asylum in Danvers, MA

*Death Tunnel (2005) was filmed in the abandoned Waverly Hills Sanatorium located in Louisville, Kentucky.

*Dark Days (documentary)|Dark Days (2000). A Documentary about an area and a group of people living in the subway of New York.

===Short films and documentaries===
* David L. Cunningham's documentary short, which documents a research trip he and screenwriter Kevin Miller made in preparation for writing [http://www.themovieafter.com "After..."], a supernatural UE thriller about three urban explorers who get more than what they bargain for when they set out to explore the vast secret world under Moscow.
* Melody Gilbert's [http://www.urbanexplorersfilm.com "Urban Explorers: Into the Darkness"] (2007), a documentary about some of the world's urban explorers.
* Robert Fantinatto's [http://www.scribblemedia.com "Echoes of Forgotten Places"] (2005), a visual essay on the allure of abandoned buildings and industrial relics.
* Grant Patten's [http://www.grpatten.com/DocMom.html "Exploring Spaces: A Documentary Moment"] (2006), an investigative short that depicts five film students exploring the abandoned Inglis Factory in Toronto's [[Liberty Village]]. Patten's short [http://www.grpatten.com/Degrees.html "The Degrees of Difference"] (2006) also involves UE - it depicts an exploration of the abandoned Symes Transfer Station in Toronto, among other places.

===Television===
*A 2004 episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI (Down the Drain (CSI episode)|Down the Drain) involved a person supposedly killed while draining.
*A 2005 episode of Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural, Asylum (Supernatural)|Asylum, was filmed in an abandoned sanitarium and features two thrill seeking urban explorers.
*The Discovery Channel filmed and aired a five episode series with the title ''Urban Explorers''.<ref>{{cite web|title=undercity.org|author=Steve Duncan|accessdate=2007-01-10|url=http://www.undercity.org/about.htm}}</ref> The 5 episodes are Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, Chicago, Denver, Colorado|Denver]], Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh.
*A 2006 episode of CSI:Miami (Free Fall (CSI episode)|Free Fall) involved two urban explorers taking artifacts from an abandoned hotel.
*There is a series on The History Channel, titled Cities of the Underworld, where the host explores various tunnels and crypts.
*An episode of Law and Order: Criminal Intent (Wrongful Life) sees Goren and Eames sorting through the torrid affairs of a group of urban explorers to catch one of their killers.