What Makes Us Different?
A tight-knit urban exploration community with a curated urbex map, protected locations, and social tools competitors can't match.
Urban Exploration, Elevated
Urbex Planet pairs an urban exploration map with community-first safeguards so serious explorers can discover, plan, and protect abandoned places together. Our urbex map surfaces verified locations, while collaborative tools keep trip planning, research, and location stewardship in sync.
- Browse curated urbex locations with context you can trust — status updates, safety notes, and community-sourced intel.
- Sync map preferences, saved pins, and private collections across devices for seamless field planning.
- Join conversations that go beyond coordinates: share techniques, document finds, and meet explorers who respect the craft.
Applications Keep Leakers Out
Urbex Planet is invite-free but never wide open. Every account starts with an application that is reviewed by experienced explorers who know the difference between a dedicated hobbyist and a location scraper. You can apply with Discord for instant role sync and full feature integration, or use email if you prefer — either way, we examine exploration history, references, and risk signals before anyone ever sees the member-only map.
- Identity you can trust: Discord OAuth ties preferred signups to established accounts with verifiable role history, while email registrations pass through extra identity and activity checks so throwaway inboxes don’t slip through.
- Risk scoring: Automated registration risk checks flag vandals, leakers, and throwaway accounts for rejection or deeper review.
- Manual vetting: Staff look at submitted galleries, trip reports, Discord history (when available), and community references before approving access.
- Rolling audits: Suspicious behavior triggers city/IP bans plus immediate visibility locks to protect sensitive pins.
Competitor urbex maps often let anyone walk straight in. That's where leaks start.
Layers of Trust Protect Every Pin
Once inside, the map still isn't a free-for-all. We use layered visibility and reputation systems to keep fragile locations safe while rewarding responsible sharing.
Tiered access
Pins can be Public, Members, Verified, or Private. Only trusted explorers see the most sensitive spots, and visibility can change the instant circumstances do.
Reputation signals
Quality contributions earn reputation. Editors and admins watch for signals that someone is hoarding or leaking, and can taper access without drama.
Audit-ready logs
Every edit, import, and moderation action is logged. If something looks off, we know who touched it and can revert immediately.
Active moderation
Editors curate thousands of pins, archiving demolished sites and updating access notes so the data stays accurate and responsible.
More Than a Map — It's a Social Hub
Urbex Planet is built as a community first. Profiles track your trips, collections, and stats. Real-time chat bridges directly to our Discord server so conversations never die when you close the map. Follow other explorers, share long-form guides in Resources, and collaborate on expeditions together.
- Community feed: See who just discovered a site, published a resource, or organized a meetup.
- Chat + Discord sync: Web chat and the Discord bot mirror messages in both directions for seamless planning.
- Collections & guides: Build curated lists, drop travel notes, and embed media that only the right audience can see.
- Direct support: Staff and editors are a ping away for safety questions or reporting trespasser chatter.
The result is a tight-knit group of explorers who share the same respect for the craft — not a public dump of coordinates.
How We Stack Up
Typical Public Urbex Map
- No vetting — burner emails get the same access as veterans.
- Locations leak instantly and quickly get vandalized or sealed.
- Little to no moderation, so outdated pins stay up forever.
- Focused only on dots on a map — no community, no accountability.
Urbex Planet
- Hand-reviewed applications with Discord verification and risk screening.
- Visibility tiers and verified roles keep fragile spots off the public web.
- Active editor team, audit logs, and reputation scoring keep data fresh.
- Full social network: chat, DMs, resources, events, and collaborative tools.
Ready to Join the Community?
If you're serious about urban exploration, we'd love to learn about your experience. Share your story, show your work, and join a dedicated circle that looks after the places we love. Choose the faster Discord flow for automatic chat access, or apply with email and we'll guide you through the same trusted review.