CHICAGO - s4story -- DecayingMidwest, the urban exploration channel run by the creator known as Decay, has published a free library of more than 100 guides answering the questions people ask most about abandoned buildings and urban exploration, also called urbex. The library is live at blog.decayingmidwest.com.

The guides cover the hazards inside abandoned buildings, including asbestos, black mold and what explorers call dead air, along with the law around trespassing in Illinois, the gear explorers carry, and the reasons malls, churches, hospitals and mansions end up abandoned. An urbex glossary defines the words the community uses, including still water, toyed, sealed and fed spot. Each guide opens with a direct answer and closes with a short set of quick answers, and its facts are sourced to agencies such as OSHA, the CDC and the EPA, to state law and to news reporting.

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"The code is simple. Leave every place exactly how you found it. Take only pictures, leave only footprints," said Decay.

DecayingMidwest documents abandoned buildings around the world. The channel started in Chicago and the Midwest and now covers explores across the United States and in countries including Japan, Italy, France and Canada. It is known for finding places with everything left behind, from cars and classrooms to entire malls, and for its still water videos. Full length explores are published on YouTube at youtube.com/@decayingmidwest.

The library also links to Decay's PDF guide, How to Find Abandoned Places, at https://decayingmidwest.com/guide/

About DecayingMidwest

DecayingMidwest is an urban exploration channel run by Decay, documenting abandoned buildings around the world. Explores are published on YouTube, with photos and short videos on Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Pinterest. Guides and answers to common urbex questions are at https://blog.decayingmidwest.com