Retail Ruins: Inside the Eerie Afterlife of America's Dying Malls
Once the beating heart of suburban American life, enclosed shopping malls are now crumbling cathedrals of consumer culture — and urban explorers can't get enough of them. From food court ghost towns to department stores frozen mid-clearance sale, dead malls offer some of the most atmospheric and historically rich exploration experiences in the country. Here's what you need to know before you lace up your boots.