Abandoned Hampton Springs Hotel
In the below 360-degree virtual tour, you can see around the grounds of the Hampton Springs Hotel. You can view the old pool, from the center of a fountain, the bridge crossing the river, and some of the abandoned outbuildings.
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Equipment used to capture the 360-degree panoramic images:
List of additional gear you should have with you when exploring abandoned places.
- Gloves
- Backpack/Camera Bag
- Bug Spray
- Mask
- Basic First Aid Kit
- Flashlight/Torch
- Good Boots Shoes
- Snacks/Water
- Coveralls (for really dirty places)
- Wet Wipes
- Knife of Other Self Protection (check with local laws and carry responsibly)
About Hampton Springs Hotel
The Hampton Springs Hotel was built in 1908 and was destroyed by a fire in 1954. The hotel was world-renowned for its sulphuric springs and baths, known for their healing and medicinal powers. The luxurious hotel boasted lush gardens with elaborate fountains and planters. The resort had a covered pool with footbaths fed by the springs, a golf course, tennis courts, stables, a casino, grand ballrooms, an outdoor dance pavilion, and a railroad depot. The nine-hole golf course was among the first in the region. The hotel had its own bottling plant and shipped the healing sulfur water nationwide. It also had its own power plant and the majority of the food served in the dining room was grown and raised at the hotel farm. The hotel had a private hunting and fishing lodge on Spring Creek six miles from the hotel site and an excursion boat with a covered launch. From the mid-1930s to mid-40s the hotel served as a barracks for military personnel testing aircraft at Perry-Foley Airport in nearby Perry. Archaeological excavations here revealed the formation of the hotel and outbuildings.
The hotel, once labeled as “Dixie’s Famous Spa”, was extremely popular in its time and was visited by Theodore Roosevelt and even royalty from the Far East.
You can also view this abandoned property on abandonedin360.com along with other amazing abandoned locations.
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