32 Grand Old Railway Hotels Left Vacant Along Forgotten Routes

18. The Inn at Saratoga, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA: Spa Town's Fading Grandeur

Saratoga Springs was a major railway destination in the Gilded Age, famous for its mineral springs and horse racing. While many grand hotels once lined its streets, like the elegant Inn at Saratoga (though its earliest iterations were simpler, it grew with the railway boom), many faced closure and various states of abandonment as rail travel waned. These structures, including components of this property at various times, experienced periods of emptiness, their past splendor a stark contrast to their silent, uncertain future.