50 Abandoned Hotels That Are Frozen in Time

41. The Salton Sea Resort – Bombay Beach, California, USA

Once a glamorous desert escape in the 1950s and '60s, the resorts along California’s Salton Sea attracted Hollywood stars seeking solace by the water. Towns like Bombay Beach were dotted with chic hotels, yacht clubs, and cocktail lounges. But rising salinity, ecological collapse, and the unbearable stench of dead fish turned the area into an apocalyptic wasteland. Many buildings, including once-buzzing resorts, are now sun-bleached husks caked in salt and graffiti. Cracked pool decks overlook barren shores, and rusted signs whisper of martini-soaked weekends long gone. It’s not just abandonment—it’s a cautionary tale etched into sand and silence.