A holiday resort once buzzing with families has been left to rot and crumble as it is reclaimed by nature.
Once a hugely popular tourist spot, the Japanese-owned Iwasaki Resort in Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia is now overrun with weeds.
Buildings in the grounds have also fallen into disrepair, with crumbling walls.
Footage of the eerie, rundown resort was shared in a TikTok post, prompting many who had visited the resort to comment with their memories.
One user said: “I stayed there and it was so good! Such a shame to see it like this now.”
“I was married there and had our reception there too,” another added.
“This place was so amazing. I’ll never forget.”
Speaking to A Current Affair , Queensland Tourism Industry Council chief executive Daniel Gschwind said the sight of the resorts set a “bad reputation” for tourism investments, reports news.com.au.
He said: “We have to remember that they’re very precious assets in sometimes very precious environments,” he said.
“So if they don’t deliver what they promise, then certainly, we should see how it can be resolved and how their community can get some benefit out of these.”
(Image: tiktok/abandonedaustralia)
(Image: tiktok/abandonedaustralia)
Earlier this month a photographer shared images of an abandoned resort on the north coast of Taiwan, this ‘.
The so-called UFO village’ was inspired by the 1960s ‘Futuro’ designs of Finnish architect Matti Suuronen.
The village of Wanli imitated the concept in the 1980s, believing the portable structures could provide quirky holiday homes for US soldiers stationed in Asia and wealthy Taiwanese residents.
(Image: tiktok/abandonedaustralia)
(Image: tiktok/abandonedaustralia)
Each unit consisted of a living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom and private bedroom, and plans were made to transform the area into a tourist resort.
Unfortunately, Taiwan’s extreme weather conditions didn’t prove as alluring to holidaymakers, and as the economy stuttered, financial backers swiftly pulled out.
The site became a favourite with urban explorers, and despite the pods being abandoned, some have reportedly been taken up by squatters and even used as office space.
Inside, the once futuristic designs now look like relics of the past – the vast sofas brimming with mould and vintage televisions still left plugged to the walls.