It is almost impossible to sum up the history as well as the eerie wonders of the abandoned Seaview Hospital. One of the most sought after places for urban explorers, Seaview Hospital is full of buildings frozen in time, with wheelchairs and hospital beds in hallways and rooms, and medical records in drawers, dating back to 1920s. Seaview was a tuberculosis hospital that treated adults and children. They treated thousands of patients until the number of people sick with tuberculosis lowered, and discharged their last patient in the 1950s, leaving the 37 buildings on the property to be abandoned. Dust as well as graffiti collected over the years, until some of the buildings were renovated and repurposed into rehabilitation centers. Who knows how many artifacts were lost in those buildings, but many abandoned buildings still remain. The most famous abandoned building still standing today, was the Children’s Ward.

One of the largest buildings on the property, the Children’s Ward is still abandoned to this day. This is the most popular spot for urban exploration, as the open windows in the front leave immense light to marvel at the number of hospital beds, cribs, wheelchairs, and medical tools are just in place on the floor.

I’m not sure how to get into the building or the levels of security at Seaview because they seem to change from person to person, but I did not enter the Children’s Ward. But we did enter the buildings left of the Children’s Ward, a set of small buildings all with the same shape. I am not sure of the use, but please comment if you know. The buildings were two-storied, with outside stairs leading up to the boarded up door to the second floor. Some of the first floors were boarded up, but one was completely open, and inside were a series of doors, once separated by walls, now just standing on their own. I am guessing that these buildings were living quarters for nurses and doctors? (Upon further research from the Historic District Documentation, found on Resources page, I found that these buildings were the Men’s Outdoor Pavilions.)

I climbed up on a large block of concrete to look in the second floor of one of the buildings, and the window opened to a set of stairs, two bathrooms, and a small hallway.

There were two larger buildings, but they were very close to the buildings that are in use today, so we did not want to risk the chance of being seen.

An area that scores you bonus points in visiting Seaview is if you get into the Women’s Ward. This is the most difficult part of Seaview to get into, as the security is so tight, and the building is almost in the middle of all of the ones in use. Pretty much the only way to get in, is to go with someone who has gone before. (This is a good rule for Seaview, as the security is more tight as compared to the Farm Colony.

The Woman’s Ward is virtually untouched by vandals, and people in general as it is so difficult to get into. This would make the experience even more eerie, yet magical. The walls in the Women’s Ward are filled with mosaic tiles from Holland of nurses helping children. This should definitely be added to your bucket list.

*Access to where we visited is available from the woods off of the Blood Root Valley*

As always, our full photo album is available here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/kHUKpG1gwezFPin56