Prospect Hill - Abandoned Elementary School

Overview

What you'll find at this abandoned New Berlin elementary school is high risk, high reward. Neighbors and even passing cars report any figures seen in the area to the local police, but if you get lucky and sneak inside, you'll find one of the most decrepit and spooky places in Wisconsin. Three floors of crumbling ceilings, spray-paint-covered walls, ominous messages, and remnants of civilization (like broken desks, old classroom posters, and decaying cabinets of school supplies) await those who dare to enter its heavily-protected doors.

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Entrance

Park in Tall Oaks Court and walk across South Racine Avenue to the school. DO NOT PARK at the school itself. Police monitor the roads and will arrest any car that appears to be investigating the site. You should be able to see it easily on Google Maps, but if not, the coordinates are 42.947797, -88.15724. The easiest door to open is the one around back across from the Spongebob graffiti. If it sealed by the police occasionally, but there are so many trespassers that it is usually cracked back open before long. If there is a rock or other large object in front of the door, it means there is no one inside because someone had to place that object there from the outside.  

Navigating the inside

There are three floors, only two of which I have explored. When you first walk in, you can either go up the stairs or down the hall to a door. This door doesn't open. It leads to the basement where a local cult practices human sacrifice. Don't go that way.

The staircase should take you to the rest of the school. There is a gym, two levels of classrooms, a cafeteria, etc. If you're lucky, you'll find some cool artifacts from when Prospect Hill was open. If not, you'll still be scared out of your mind. Keep an eye out for my name written in graffiti.

History

Because the building was so dangerous, it was closed in 2007. It can't be that dangerous, though, because it's still standing - 9 years later.

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