We’ve got another great collection of abandoned places for you. This time we combed the Internet to find the most viral images of deserted swimming pools. Why pools? Well, they seem so much more forlorn than your standard abandoned fare. You can almost hear the splash of water and the screams of happy children. But at the same time they’re dark and dirty and oh-so-sad. They’re pretty creepy, too.

Senegal
The swimming pool of a deserted hotel in Cap Skiring, Senegal.

Afghanistan
Children play in a abandoned swimming pool in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Swaziland
A forgotten pool in Bulembu, Swaziland.

Greece
An abandoned training pool left behind after the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

California
An abandoned motel stands as a reminder that Salton Sea, California was once a popular destination.

Ukraine
A deserted swimming pool in the abandoned town of Pripyat, Ukraine. Pripyat was the support town for the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

Florida
A boarded over pool in the yard of a foreclosed home in Miami, Florida.

Spain
This pool is maintained but remains unused as most of the apartments in this complex in Sesena, Spain are empty.

New Jersey
An in-ground pool destroyed by Superstorm Sandy sits abandoned in Mantoloking, New Jersey.

France
Sometimes empty pools are used for social events, like for this cocktail party in Paris.

New York
An disused swimming pool on Staten Island's southeastern shore in New York.

England
Artist Rory Mizen uses light and abandoned locations to create incredible light paintings. This derelict pool is in Bristol, England.

Ontario
This pool was part of an abandoned resort that was demolished in Bracebridge, Ontario.

Gaza
This abandoned pool was damaged during an air strike in Gaza City.

Tunisia
A man is seen looking for items to sell in an abandoned home in Tunis, Tunisia. Many homes of the ruling elite were ransacked after the 2011 revolution.

Georgia

Netherlands
You'll find this pool in Amersfoort, Netherlands.

Scotland
The Tarlair pool was built in the 30s and closed in the 70s. But there are plans in place to repair and reopen one of the only open air sea pools left in Scotland.

Somewhere in the former-Soviet Union
This pool, located somewhere in the former-Soviet Union, today attracts urban explorers and photographers.

Somewhere in the former-Soviet Union
But now it sits empty, slowly rotting away.

Somewhere in the former-Soviet Union
Vandals aren't doing the swimming complex any favours.

Somewhere in the former-Soviet Union
It's definitely not as nice as it once was.

Russia

Russia
This pool was part of a large military complex near Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

Somewhere in the former-Soviet Union
This abandoned pool is at an old Soviet childrens' camp.

New York
And here's another big one… this abandoned pool is in New York.