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Urban Exploration: Creepy Tasmanian Locations (PHOTOS)

Sometimes a history lesson crops up in the most unexpected of places. The urban explorer, who operates under the pseudonym "Urbexography," has been snapping some photos of historic Tasmania, Australia. One such site, a rivulet, dates back to the island's early settlers.

Located in Hobart, Tasmania's largest city, the rivulet is teeming with graffiti, making it clear that the location is all but forgotten.

"The Rivulet is a common place that many have explored," the photographer told weather.com. "It is steeped in history and naturally I wanted to see it for myself and capture it how I see it."

One of the more eerie pieces of graffiti on the walls of the rivulet system is a collection of plaster-cast doll heads, installed by artist Shaun McGowan. McGowan considers the area sacred due to its historical value.

"This drain is hundres of years old and hopefully will be here for more hudreds of years. And people add to that in their own way," McGowan said in an interview with Art of the Prank.

The Hobart Rivulet was the city's main source of fresh water until the 1860s, according the Greater Hobart Trails website. The rivulet disappears underneath the city streets, where it once carried the drinking water for the town. The underground waterway still flows, and tours are conducted in the rivulet, as tourists have become interested in the site due to the graffiti featured there.

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Urbexography has also documented the defunct Hobart Tepid Baths, a pool built in 1938. The baths closed in 1998, but many locals have been recounting their experiences at the swimming pool, not all of which were enjoyable.

"A quick Google and I discovered it also had much history and interest to the locals," Urbexography said. "It wasn't until one of my images was posted by someone else on another site that I realized just how controversial this particular place was to so many."

It seems to be more truth than a local legend that a swim instructor used a notorious stick to teach children to swim by pushing them under the surface.

"The Tepid Baths have strong mixed reactions with locals—especially to those who had spent their youth learning to swim there," the photographer said. "The pool section is now completely gone and construction is underway for future apartments, however they have kept the original facade."

According to Urbexography, many people struggle with the fact that a lot of places are left, forgotten and melting back into the earth and openly share their frustrations. If they could walk through, they would understand they have had their day, and there is nothing that can be done to restore them to their former glory... I aim for story and emotion as best I can in my images and I think that is what people feel."

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