Posted by Deconstrukt I forgot to mention that prisons and correctional facilities are also great places to explore. Every place with unfamiliar/uncommon architecture is always good for me. This is why I don't really get the excitement to explore abandoned schools: Everyone has been to school sometime in their life, everybody knows the typical layout of a school so I'd like to know what it is that people find so exciting about abandoned schools?
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I will admit that solely focusing on schools would likely get boring, but I think that they can make for a good explore if seen in moderation.
One of the nice things about schools (at least in my experiences) is that a lot of them tend to have a ton of stuff left behind. So for anyone who likes to piece together a bit of the story/history behind the place, that can be a lot of fun.
Also what you said about exploring areas that are normally off limits still holds true for schools, just to a lesser extent. You don't always get the chance to walk through the steam tunnels or visit the roof of an active school, and even if you have, these areas normally reserved solely for maintenance can vary quite a lot between schools. Additionally administration areas sometimes contain some interesting finds. I once found a large vault that contained documents and other things dating all the way back to the beginning of the school.
Lastly some rooms common to schools such as gymnasiums and auditoriums can pretty consistently make for some really good shots in their state of abandonment.