Nelly’s Abandoned Mansion Sits Eerily Empty On This Missouri Hill — Take A Look Inside

If you were to tread gently through the Missouri wood, you may well be hit with an unsettling sight. There’s a crumbling mansion that sits right in the middle, you see — one that wouldn’t look out of place in a scary movie. Upon seeing it, expect your imagination to run away with you. What horrors could be lurking within its white walls? What would happen if you stepped inside? Well, turns out you’re more likely to bump into a celebrity here than meet a grisly fate. That’s right: this spooky home once belonged to none other than the rapper Nelly, and he’d left it eerily abandoned.

All on his own

We know what you’re thinking. Why would a star buy a mansion in the middle of a creepy forest? Think of how scary things must get when the sun goes down. There could be anything lurking outside, and the house’s isolated location means there’d be no one around to hear you scream. Perhaps that’s why Nelly decided to desert the property.

As remote as you can get

The mansion itself sits at the top of a hill, with miles of trees stretching across the horizon. It’s as remote as you can get. And coupled with the fact that it’s abandoned, it seems like the last place you’d want to end up if you got lost in the woods.

Exact location

Where in Missouri can you find this lonely abode? Well, it’s in a secluded part of the city of Wildwood, which is roughly 30 miles outside St. Louis. Not the most famous of locales, right? Mind you, Nelly spent much of his youth in the state, so that could explain why he chose to put down roots there.

Worth millions

Anyway, Nelly bought the mansion in 2002. It was still pretty new at that point, as the last brick had only been laid in 1998. And given how grand the property was back then, it’ll be no surprise to hear that it was very expensive. The mansion went on the market for nearly $2.5 million, although we don’t know if Nelly actually coughed up that eye-watering sum.