If you’re tired of the same old tourist haunts, these ghost towns offer something way more interesting. From sunken villages to radioactive cities, here’s your guide to mind-blowing abandoned places you can actually visit. Just remember to pack your big girl pants for these eerie visits!
When you think ofghost towns, you probably imagine some abandoned mining town in the Old West, complete with dusty saloons and tumbleweeds. But empty cities can be found far beyond where the hypothetical buffalo roam—we're talking some of the farthest stretches of the planet (yep, evenAntarc...
The reality of several European cities shows how traditional forms of stimulating urban renewal – with respect to the financing of operations, how to design and build, and urban planning legislation – no longer work. This book examines an alternative culture of design and regulation, drawing on...
There are places scattered across the globe that have been abandoned due to natural disasters, war, poverty, and technological "advancement." These creepy deserted cities and towns, over time, have generated interest from tourists and urban decay photographers and enthusiasts, but they remain uninhabi...
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Throughout recorded history, humans have built houses, buildings, streets and cities. Some of these places were abandoned due to relocation of resources and some cities had to be left due to wars or human error. Some were also deserted because of myths, or natural calamities. Over time, some...
Change, they say, is the only permanent thing in the world. And the same can be seen in old buildings, cities, railway lines, or even amusement parks across the world. And some of these completely run-down and abandoned places across the world have a ghostly and an eerie touch attached...
For various reasons, most of which are non too pleasant, many villages, towns and cities around the world have been abandoned and today linger on as deserted ghost towns, acting almost as time capsules that offer a glimpse into the past. Visits to some of these places aren’t even possible...
Cities Abandoned Places Reclaimed by Nature Five spectacular locations where plants are defying human habitats. As any gardener knows, nature doesn't need much space to thrive – give her an inch, and she'll take a mile! Neglect your weeding in the allotment for a few days and the beds ...
Whether destroyed during war, evacuated for ammunition practice or left after nearby precious metals and minerals turned out to be in short supply, these are the world’s most fascinating abandoned towns and cities.