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Sep 29, 2022 · Check out the most eerily abandoned, and freakishly deserted, formerly thriving towns across the country.
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Dec 31, 2022 · 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 ...
- End of the World Cinema. This deserted outdoor movie theater looks like a post-apocalyptic landscape in the Sinai desert. 27.9628, 34.2535. Notes. Add/Edit Notes.
- Klein Curaçao. Shipwrecks, ruins, and turtles are all that remain on this haunting Caribbean ghost island. 11.9845, -68.6442. Notes. Add/Edit Notes. Added by Luke J Spencer.
- Houtouwan. This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world. 30.7240, 122.8226. Notes. Add/Edit Notes. Added by planan.
- Eduard Bohlen Shipwreck. Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert. -23.9960, 14.4574.
Oct 28, 2022 · 15 of the largest abandoned cities and ghost towns around the world, and the eerie stories behind them. Chris Urie , Frank Olito, and Monica Humphries. Updated. Oct 28, 2022, 1:42 PM PDT ...
- Silver City, California. The process of saving Silver City in California’s Kern River Valley was a labor of love. According to Sierra Nevada Geotourism, the 20-plus buildings that remain preserved to this day are thanks to the efforts of Dave and Arvilla Mills, who painstakingly worked to move the structures to a safe location as they were slated for demolition in the 1960s.
- St. Elmo, Colorado. Founded in 1880, St. Elmo was once a thriving gold- and silver-mining community. Some 2,000 people eventually moved here looking for their little piece of prosperity, but by the early 20th century, the mines had run dry.
- Terlingua, Texas. Terlingua is yet another mining town, only this one became one of the greats. By the 1930s, the community was one of the largest producers of quicksilver in the nation, according to Visit Big Bend.
- Rhyolite, Nevada. Rhyolite is, you guessed it, yet another mining town that was eventually deserted. Here, miners came for the plentiful quartz. According to the National Park Service, the once-thriving community had hotels, stores, a school, a hospital, and even a stock exchange.
Feb 26, 2024 · 17 Beautiful, Abandoned Places Around the World. From a deserted Bolivian “train cemetery” to an empty, Romanian salt mine, these are some of the world’s most fascinating and unusual tourist attractions.
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A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads.
