Ghost Towns

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

It seems that the residents of of this megalopolis suddenly vanished, but they were never actually there.

This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.

The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.

Beijing's version of Disneyland, completely abandoned, mostly destroyed.

Abandoned landscape once home to "the world's largest winery."

Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.

Home of what was the largest hydraulic mine in the world, producing gold and the first diamonds in the U.S.