Ghost Towns

An Italian hillside ghost town.

First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

An abandoned bait shop with a front lot filled with storage boxes.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

Population: 1.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.

In the land of the Light Brigade stands a testament to the Cold War.

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.