Abandoned since 1927, ife in the short lived town of Val-Jalbert once centered around the paper mill at the base of Ouiatchouan Falls, but came to an abrupt end when the mill closed just 26 years after it was founded.
Today the dozens buildings and surrounding land are a park. Entrance costs $40 per adult.
Martin, azulmisticoblog, SamM, pauldbentz...
December 29, 2012
Castel di Tora, Italy
A semi-abandoned village destroyed by U.S. bombings during World War II dominates the valley of Turano.
Bryson City, North Carolina
The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.
Big Sur, California
This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.
Nevada
This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.
Hong Kong
One of the Hakka "ghost villages" of Plover Cove famed for its haunted locked compass legend.
Walferdange, Luxembourg
A Roman water tunnel still flows 2,000 years on.
Lleida, Spain
A river hides a charming medieval bridge.
Bend, Oregon
An attractive free-plunge waterfall outside Bend in the Deschutes National Forest.
