Category: Towns

Two buildings along a dirt road in Rowley, Alberta

How Did a Night of Drinking Lead to the Revitalization of an Alberta Ghost Town?

Train transiting past the railroad depot in Thurmond, West Virginia

Thurmond: The West Virginia Ghost Town That Hosted the World’s Longest Poker Game

View of an outdoor power box through a chain link fence

An Environmental Disaster Turned Times Beach, Missouri Into a Toxic Ghost Town

Aerial view of California City, California

California City: The Deserted Dreams of California’s Third-Largest City

A road sign that reads "DON'T PUT LEAD IN YOUR HEAD"

Picher, Oklahoma Is America’s Most Toxic Ghost Town

Television and garbage in front of a roller coaster + Fog

30 Abandoned Places Across the United States That Send Shivers Down Our Spines

A street in the ancient, restored city of Pompeii.

Records of Survivors of Pompeii Found

A boarded up building.

The Forgotten Village of Imber Was Taken From Its Villagers