Category: Towns

View of a house built inside / underneath a massive boulder, greenery surrounding it.

The Centuries-Old ‘Anti-Pirate’ Houses Of Ikaria Island Were Built Into Stone Mountainside

A view of the mountain village Chenini with a name sign on top

Climate Change and Modern Conveniences Are Causing This Tunisian Cave Village to Empty

Aerial view of abandoned buildings in the town of Wunsdorf.

Abandoned Soviet-Era Locations That Offer a Glimpse Into the Past

The sides of abandoned homes on a hill covered in green foliage, a person walking between buildings

Houtouwan Village Has Become Almost Entirely Consumed By Nature

Exterior of an abandoned high school in Lynch, Kentucky

Lynch, Kentucky Went From the World’s Largest Coal Camp to a Dying Community

An abandoned chair sits in front of a home

Cleveland Population Decline: From Riches to Rags and Abandoned Spaces in Ohio

The before and after of three buildings in a once thriving then ghost town

Lester Became a Ghost Town When Its Last Resident Died at the Age of 99

Broken sign along the side of a road

When Coaldale, Nevada’s Gas Station Closed, The Entire Town Was Abandoned