Abandoned or mostly abandoned towns across the United States, including former mining camps, Route 66 stops, and historic settlements now preserved or visited as tourist destinations.
United States
Ghost towns and abandoned settlements across the United States and Canada, including former mining, industrial and Wild West communities.
United States, Canada
Ghost towns and abandoned historic places to visit across the United States, including mining towns, archaeological sites and historic districts.
United States
Ghost towns, archaeological sites, abandoned buildings, theme parks, mines, bridges, power plants and other historic or abandoned places across the United States, Canada and other countries.
United States, Canada, Australia and 65 more
Ghost towns, abandoned buildings and other deserted sites across the United States and around the world, including former settlements, hospitals, industrial sites and historic districts.
United States, Canada, United Kingdom and 22 more
Historic ghost towns and former mining settlements, mainly in Colorado, with sites in California and Wyoming, including St. Elmo, Calico and Bodie.
United States
Ghost towns and abandoned or partly inhabited settlements across Texas, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming, with notes on their status and links to historical information.
United States, Mexico
Abandoned towns and settlements around the world, including Poggioreale, Oradour-sur-Glane, Bodie, Kolmannskuppe and Hashima Island.
Italy, Cyprus, Germany and 6 more
Historic ghost towns and former mining settlements across the American West, including Bodie, Tombstone, Deadwood and Kennecott.
United States
Ghost towns, mines and routes across Arizona, California, Nevada and nearby areas, with place names including Death Valley, Las Vegas, Yuma and Twentynine Palms.
United States
Ghost towns, abandoned settlements, former mining communities and other deserted places across Russia and internationally, including Varosha, Humberstone, and the Salekhard–Igarka railway.
Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, United States and 13 more
Historic ghost towns and former mining settlements across California, including Bodie, Cerro Gordo, Panamint City and Calico.
United States
Abandoned towns and villages around the world, including sites in the United States, Canada, India, France, Azerbaijan, Russia, Thailand and Poland.
Worldwide: United States, Canada, India and 25 more
Ghost towns and abandoned settlements across the Canadian Prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Canada
Historic ghost towns across Arizona, including Goldfield, Ruby, Oatman, Chloride, Castle Dome, Hackberry, Tombstone and Fairbank.
United States
Historic ghost towns and former mining settlements across Arizona, including Tombstone, Jerome, Bisbee, and Vulture City.
United States
Abandoned places, ghost towns, Indigenous ruins, historic sites and missions, mining remains, and desert oddities personally explored across California, including sites around Borrego Springs, Blythe, and the Salton Sea.
United States
Ghost towns across Ontario that the authors have visited where accessible, with notes and links to historical information and directions for selected sites.
Canada
Abandoned towns and settlements around the world, deserted after natural disasters, war, mining decline and other causes. Examples include Pripyat in Ukraine, Oradour-sur-Glane in France, Kolmanskop in Namibia and Hashima Island in Japan.
Worldwide: United States, United Kingdom, Italy and 12 more
Ghost towns, mines, mills and related historic sites across California, including Bodie, Cerro Gordo and locations in the Mojave and Inyo regions.
United States
Ghost towns, abandoned mines, historic sites and exploration stops across Nevada, including Nelson, Searchlight, Goodsprings, Delamar, Crescent and Logan City.
United States
Historic ghost towns and former settlements around Denver, Colorado, including mining towns and sites such as Nevadaville, Montezuma, Saint Elmo, and Dearfield.
United States
Ghost towns and historic mining settlements across Arizona, including Jerome, Bisbee, Tombstone, Oatman and Swansea.
United States
Ghost towns, mining sites, Native sites, historic landmarks and natural attractions across the United States, with most locations in Colorado and New Mexico and additional sites in Canada and Mexico.
United States, Canada, Mexico
Historic ghost towns and a driving route through Montana, including Bannack, Garnet, Virginia City, and other former mining settlements.
United States
Abandoned places, ghost towns, Indigenous ruins, historic sites and missions, mining ruins, and other curiosities personally explored across Arizona, with notes on their histories.
United States
Abandoned mining towns and historic settlements across Colorado, including Alta, Animas Forks, Crystal and Nevadaville.
United States
Abandoned towns, mining settlements, railway sidings and timber mill sites across Western Australia, with historical notes on their origins, names and decline.
Australia
Hidden histories, ghost towns and notable places to explore in Ottawa’s National Capital Region and nearby Ontario and Quebec, including industrial ruins, abandoned settlements and historic landmarks.
Canada
Abandoned cities, towns and settlements across the world, including former mining towns, places isolated by environmental change, and communities deserted after disasters.
Worldwide: Spain, Australia, United States and 59 more