We Value Your Privacy

This site uses cookies to improve user experience. By continuing to browse, you accept the use of cookies and other technologies.

I UNDERSTAND

10 Fascinating Ghost Towns Around the World You Can Visit

Decaying buildings, sand-swept streets, and a sense of suspended time make these towns well worth a visit.

By Orrin Grey | Published Aug 13, 2019

ghost towns you can visit — Photo Credit: James Kerwin / Flickr (CC)

ghost towns you can visit — Photo Credit: Simon Smith / Flickr (CC)

ghost towns you can visit — Photo Credit: Peter & Laila / Flickr (CC)

Yes! I also want to get the Early Bird Books newsletter featuring great deals on ebooks.

ghost towns oradour sur glane — Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons

ghost towns you can visit — Underwater photo of Shi-Cheng architecture.
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons

ghost towns you can visit — Photo Credit: Christopher Michel / Flickr (CC)

ghost towns you can visit humberstone — Photo Credit: Carlos Varela / Flickr (CC)

ghost towns virginia city montana — Photo Credit: Ernie Hathaway / Flickr (CC)

ghost towns you can visit kolmanskop — Photo Credit: Joachim Huber / Flickr (CC)

Yes! I also want to get the Early Bird Books newsletter featuring great deals on ebooks.

ghost towns you can visit — Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons

tombstone AZ ghost town — Tombstone, circa 1881.
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons

European history

African History

South American History

Historical Sites

Cultural History