You’ve probably heard about the huge ghost cities in China that, as a result of poor planning and changing economic conditions, have been left nearly empty. An example is Tianducheng ...

With its rich and long history, spanning everything from ancient settlements to the world wars, Great Britain is dotted with ...

As the diamond supply dwindled, so the townspeople left in droves with possessions and homes completely abandoned. By 1956, ...

Often nicknamed ghost towns, these once populated places become ... while a statue of Vladimir Lenin staring out onto of the empty buildings, has become a tourist attraction for adventurous ...

Dubai is one of the most advanced and high-tech cities in the world. But just 90 minutes north lies a look into how different ...

From Gold Rush-era mining towns cast out in the desert to ancient cities ravaged by time, the world is filled with abandoned settlements that act as a window into the past. Read through the ...

Ghost towns, those eerie remnants of bygone eras, have long captivated the imaginations of historians, adventurers, and the general public alike. These abandoned settlements, once bustling hubs of ...

After World War I, the industry began to crumble and the towns were abandoned in the 1960s. For decades, it sat empty except for buildings, equipment, and other remnants of its industrial past.

Narrator: And that's Gillian, a new homeowner in Sambuca, Sicily, a picturesque town in Italy's countryside in danger of dying out. That is, until the government started selling abandoned homes ...

An abandoned railway cuts through deep snow and an icy wind rattles the empty window frames of a derelict ... rulers to apartment blocks in larger towns, in what was billed in the 1950s-70s ...