these modern-day towns are now lifeless landmarks, built to accommodate booming populations before misfortune or misjudgment rendered them obsolete. From rows of abandoned McMansions to UFO-shaped ...

Is there anything spookier that wandering around a town once bustling with people and activity that is now abandoned and deserted? Often nicknamed ghost towns, these once populated places become ...

From empty mining towns and deserted military bases to ruined medieval hamlets and depopulated villages, we've rounded up the most haunting ghost towns in England, Scotland and Wales. Read on to ...

With that in mind, here are 25 of the most intriguing abandoned places around the world to visit. Dating to the late 19th century, the Beelitz-Heilstätten was built as a sanatorium, for people ...

Not all ghost towns are alike, however. Some were abandoned and left to the desert ... At its peak, Rhyolite boasted 8,000 residents who enjoyed modern conveniences like concrete sidewalks ...