Tag: ghost-towns
All the articles with the tag "ghost-towns".
Pyramiden, Svalbard: Inside the Arctic Soviet Ghost Town Frozen at the Top of the World
Polar bears, the world's northernmost Lenin bust, and Soviet time-capsules in permafrost: explore Pyramiden, the abandoned Arctic mining settlement in Svalbard.
Hashima Island, Japan: Inside Gunkanjima, the Decaying Concrete Battleship Fortress
Once the most densely populated place on Earth: explore Gunkanjima, Japan’s abandoned offshore coal fortress and concrete ghost ship in Nagasaki Bay.
Kolmanskop, Namibia: Inside the Diamond Ghost Town Drowned in Desert Sand
Knee-deep dunes pouring through pastel doorways and derelict hospitals: explore Kolmanskop, the opulent German diamond boomtown swallowed by the Namib Desert.
Centralia, Pennsylvania: Inside the Ghost Town Burning from Below Since 1962
Underground coal infernos, toxic sulfur plumes, and buckling highways: explore Centralia, the condemned Appalachian borough that inspired Silent Hill.