10 Of The Most Famous Ghost Towns In The World (Part 2)

Wherever a group of humans begin to settle down and build a life for themselves, they begin to use up the energy and resources within the area as they expand and build further. The environment is sometimes permanently altered when a large group of people move into an area. They construct buildings, and live there for decades and sometimes longer. Occasionally, however, something goes wrong and those people are forced to leave their home behind forever. These domains then become abandoned, lost to the world until explorers come for a visit. Here are ten of the most famous ghost towns in the world.

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Centralia, Pennsylvania

Centralia, Pennsylvania, is the town that gave inspiration to the Silent Hill franchise. A vein of coal under the town has been burning for decades now, causing everyone to escape the harmful gases and fires.

Kolmanskuppe, Namibia

Kolmanskuppe, Namibia, is one of the most photographed abandoned towns in the entire world. The buildings are half-covered in sand, taken back by nature.

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Pompeii, Italy

Pompeii, Italy, was obviously abandoned went Mount Vesuvius erupted, killing thousands. Many escaped, but it remains a ghost town to this day!

Oradour-sur-Glane, France

During the Second World War, Nazi Germany occupied huge parts of France. On June 10, 1944, the 2nd Panzer Division of the Waffen-SS massacred the entire village in retaliation for the killing of an officer by the local resistance movement. In total, 642 were killed.

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Pripyat, Ukraine

Pripyat, Ukraine, is one of the most well known ghost towns in the entire world. Following the Chernobyl disaster, everyone evacuated the area. No one has ever returned. The entire area is simply frozen in time.

 10 Of The Most Famous Ghost Towns In The World (Part 1)