With its rich and long history, spanning everything from ancient settlements to the world wars, Great Britain is dotted with abandoned communities that are windows into the past. From empty mining ...

In the U.S., one of the best-preserved ghost towns you can visit is Bodie, California. A gold rush mining town, Bodie had up to 10,000 residents at its peak and was actually one of California’s ...

Craco, Italy. Perched dramatically on a hill in southern Italy, the medieval town of Craco must be one of the most picturesque ghost towns in the world, but it was only abandoned relatively recently.