Mysterious places: 30 ghost towns scattered around the world

1. The ghost town of Pripyat, Ukraine
2. Kimberlite pipe "Mir" - Eastern Siberia, Russia
3. Farm - Lake Seneca, New York
4. Hotel Rugen in Pyongyang, North Korea
5. Willard Clinic for the Mental, Willard, New York
6. UFO houses in Sanzhi County, Taiwan
7. Amusement Park, New Orleans, Louisiana
8. Gulliver's Adventure Park, Kawaguchi, Japan
9. Bannerman Castle on Pollepel Island, New York
10. Disney Discovery Island - Lake Buena Vista, Florida
11. Canfranca railway station, Spain
12. Miranda Castle, Sel, Belgium
13. Abandoned coal plant, France
14. Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland
15. Hashima Island, Japan
16. Abandoned Mill, Ontario, Canada
17. City Hall Station, New York
18. Orpheum Theater, New Bedford, Massachusetts
19. Holy Land, Waterbury, Connecticut
20. Abandoned power plant, in Monceau, Belgium
21. SS "America", Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
22. Lost City in Shicheng, China
23. Abandoned Dominos Sugar Factory - Brooklyn, NY
24. Maunsell Sea Forts, UK
25. Overgrown section of the Great Wall of China, China
26. Grand Central Terminal, Detroit, Michigan
27. Abandoned military hospital in Belitz, Germany
28. Locomotive depot Czestochowa, Poland
29. Wonderland Amusement Park - Beijing, China
30. Christ from the Abyss, San Fruttuoso Bay, Italy

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Ghost places evoke two feelings: they are frightening, but they also attract. Looking at the photographs of these 30 mysterious abandoned objects, one can imagine completely apocalyptic pictures: about what the world would look like without people.

1. The ghost town of Pripyat, Ukraine

An abandoned city located a few kilometers from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

2. Kimberlite pipe "Mir" - Eastern Siberia, Russia

3. Farm - Lake Seneca, New York

4. Hotel Rugen in Pyongyang, North Korea

5. Willard Clinic for the Mental, Willard, New York

6. UFO houses in Sanzhi County, Taiwan

The ghost town has become a real tourist attraction in Taiwan

7. Amusement Park, New Orleans, Louisiana

The amusement park closed in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina

8. Gulliver's Adventure Park, Kawaguchi, Japan

A beautiful abandoned place in the world due to the fact that there was little to do here

9. Bannerman Castle on Pollepel Island, New York

The military warehouse was supposed to look like a real castle, which could highlight the wealth of the owner

10. Disney Discovery Island - Lake Buena Vista, Florida

The abandoned place remains closed to the public

11. Canfranca railway station, Spain

The train station was abandoned due to the collapse of a bridge on the French side of the mountains

12. Miranda Castle, Sel, Belgium

Miranda Castle stands abandoned and is a deplorable sight

13. Abandoned coal plant, France

14. Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland

The abandoned Eilen Donan Castle is located on a rocky island lying in the Loch Duich Fjord in Scotland

15. Hashima Island, Japan

16. Abandoned Mill, Ontario, Canada

The abandoned mill attracts the attention of lovers of ghost stories

17. City Hall Station, New York

The abandoned station has been turned into an art gallery where street artists can realize their creativity

18. Orpheum Theater, New Bedford, Massachusetts

An ancient ghost theater located on Water Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts

19. Holy Land, Waterbury, Connecticut

In 1984, the park was closed for improvement and remained unfinished due to the death of the owner, Holy Land

20. Abandoned power plant, in Monceau, Belgium

A huge cooling tower for water in an old abandoned power plant

21. SS "America", Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

At present, a small part of the keel from the ocean liner "America's Star" remains on the shore

22. Lost City in Shicheng, China

23. Abandoned Dominos Sugar Factory - Brooklyn, NY

One of thousands of abandoned buildings in the United States

24. Maunsell Sea Forts, UK

After the end of hostilities during the Second World War, the structures were abandoned

25. Overgrown section of the Great Wall of China, China

Remote sections of the Great Wall of China, which have gradually been swallowed up by nature

26. Grand Central Terminal, Detroit, Michigan

27. Abandoned military hospital in Belitz, Germany

Since 1995, the hospital building has been abandoned and is gradually being destroyed

28. Locomotive depot Czestochowa, Poland

29. Wonderland Amusement Park - Beijing, China

An abandoned amusement park project that could become the largest entertainment center in Asia

30. Christ from the Abyss, San Fruttuoso Bay, Italy

The bronze Christ in the Bay of San Fruttuoso is dedicated to the first scuba diver in Italy (Dario Gonzatti), who died on the seabed

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