1. Pripyat, Ukraine
This abandoned city was once home to the workers of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and was evacuated after the disaster in 1986.
2. Kolmanskop, Namibia
This abandoned diamond mining town was once a thriving community but was abandoned in the 1950s when the diamond rush ended.
3. Hashima Island, Japan
This abandoned island was once a coal mining community but was abandoned in the 1970s when the coal industry declined.
4. Bodie, California, USA
This abandoned ghost town was once a gold mining community but was abandoned in the early 20th century.
5. Kowloon Walled City, Hong Kong
This abandoned city was once one of the most densely populated places on earth, but was demolished in the 1990s.
6. Gunkanjima Island, Japan
This abandoned island was once a coal mining community but was abandoned in the 1970s when the coal industry declined.
7. Varosha, Cyprus
This abandoned city was once a popular tourist destination, but was abandoned after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.
8. Oradour-sur-Glane, France
This abandoned village was the site of a massacre during World War II and has been left untouched as a memorial.
9. Humberstone, Chile
This abandoned mining town was once a thriving community but was abandoned in the 1960s after the nitrate industry declined.
10. Centralia, Pennsylvania, USA
This abandoned town was once a coal mining community but was abandoned in the 1980s after a coal seam fire ignited and has been burning ever since.