10 Largest Abandoned Cities In The World

Описание: From massive construction projects that fizzled out, to cities taken by the elements, and more! Join me as I show you some of the largest abandoned cities in the world.

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10. Ordos Kangbashi, China
Located in Inner Mongolia, Ordos Kangbashi was built to be a modern city with state-of-the-art architecture, large stadiums, and gorgeous public spaces. The city achieved all that in just under 10 years, but it failed to attract people.

9. Hashima Island, Japan
Despite what people think, Japan is not just one unified land mass of a country, they have several islands off their coasts that they have colonized over the years. One of which is now abandoned and a UNESCO World Heritage site, Hashima Island.

8. Wittenoom, Australia
There are all sorts of reasons for a city to be abandoned, but in the cause of Wittenoom in Australia, it was a situation that all but required it for the safety of those that once lived in it. For the record, the city is located north-north-east of Perth in the Hamersley Range in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

7. Alcatraz
While not a town per se, the island known as Alcatraz most definitely has played an interesting role in the history of the United States. Mainly because the island off the coast of San Francisco was home to one of the most famous prisons in the history of the world. Alcatraz was a maximum security prison, meant to house the worst of the worst.

6. Ruby, Arizona
On the surface, Ruby Arizona appears to be just another Wild West town of the 19th and 20th centuries that had its heyday and then slowly went into obscurity. For a time that might have been true, as the place had a mine that was full of gold, silver, lead, and more. But eventually, it became a place of crime, mainly via the "Ruby Murders" that took place all around the town.

5. Kennecott, Alaska
Nowadays, Kennecott, Alaska is a town that is within a national park. Wrangell–St. Elias. Which just so happens to be the biggest national park in all of the United States. In fact, it's so big that it's larger than Switzerland in terms of area.

4. Pripyat, Ukraine
The Chernobyl disaster left its mark on the world when it had a failure back in 1986. But without a doubt the biggest casualty of the entire region was that of Pripyat in the Ukraine. At the time, Pripyat was a booming city, even having an amusement park in it because of the amount of people there.

3. Craco, Italy
Depending on what you view film-wise, you'll likely recognize Craco, Italy in movies like The Passion of The Christ and King David. The town itself is built onto a summit, and was done so for "defensive reasons". Because of this, the town is quite unique in its looks.

2. Glenrio, New Mexico and Texas
The idea of a road making a place a ghost town may sound odd, but when a town used to bank on the popularity of Route 66, one of the most famous roads ever, you start to understand what happened. At one time, Route 66 was the popular way to get from New Mexico to Texas and vice versa. It was a long stretch at times though, so towns like Glenrio were the "oasis" in the deserts that people could go to for gas, food, drinks, and more.

1. Centralia, Pennsylvania
Sometimes a great accident can cause unexpected circumstances, which is what happened to Centralia, Pennsylvania in 1962. During that year, the small town was trying to burn away their local landfill. Which for the record is a very common practice when done correctly. But when the act was done, a part of it seeped through an unknown hole in the landfill and went straight into the town's coal mines.

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