Abandoned places & ghost towns worth the detour
Detourmap maps 584 abandoned places & ghost towns across 72 countries — deserted villages and ghost towns. The most famous is Plymouth in Montserrat; United States has the most (256). The 96 best known are below — every one with a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Plymouth
Abandoned & ghost towns · Renowned
De jure capital of Montserrat, West Indies, now a ghost town
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Centralia
Abandoned & ghost towns · 19th century · Renowned
Borough and near-ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Neuenburg am Rhein
Abandoned & ghost towns · 13th century · Renowned
Town in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Roanoke Colony
Abandoned & ghost towns · 16th century · Renowned
Former colony in present-day Dare County, North Carolina, US (1585–1590)
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Kowloon Walled City
Abandoned & ghost towns · 19th century · Renowned
Human settlement in Kowloon City, Hong Kong
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Baia
Abandoned & ghost towns · Notable
Human settlement in Bacoli, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Oatman
Abandoned & ghost towns · Notable
Census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona, United States
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Ruínas de León Viejo
Abandoned & ghost towns · 16th century · Notable
Archaeological site in Nicaragua
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Sijilmasa
Abandoned & ghost towns · 8th century · Notable
Medieval Moroccan city, previously the center of Tafilalt (also known from it as Sijilmasa during this period)
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Chinese Camp
Abandoned & ghost towns · Notable
Census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California
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Bennebroek
Abandoned & ghost towns · 19th century · Notable
Village and former municipality in Bloemendaal, the Netherlands
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Darwin
Abandoned & ghost towns · Notable
Census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States
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Tuleta
Abandoned & ghost towns · Notable
Census-designated place in Bee County, Texas, United States
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Picher
Abandoned & ghost towns · 20th century · Notable
Ghost town and former city in Ottawa County, northeastern Oklahoma, United States
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Laupāhoehoe
Abandoned & ghost towns · Notable
Human settlement in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States of America
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Preonzo
Abandoned & ghost towns · Notable
Village and former municipality in Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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Sementina
Abandoned & ghost towns · Notable
Village and former municipality in Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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Dartmouth
Abandoned & ghost towns · 18th century · Notable
Urban community and former city in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Waitakere City
Abandoned & ghost towns · 20th century · Notable
Former territorial authority district of New Zealand
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Cardin
Abandoned & ghost towns · Notable
Human settlement in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Chisana
Abandoned & ghost towns · Notable
Human settlement in Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States of America
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Nova Vodolaha
Abandoned & ghost towns · 17th century · Notable
Former urban-type settlement in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
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Hanford
Abandoned & ghost towns · 20th century · Notable
Ghost town in Benton County, Washington, United States
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Carmel City
Abandoned & ghost towns · 21st century · Notable
Former Druze-Arab city in northern Israel
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Cholon
Abandoned & ghost towns · 19th century · Notable
Quarter of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, known as Chinatown
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Khotin
Abandoned & ghost towns · Notable
Village, administrative territorial entity and former urban-type settlement (1968-2024) in Sumy Region, Ukraine
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Washington-on-the-Brazos
Abandoned & ghost towns · Notable
Ghost town in Washington County, Texas, United States
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Amboy
Abandoned & ghost towns · Notable
Ghost town in San Bernardino County, California, United States
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Bannack
Abandoned & ghost towns · 19th century · Notable
Ghost town and former gold mine in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States
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Oneida Community
Abandoned & ghost towns · 19th century · Notable
19th-century intentional community in New York, United States of America
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Yamit
Abandoned & ghost towns · 20th century · Notable
Former Israeli settlement on the occupied Sinai
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Stowe
Abandoned & ghost towns · Notable
Civil parish and former village in Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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Thủ Đức
Abandoned & ghost towns · 21st century · Notable
Former municipal city in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Loring
Abandoned & ghost towns · Notable
Human settlement in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, United States of America
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Calico
Abandoned & ghost towns · Hidden gem
Ghost town in San Bernardino County, California, United States
Abandoned places & ghost towns by country
Every country with at least one. Those with eight or more have their own page.
- United States256
- Canada51
- Mandatory Palestine23
- Spain23
- United Kingdom20
- Czech Republic19
- Germany16
- Australia14
- Poland9
- Ukraine9
- Israel8
- Russia8
- Netherlands7
- North Macedonia7
- Norway7
- Faroe Islands6
- France6
- Greenland6
- Greece5
- Italy5
- New Zealand4
- Azerbaijan3
- China3
- Hungary3
- Slovakia3
- Austria2
- British Hong Kong2
- Israeli-occupied territories2
- Japan2
- Kingdom of Denmark2
- Morocco2
- Namibia2
- Nepal2
- Niger2
- Qatar2
- Serbia2
- Soviet Union2
- Sweden2
- Switzerland2
- Vietnam2
- Angola1
- Antigua and Barbuda1
- Argentina1
- Belarus1
- Belgium1
- Chile1
- Cyprus1
- Dominican Republic1
- Egypt1
- Finland1
- Iceland1
- India1
- Iran1
- Ireland1
- Jamaica1
- Jin dynasty1
- Latvia1
- Malaysia1
- Mexico1
- Montserrat1
- Nicaragua1
- Oman1
- Romania1
- Russian Empire1
- Slovenia1
- South Korea1
- Syria1
- Turkey1
- United Arab Emirates1
- Uzbekistan1
- Wales1
- Western Sahara1