12 Largest Abandoned Cities In The World

Hi, it’s Katrina! From islands taken over by nature to surprisingly ancient wonders, here are 12 of the world’s largest abandoned cities. Follow us on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/katrinaexplained/ Subscribe For New Videos! http://goo.gl/UIzLeB Check out these videos you might like: Unbelievable Animals SAVING Other Animals! 🐯https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxehUWvMr38 LARGEST Animals Ever Discovered! 🐙https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yj7F_tPYsU Wild Animals That SAVED Human Lives! 🐻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mllqeVSsIl0 12. Pyramiden, Norway Despite being located in Norway, Pyramiden is Russian in origin. This abandoned mining village is located north of the Arctic Circle, on the Svalbard archipelago -- in other words, near the top of the world. 11. Houtouwan, China Houtouwan is an abandoned fishing settlement on China’s Shengshan Island, roughly 40 miles (64.4 km) from Shanghai. Nearly every building is overrun with lush vegetation, making Houtouwan possibly the “greenest” abandoned settlement on Earth. 10. CALICO, CALIFORNIA Located in southern California’s San Bernardino County, Calico is a legitimate ghost town in the Calico Mountains of the Mojave Desert. It was founded in 1881 as a silver mining town, and in the mid-1880s, Calico served as the epicenter of California’s silver industry. 9. PRIPYAT, UKRAINE Tens of thousands of residents were evacuated from Pripyat, Ukraine following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986, and the entire city remains uninhabited today, over 35 years later. 8. Craco, Italy Located in southern Italy’s Matera Province, Craco is a hillside ghost town that was founded in the 8th century and persisted until relatively recently, when its last remaining residents fled in 1991. 7. Burj Al Babas, Turkey Located roughly halfway between Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, and its capital, Ankara, is Burj Al Babas, an abandoned hillside development consisting of 732 pristine-looking, miniature, castle-like chalets, all in various states of completion. 6. Oradour-Sur-Glane Oradour-Sur-Glane was a village in France that met its demise at the hands of the Germans in 1944, during World War II. Altogether 642 residents perished, and the village’s remains were preserved under the direction of President Charles de Gaulle, who ordered that Oradour-Sur-Glane be permanently memorialized. 5. Kolmanskop, Namibia Located in southern Africa’s Namib Desert, Kolmanskop is, perhaps, one of the eeriest abandoned towns a person could ever hope to find. It’s filled with old houses and businesses, which were simply abandoned “as is” before the desert sand moved in and took over the formerly bustling town. 4. Centralia, Pennsylvania This town has been on fire for over 50 years!! In what arguably best qualifies as a “near ghost town,” Centralia, Pennsylvania boasted less than five residents as of 2017. Back in 1980, just 40 years ago, Centralia’s population numbered over 1,000. 3. Wanli UFO Village, Taiwan Located roughly an hour away from Taipei, northern Taiwan’s Wanli UFO Village is an abandoned holiday resort that, to this day, remains shrouded in mystery. 2. Bodie, California Bodie is a ghost town situated east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Mono County, California, roughly 75 miles (121 km) southeast of Lake Tahoe. This abandoned settlement, which became a boomtown in 1876 following the discovery of gold, sits at an altitude of 8,379 feet (2,554 meters). 1. The Underground City Answer: For those of you who guessed, it’s Derinkuyu!! This place was enormous, with a vast network of tunnels and caves big enough to house around 20,000 people!! A family discovered this place in 1963 while doing some home renovations. Knock out a wall, and it turns out there is a whole ancient city behind it! #abandoned #cities #towns #ghost #mysterious #haunted #deserted #hidden #originsexplained #top10