There’s a chill in the air, and we’re in the mood to get spooked. Nothing suits that purpose more than ogling creepy pictures of abandoned cities — formerly bustling centers of quotidian life, now relics slowly filling with sand or left to collect dust on once-futuristic tchotchkes. WebUrbanist‘s roundup of 24 ghost towns and deserted locales almost makes us want to go out and chat with a neighbor. More images, plus a bonus video of Kolmanskop mining town (pictured above), after the jump.
Cairo, Illinois
Oradour, France
San Zhi, Taiwan
Varosha, Cyprus
Villa Lago Epecuen, Argentina
Castelnuevo, Italy
Kowloon Walled City, Hong Kong
Yashima, Japan
Kolmanskop, Namibia
[via WebUrbanist]
