17 Beautiful, Abandoned Places Around the World. Story by Mayukh Saha • 8mo. T here’s a unique beauty in abandoned spaces, where time seems frozen, and history feels palpable.

Below, we explore 10 of the most breathtaking abandoned cities and towns worldwide, each telling its own hauntingly beautiful story. Old Town Al-'Ula, Medina, Saudi Arabia ...

The Ukraine city of Pripyat was once home to over 49,000 residents. In 1986, a life-threatening catastrophe at the neighboring nuclear plant in Chernobyl forced the town to evacuate in 36 hours.

Detroit — Eric Robinson remembers the Rogell Golf Course as a peaceful place of recreation when he was growing up in his ...

The beautiful abandoned station that's frozen in time after being left to rot for 22 years ... Another of the city's impressive cubist architecture is the famous House of the Black Madonna.

15 of the largest abandoned cities and ghost towns around the world, ... It has been fenced off, and nobody but military and UN personnel are allowed into the once beautiful tourist destination.

Become a paid member to listen to this article. New York City’s abandoned City Hall subway station is one of the city’s most mythical places – accessible but barely so. It’s so beautiful ...

Now, he focuses on discovering spots outside the city. But if you’re hoping to visit such abandoned places yourself, think twice: Many are reachable only with a bit of thrill-seeking, or even ...

Located in southern Africa’s Namib Desert, Kolmanskop is a ghost town that has been abandoned since 1956. Dunes have spilled into once populated homes and community gathering places. Many of the ...