The world's strangest ghost towns are home to dark secrets, creepy buildings, and eerie sights. Towns: 10) Villa Epecuén, Argentina; 9) Thurmond, West Virginia, USA; 8) Kolmanskop, Namibia; 7) Kayaköy, Turkey; 6) Chernobyl, Ukraine; 5) Bodie, California, USA; 4) Pyramiden, Norway; 3) Craco, Basilicata, Italy; 2) Prora, Germany; 1) Centralia, Pennsylvania, USA
On a strange island off the coast of Croatia, the mysterious ruins of a long-abandoned hideout look like they once belonged to a James Bond supervillain.
Stories:
1) Vis Island Base, Adriatic Sea, Croatia;
2) Sutro Baths, San Francisco, California, USA;
3) Port Arthur Penal Colony, Tasmania, Australia;
4) Deutsche Stadion full scale model, Oberklausen, Germany
The ruins of a once-palatial compound contain the secrets of one of history's most notorious criminals.
1) Hacienda La Manuela, Guatapé, Colombia;
2) The Zeppelin Bunker, Wünsdorf, Germany;
3) Sao Domingos Mine, Alentejo, Portugal;
4) Denge Sound Mirrors, Dungeness Peninsular, Kent, UK
Tunnels filled with human bones lie beneath the streets of Paris, and this horrifying engineering marvel points to a dark secret. New discoveries reveal why this grisly underground death maze was built.
Stories:
1) Kienbaum, Berlin, Germany;
2) The Catacombs, Paris, France;
3) Fort Loncin, Liege, Belgium;
4) Cape Romano Dome Home, Florida, USA
A ghost town in the American West was once a Gold Rush hotspot and one of the most violent places in America. Today, there are legends of a secret treasure buried in the surrounding hills.
Stories:
1) Bannack, Montana, USA;
2) Der Riese, Owl Mountains, Poland;
3) Poldice Valley Mines, Cornwall, England, UK;
4) Wünsdorf Soviet Army Headquarters, Berlin, Germany
In Alaska, the ruins of a massive compound point to eerie evidence of an apocalyptic mystery. New discoveries reveal why this strange marvel was built in the snowy wilds of the Last Frontier.
Stories:
1) Buckner Building, Whittier, Alaska, USA;
2) Expo '92 Site, Seville, Spain;
3) Siegfried Line, Germany;
4) Red Star Train Graveyard, Budapest, Hungary
A strange complex of tunnels on the grounds of a bizarre mansion were under lock-and-key for a century, and since its rediscovery, some believe its mysterious place is a gate to hell.
Stories:
1) Villa De Vecchi, Rhodes, Greece;
2) Nuttallburg, West Virginia, USA;
3) The Initiation Well, Quinta da Regaleira, Sintra, Portugal;
4) Botallack and Levant Mines, Cornwall, UK
Near the destroyed city of Pompeii, an eerie complex of underground tunnels snake beneath a volcano, and some believe these passages were intended as a gateway to hell.
Stories:
1) Berlin-Hohenschönhausen, former East Germany;
2) Drydock No. 1, California, USA;
3) Baia Archaeological Park, Naples, Italy;
4) Isla San Lucas, Costa Rica
A strange complex of buildings on a remote tropical island was once home to a large seaside community, but today, locals avoid the area and claim that it's haunted.
Stories:
1) 1936 Olympic Village, Berlin, Germany;
2) Chacachacare Leper Colony, Trinidad and Tobago;
3) BOS 400, Hout Bay, South Africa;
4) Carnon Viaduct, Cornwall, UK