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Ghost Town Collection (page 8)

Step into the past and explore the haunting beauty of ghost towns around the world

Background imageGhost Town Collection: CALIFORNIA: BODIE, 1962. The vault door of Bodie Bank, in the ghost town of Bodie

CALIFORNIA: BODIE, 1962. The vault door of Bodie Bank, in the ghost town of Bodie, California, which became a California state park in 1962. Photograph by Ronald Partridge, July 1962

Background imageGhost Town Collection: CALIFORNIA: BODIE, 1962. The town jail in the ghost town of Bodie, California

CALIFORNIA: BODIE, 1962. The town jail in the ghost town of Bodie, California, which became a California state park in 1962. Photograph by John N. DeHs, July 1962

Background imageGhost Town Collection: CALIFORNIA: BODIE, 1962. Green street in the ghost town of Bodie, California, which

CALIFORNIA: BODIE, 1962. Green street in the ghost town of Bodie, California, which became a California state park in 1962. Photograph by Ronald Partridge, July 1962

Background imageGhost Town Collection: CALIFORNIA: BODIE, 1962. Abandoned buildings along Main Street in the ghost town of Bodie

CALIFORNIA: BODIE, 1962. Abandoned buildings along Main Street in the ghost town of Bodie, California, which became a California state park in 1962. Photograph by Ronald Partridge, July 1962

Background imageGhost Town Collection: CALIFORNIA: BODIE, 1962. An abandoned miners house in the ghost town of Bodie

CALIFORNIA: BODIE, 1962. An abandoned miners house in the ghost town of Bodie, California, which became a California state park in 1962. Photograph by Ronald Partridge, July 1962

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Cappadocia, Turkey: Lower Cavusin Church

Cappadocia, Turkey: Lower Cavusin ChurchCavusin (or Cavus in) is a small village on the road linking Goreme with the town of Avanos

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Large Size Panoramic View Of Matera, Third Oldest City In The World And UNESCO World Heritage Site

Large Size Panoramic View Of Matera, Third Oldest City In The World And UNESCO World Heritage Site
Large size panoramic view of the three different ages of Matera, considered the third oldest city in the world after Jericho and Aleppo, being inhabited continuously from the stone age to nowadays

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Large Size Panoramic Of Matera And Its Gravina, With Stone Age Cave Dwellings

Large Size Panoramic Of Matera And Its Gravina, With Stone Age Cave Dwellings
Large size panoramic view of Matera, considered the third oldest city in the world after Jericho and Aleppo, being inhabited continuously from the stone age to nowadays

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Palmyra, Syria

Palmyra, Syria
Palmyra is an ancient ruined city situated 215 km northeast of the Syrian capital, Damascus. The ancient ruins are a Unesco World heritage Site and surrounded by palm trees

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Stone Age Cave Dwellings In The Gravina di Matera, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Southern Italy

Stone Age Cave Dwellings In The Gravina di Matera, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Southern Italy
Panorama view of the prehistoric rock dwellings in the Gravina (canyon) of Matera in Southern Italy. The city of Matera is considered the third oldest city in the world after Jericho and Aleppo

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Svalbard Grumant abandoned settlement in summer

Svalbard Grumant abandoned settlement in summer
Spitsbergen abandoned Grumant Russian mining settlement on rocky, moss covered coastline with low clouds in summer view

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Service Station to the Stars

Service Station to the Stars
Light painting and time lapse photography with star trails of an old abandoned services station off route 66

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Abandoned train station

Abandoned train station built during the Stalins regime, Ckhaltubo, republic of Georgia

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Ghost town buildings

Ghost town buildings
Neglected abandoned buildings

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Ghost town mural

Ghost town mural
Mural painted on plywood that is the boarded-up window covering on a derelict general store

Background imageGhost Town Collection: An old fish shack on a riverbank

An old fish shack on a riverbank
Once the site of Celilo Falls where people routinely caught giant chinook salmon. Celilo was the oldest continuously inhabited community on the North American continent until 1957

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Shed a waterhole, abandoned medieval building, seen at night in the field

Shed a waterhole, abandoned medieval building, seen at night in the field
Ancient shed of the 17th century that his interior has a water well in Bocairent, (Valencian Community), Spain

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Ruins of abandoned convent one night with blue sky and the full moon

Ruins of abandoned convent one night with blue sky and the full moon
Convent abandoned of the Monks Servitas, construction in ruins of the 18th century. Las Cuevas de CaAnart, Aragon, Sapin

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Beautiful Clouds Over The City Of Matera, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Southern Italy

Beautiful Clouds Over The City Of Matera, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Southern Italy
View of the city center of Matera and Sassi di Matera in Basilicata region, also known as Lucania, in Southern Italy (Province of Matera)

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Matera Old And New, UNESCO World Heritage Site In Southern Italy

Matera Old And New, UNESCO World Heritage Site In Southern Italy
The city of Matera and its Sassi di Matera in Basilicata, also known as Lucania, in Southern Italy (Province of Matera). The city of Matera is considered the third oldest city in the world after

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Abandoned Home in the Forest

Abandoned Home in the Forest
Entryway to an abandoned house in the Adirondacks

Background imageGhost Town Collection: An abandoned village in Dagestan

An abandoned village in Dagestan
An abandoned village on the slopes of the Caucasus Mountains. The last of its residents died in 2015. Russia, Dagestan

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Large Size Panoramic View Of Gravina Di Matera, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Basilicata

Large Size Panoramic View Of Gravina Di Matera, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Basilicata, Southern Italy
Large size panoramic view of Matera, considered the third oldest city in the world after Jericho and Aleppo, being inhabited continuously from the stone age to nowadays

Background imageGhost Town Collection: NEVADA: MINERS HALL. Old miners union hall, Silver City, Nevada

NEVADA: MINERS HALL. Old miners union hall, Silver City, Nevada. Photographed by Arthur Rothstein, March 1940

Background imageGhost Town Collection: DEPRESSION & DROUGHT, 1938. Main Street at Caddo, Oklahoma, a town suffering from the Depression

DEPRESSION & DROUGHT, 1938. Main Street at Caddo, Oklahoma, a town suffering from the Depression and from the drought in the surrounding farmlands. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1938

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Ghost town

Ghost town in Basilicata, south Italy

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Donkey in Craco - The ghost town

Donkey in Craco - The ghost town
Craco is a ghost town located in the region of Basilicata, southern Italy. In 1963, people living in the small town began to evacuate due to a landslide

Background imageGhost Town Collection: View from Craco

View from Craco
The abandoned village of Craco is sorrounded by hills and badlands ( calanchi in italian) formed by intensive erosion. Mainly wheat and olive trees grow in this landscape

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Horse in Craco - The ghost town

Horse in Craco - The ghost town
Craco is a ghost town located in the region of Basilicata, southern Italy. In 1963, people living in the small town began to evacuate due to a landslide

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Fig tree in Craco - The ghost town

Fig tree in Craco - The ghost town
Craco is a ghost town located in the region of Basilicata, southern Italy. In 1963, people living in the small town began to evacuate due to a landslide

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Craco - The ghost town

Craco - The ghost town
Craco is a ghost town located in the region of Basilicata, southern Italy. In 1963, people living in the small town began to evacuate due to a landslide

Background imageGhost Town Collection: CALIFORNIA: BODIE, c1928. Green Street, looking east, in the ghost town of Bodie

CALIFORNIA: BODIE, c1928. Green Street, looking east, in the ghost town of Bodie, California, which became a California state park in 1962. Photograph c1928

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park, Nevada. USA

Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park, Nevada. USA. Huge gear on rusting machinery outside machine shop in ghost town of Berlin. Great Basin

Background imageGhost Town Collection: USA California Mono Lake Bodie Chairs

USA California Mono Lake Bodie Chairs

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Green Street, Bodie Ghost Town ( elevation 8379 ft / 2554 m ), Bodie Hills, Mono County

Green Street, Bodie Ghost Town ( elevation 8379 ft / 2554 m ), Bodie Hills, Mono County, Eastern Sierra, California, USA

Background imageGhost Town Collection: USA, California, Bodie. Abandoned car and building in snowfall

USA, California, Bodie. Abandoned car and building in snowfall. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageGhost Town Collection: USA, California, Bodie. Detail of wooden building

USA, California, Bodie. Detail of wooden building. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageGhost Town Collection: USA, California, Bodie. Close-up of old boiler doors

USA, California, Bodie. Close-up of old boiler doors. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageGhost Town Collection: USA, California, Bodie. Old mining machinery in field

USA, California, Bodie. Old mining machinery in field. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageGhost Town Collection: USA, California, Bodie. Close-up of mining machinery

USA, California, Bodie. Close-up of mining machinery. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageGhost Town Collection: USA, California, Bodie. Abandoned car and buildings in snowfall

USA, California, Bodie. Abandoned car and buildings in snowfall. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageGhost Town Collection: USA, California, Bodie. Abandoned buildings in snowfall

USA, California, Bodie. Abandoned buildings in snowfall. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageGhost Town Collection: USA, California, Bodie. Inside an abandoned home

USA, California, Bodie. Inside an abandoned home. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Africa, Namibia, Kolmanskop, Sperrgebeit. View in abandoned sand-filled house. Credit as

Africa, Namibia, Kolmanskop, Sperrgebeit. View in abandoned sand-filled house. Credit as: Wendy Kaveney / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageGhost Town Collection: TEXAS: INDIANOLA, c1875. The town of Indianola, Texas, which became a ghost town in 1887

TEXAS: INDIANOLA, c1875. The town of Indianola, Texas, which became a ghost town in 1887, after extensive hurricane damage destroyed the town. Photograph, c1875

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Ghost Town of Holsazia, Namib Desert, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia, Africa

Ghost Town of Holsazia, Namib Desert, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia, Africa

Background imageGhost Town Collection: Bodie, in the Sierra Nevada mountains, is an abandoned mining town near the border of Nevada

Bodie, in the Sierra Nevada mountains, is an abandoned mining town near the border of Nevada, California, United States
Bodie is a ghost town in the Bodie Hills east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, California, United States, about 75 miles southeast of Lake Tahoe




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Step into the past and explore the haunting beauty of ghost towns around the world. From a retro-style desert scene with an old gas station and towering saguaro cacti, to the gold mining ghost town of Bodie frozen in time. Witness a prairie ghost town captured in black and white, evoking a sense of nostalgia. Travel across continents to Craco, Italy's eerie ghost town nestled in the Matera province, or venture to Kolmanskop in Namibia where abandoned buildings hold secrets of a bygone era. Immerse yourself in history as you wander through Silver City, Nevada circa 1870, depicted vividly in American Pictures. Discover Nevada City's weathered wooden structures that whisper tales from Montana's past. Bannack State Park beckons with its old wagon resting amidst tall grass near its mining ghost town. Marvel at Bodie's wooden buildings and carts that stand as silent witnesses to its former glory days. Encounter an old farm wagon surrounded by derelict houses made of wood and brick. And don't miss out on stumbling upon an ancient car rusting away under Arizona's scorching sun. These captivating snapshots transport us back in time, reminding us of forgotten lives lived within these now desolate landscapes. Ghost towns serve as reminders of our own impermanence while offering glimpses into worlds long gone.