10 Creepy Abandoned Towns

It's hard to believe that we leave towns abandoned, but the majority of abandoned towns are because of either destruction by radiation, volcanoes, or toxicity or they were once mining towns gone bust. Here's 10 intriguing ones from around the world.

Hashima Island, Japan This island was used for coal mining and closed down in 1974 with everyone moving away to find jobs and resources.

Centralia, Pennsylvania Due to fires in the coal mines beneath the ground being toxic, the residents had to move. It has been burning for 40 years and will continue to burn for the foreseeable future.

Kolmanskop, Namibia Africa This diamond mining town was run by Germans and built into a little German-looking village. It was abandoned in 1954. Destination Truth did a cool episode here.

Humberstone and Santa Laura, Chile Both of these desert mining towns were shut down in 1960. A fantastic episode of Destination Truth was done in these neighboring towns.

Prypiat, Ukraine (Chernobyl) Abandoned after the meltdown at Chernobyl in the 1980s. Destination Truth did a great episode here.

Varosha, Cyprus This tourist town was abandoned during an invasion by Turkey in the mid 1970s.

Balaklava Submarine Base, Russia This sub based was closed in 1996.

Pyramiden, Sweden An abandoned Russian coal mining town and closed in 1998.

Sewell, Chile This mining town shut down around 1977.

Ruby, Arizona This mining town closed down in 1941