Where the Ghosts Live: See the Most Popular Abandoned Places on Earth
Abandoned Coal Plant – France
Canfranc Rail Station, Spain
Canfranc Rail Station was part of a railway between Spain and France. A train derailment demolished a bridge on the French side of the mountains, and the French decided not to reconstruct the bridge, so the railway was abandoned.
Aniva Rock Lighthouse – Sakhalinskaya Oblast, Russia
Disney’s Discovery Island – Lake Buena Vista, Florida
There is a story that suggests the island was abandoned after a human-killing bacteria was detected in the surrounding waters.
Bannerman Castle – Pollepel Island, New York
Most of the castle was destroyed by an explosion of ammunition in 1920.
Gulliver’s Travels Park – Kawaguchi, Japan
The Park opened in 1997 and was in service for only 10 years before it was abandoned.
Six Flags Jazzland – New Orleans, Louisiana
Jazzland has been abandoned since Hurricane Katrina struck.
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