8 Kolmanskop Namibia
The Namibian desert is home to one of the most well-known deserted locations on earth. Kolmanskop is a forgotten ghost town. Sand began to accumulate inside the structures after the town was abandoned in 1956 as a result of the desert’s natural forces, producing an extraordinary and magnificent image.
After a train worker unearthed a diamond and showed it to his German supervisor, the town of Diamond was founded in 1908. As more and more miners moved to the area, the diamond supply was finally overexploited and exhausted.
After World War I, when a richer diamond resource was found south of the town, everyone left their homes, and the population started to dwindle. Kolmanskop now draws a lot of attention for its deserted homes that are knee-deep in sand. The mining firm still owns the village, although tours of the abandoned community are offered every day.
7 Gouqi Island China
Gouqi Island, a breathtakingly gorgeous island with high mountain peaks and a stunning shoreline, has been on a mission to wipe out any traces of civilization since its inhabitants started scattering in the 1990s. In this area, ivy and moss may be seen engulfing buildings, scaling walls, and obscuring them from view.
The island has become a popular tourist destination thanks to the unsettling allure of a city stuck in time. Gouqi Island is a must-visit if you’re seeking for vegetation and abandoned structures.
Outside of Hangzhou Bay in China, Gouqi Island is a component of the Shengsi Islands in the Zhoushan Archipelago. In the past, the island’s main industry was fishing, which was strongly dependent on it. Then, as secondary industries grew and diversified, fishermen moved to the mainland where it was simpler to transport and distribute goods.
Fishermen still come to the island each year to catch fish, and some of the fishing settlements are still populated. But the majority of the island’s buildings have been left untouched.
