The town was completely abandoned by 1956 and the desert began to reclaim it. Just off the coast of Nagasaki is Hashima Island, also called “Battleship Island,” a coal-mining location that ...

The Japanese island of Hashima was closed in 1974 and fell into ... In a room in another building, there is an abandoned cathode ray tube television, along with some shelves.

Exploring the world's most captivating abandoned places offers a unique glimpse into history, culture, and the passage of time.

The island mining town is now in ruins ... Coal mines across Japan were abandoned, and the pit on Hashima was closed in 1974. Kaji found re-employment at a shipbuilder in Nagasaki.

Archaeologists believe they will soon solve the mystery regarding the ancient Greek city of Hadrianopolis which was suddenly ...

The Kinugawa Onsen district in Tochigi Prefecture is one of the top three hot spring resort areas in Japan, historically known for its hot spring sources that date back to the late 1600s. From the mid ...

Understanding the Zapotecs’ level of political and social organization provides insight into their agency in negotiations ...

UNRELATED TO THE INSURRECTION. A KANSAS CITY FIREFIGHTER SPENT THE MORNING BATTLING A MASSIVE FIRE AT AN ABANDONED APARTMENT BUILDING. FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE CALL FOR THIS BLAZE AT NINTH STREET AND ...

Steeped in centuries of old diamond history, a seaside city in Africa has been left abandoned and frozen in time for over 70 years. Lying in the heart of Sperrgebiet (forbidden territory), in the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Firefighters battled a fire Saturday morning at an abandoned apartment building in Kansas City, Missouri. A KCFD spokesperson said crews were dispatched around 4:30 a.m ...

Pyramiden is a ghost town on an island in the Arctic Glacial Sea. It was a mining settlement originally belonging to Sweden until 1927, when it was sold to the Soviet Union. In 1998, it ceased ...