9 NaturallyBeautiful Cities

That You Wouldn’t Ever BeAble To Move To

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A city in the Namib desert, founded

by German settlers looking for

gems, this eerie town had a short

life from 1900s to 1950s. The latest

addition is a museum that opened

in 1980; the rest is left to the

elements and seems to be giving

way.

KOLMANSKOPNamibia

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This historic mining town is as pretty

as it sounds. At an elevation of 6,000

ft, surrounded by mountains and

charming houses, it is said that

Garnet had nearly 1,000 residents

during the Gold Rush. it was

abandoned when the gold ran out.

GARNETMontana, United States

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This small hilltop town from the 8th

century features in Passion of the

Christ and Quantum of Solace.

Perched on a hill, this picturesque

town was turned to rubble by an

earthquake in 1980, a lot of beautiful

structures still remain.

CRACOItaly

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A tourist village at the edge of the

Lake Epecuén, the Villa Epecuén was

built in the 1920s, and was a

booming destination through early

1980s. In 1985, a dam broke sending

the town to its doom.

VILLA EPECUÉNBuenos Aires Province, Argentina

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Built right next to the Parícutin

volcano, this village was destroyed

when the volcano erupted in 1942.

The still standing church is the only

reminder of its existence, and it's

believed that an act of God saved it

from 8 years of erupting volcano.

SAN JUAN

PARANGARICUTIROMexico

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This was a lively mine town during

the Gold Rush, after which it was

eventually deserted. It is maintained

in ‘arrested decay'; protected but not

restored.Anyone who dares remove

any artifact can be haunted by ‘the

curse of Bodie.’

BODIECalifornia, USA

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Once considered the French Riviera

of Cyprus, the Turkish invasion in

1974 left behind what looks like a

museum of vintage cars and high

rise buildings. A visit will have to wait

till a settlement is reached between

Turkey and Cyprus.

VAROSHACalifornia, USA

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Founded in 1134 with 15,000

inhabitants, most of the town was

submerged during the construction

of the Uglich reservoir in 1940. The

bell tower of the flooded St. Nicholas

Church serves as the only remaining

landmark, 75m above the water.

KALYAZINRussia

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Once an administrative headquarter

for the British, this island was

shattered when an earthquake

struck in 1941. Few buildings like a

bakery and some local stores from

where one could get a souvenir, are

now bringing some life back here.

ROSS ISLANDIndia

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