An urban explorer has shared an inside glimpse into an eerie Canadian ghost town that was left to rot – and now has less than 10 residents left in its crumbling homes.
Kayville, in Saskatchewan, Canada, was once a bustling village with over 100 citizens and 30 businesses.
But now, the dwindling community is a shell of its former self – with most of its buildings boarded up and its houses abandoned.
A photographer and popular vlogger, named Dave, recently
Visitors could be forgiven for thinking it’s a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
For the abandoned citadel of Guermassa in Tunisia sits in an otherworldly landscape redolent of the environs of Star Wars’ Tatooine.
This is not a coincidence: nearby Tataouine city – the capital of the Tataouine Governate – provided the architectural inspiration for Luke Skywalker’s home planet, if not the shooting location (that’s Matmata, in the north east).
Guermassa itself is the name of
A bride who went ahead with her wedding after being jilted at the altar has revealed she’s started dating again – and has a date lined up for Valentine’s Day.
Kayley Stead, 28, from Swansea, was left on the morning of her wedding, has revealed that she is now on the market and is looking for love again after being stood up a year and a half ago.
After spending 16 months working on herself, she’s finally ready to give
History is alive and kicking in Ireland – as is revealed in this book of deserted treasures.
Abandoned Ireland by Dominic Connolly, published by Amber Books, shows the extraordinary past of the small island country, exploring everywhere ‘from the sparsely inhabited west coast to the urban buzz of Dublin and Belfast‘.
Beautifully illustrated with 180 photographs, readers are taken on an enthralling tour of the ‘lesser-known corners’ of the ‘enchanting island’ – where they’ll see stranded shipwrecks, a
If there is one statistic that best captures the transformation of the American economy over the past half century, it may be this: Of Americans born in 1940, 92 percent went on to earn more than their parents; among those born in 1980, just 50 percent did. Over the course of a few decades, the chances of achieving the American dream went from a near-guarantee to a coin flip.
What happened?
One answer is that American voters abandoned the system
Scotland is one of the world’s most historically fascinating countries – as is evident from this book of deserted treasures.
Abandoned Scotland, by Alastair Horne, published by Amber Books, is a beautifully illustrated compendium of ‘little-known corners’ across the country.
The book is packed with 180 photographs of abandoned relics, taking readers on an enthralling tour on which they’ll see a ghostly ski station, ruined castles, a run-down bathhouse, a former dynamite factory and more – all the while
Once a bustling town with more than 4,500 residents and its own newspaper, Jeffrey City in Wyoming is a shadow of its former self with forlorn buildings left to rust and sprigs of grass breaking up tarmacked surfaces – but 24 residents refuse to let it go to ground completely.
The rural enclave started out as a single homestead but after uranium was discovered in the area, a mine opened in 1957 and a drove of workers from across the
If you’re in the market for a spook-tacular vacation, then make a beeline for Alton in Southwest Illinois.
If you dare.
Alton has a deserved reputation as the most haunted small town in America, with a long roll-call of ghostly residents, from phantom nuns to a bank robber who haunts the local Irish pub and hotel guests… who can never leave.
We asked Cory Jobe, President & CEO of Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau, how long Alton has had
A ‘haunted’ jailhouse in Indiana, a dilapidated cinema in Texas and an Illinois car graveyard.
These are some of the abandoned sites that photographer Ben Geier has captured, with his nostalgia-infused photography drumming up an ever-growing following on Instagram.
The Illinois native, 42, reveals his motivation is to ‘preserve or document’ abandoned spaces in the U.S, with a particular focus on relics from the 1950s. He says: ‘We are on the brink of that era fading away completely, so I’m
A young mother has become wealthier after making a surprising discovery when she opened a shed that had been locked up for over 20 years.
Maggie McGaugh (@maggiemcgaugh) is a renovator who purchased an abandoned home in 2022, and has been spending the last year trying to turn it into a liveable home.
The property has been abandoned since the early 2000s, and when Maggie first entered the house it was still furnished with vintage furniture but had become filthy
