Namie is a small town in Japan that was abandoned after tsunami and Fukushima nuclear plant fail in 2011. At the invitation of local officials, Google recently deployed its camera-equipped vehicles to Namie to create a street view map of the deserted town so residents can see their abandoned homes, and the world can witness the remains of the disaster.

Kitsault is an unincorporated settlement on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. In 2005, the entire ghost town was bought by Indian-American businessman Krishnan Suthanthiran. The town was completely rebuilt, but it still has no residents.

Humberstone is an abandoned saltpeter refinery located in the Atacama Desert in the Region of Tarapacá in northern Chile. In 1970, after becoming ghost town, it was declared national monument and opened to tourism. In 2005 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

I’m sure it is one of the best mayor in the world. Red cat named Stubbs won the elections in 1997 and became the mayor of Alaskan town of Talkeetna that has approximately 900 residents. Most of the time Stubbs hangs out in the local general store, where he eats cat food and meets with his voters.

Coober Pedy is a small Australian town with population of about 2,000 people. It is well-known as an underground town.

This ghost town was abandoned in 2005, but once there were people whose life was in full swing, and certainly they were dreaming of a bright future.