10 strangely beautiful but abandoned places around the world

These beautiful places are no longer occupied.

There are a number of beautiful places around the world that are abandoned

If you’re a traveller and a lover of strange and eerie places, you might want to pick up your pen and notepad as this post is just for you. Find some of the most beautiful and abandoned places around the world.

1. The Buzludzha Monument in Stara Planina, Bulgaria

In 1868 it was the place of the final battle between Bulgarian rebels led by Hadji Dimitar and Stefan Karadzha and the Ottoman Empire

2. The Michigan Central Station in Detroit, Michigan, USA

At the time of its construction, it was the tallest rail station in the world

3. The Maunsell Sea Fort in the UK

Maunsell Forts are named after their designer, Guy Maunsell

4. Oradour-sur-Glane, an abandoned village in France

The village was destroyed when 642 of its inhabitants, including women and children, were massacred. A new village was built nearby after the war, but the then French president ordered the original maintained as a permanent memorial and museum

5. The Pinda lighthouse in Mozambique

The 31 meter (102 ft) tower rises through the centre of a one-story keeper’s house

6. The Hashima Island coal mine in Japan

It was once home to a major coal mining operation managed by Mitsubishi, at its peak, housing 5,259 people

7. This mining village in Kolmanskop, Namibia

Once a small but very rich mining village, it is now a popular tourist destination

8. Bannerman Castle, Pollepel Island, New York, USA

Bannerman Castle in New York is an abandoned military surplus warehouse

9. Abandoned Ferris wheel in Pripyat, Ukraine

Ferris wheel in Pripyat, Ukraine, abandoned after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster

10. The Beelitz-Heilstätten hospital in Beelitz, Germany

During October and November 1916, Adolf Hitler recuperated at Beelitz-Heilstätten after being wounded in the leg at the Battle of the Somme.