![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Bannack.jpg/640px-Bannack.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Ghost town
city depopulated of inhabitants and that often stays practically intact / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A ghost town is a name for a city or town in which no one lives anymore. It can happen because of economical reasons (for instance, a town of gold miners who cannot find gold anymore), a natural disaster (a flood, a very long drought) or even a man-made disaster (for example, the nuclear fallout that emptied the town of Prypiat, Ukraine).
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Bannack.jpg/640px-Bannack.jpg)
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Craco_il_paese_fantasma.jpg/640px-Craco_il_paese_fantasma.jpg)
Some ghost towns are kept intact as tourist attractions. For example Craco, in the Italian region of Basilicata, is a destination for tourists and pilgrims, as well as a famous movie set for movies like The Passion of the Christ by Mel Gibson and Quantum of Solace by Marc Forster.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Geographylogo.svg/30px-Geographylogo.svg.png)