Ani, Ghost City of 1001 Churches

Ani is an abandoned city in Turkey near the Armenian border. At one time it had 200,000 residents, but no one has lived there for 300 years. Huge empty ancient buildings remain, all alone in their magnificence. The history of this city is long and bloody, and the remaining archaeological site is in danger of disappearing completely. See lots more pictures at Kuriositas. Link, Via: Neatorama

The Ghost Island of Hashima

Photo: Hisagi [Wikipedia]

The coal-mining colony of Hashima Island off the coast of Nagasaki, Japan, is called the Battleship Island because of its high seawalls (doesn’t the photo above look like a battleship?). When oil replaced coal in the 1960s, Hashima fell into disuse and was abandoned, thus earning it another well-deserved nickname: The Ghost Island.

Dark Roasted Blend has a fascinating article about the island ruin:

Hashima is, for many ruin fans, the rotting and collapsing grail, the benchmark all other crumbling structures are measured against – and seeing pictures of the place it’s easy to see why. Not only is Hashima frighteningly preserved in some places, as if the residents had just stepped out as few minutes before, but it is also, contrarily, spectacularly falling down. Beyond its current awe-inspiring state of decay, the island’s dramatic isolation and its bizarre history make it the ruin of ruins.

Link, Via: Neatorama

Patrick Swayze Loses His Battle With Cancer at 57

Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers' hearts with "Dirty Dancing" and then broke them with "Ghost," died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. "Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months," said a statement released Monday evening by his publicist, Annett Wolf. LINK

"Ghost final scene Patrick Swayze Demi Moore" LINK: Youtube

Ghost Rides: Abandoned Parks in South Korea

Woncheon Lakeland in Suwon (a small town of 1 million people that lies about 30 minutes south of Seoul). Not just one, but two old amusement parks lie there, full of surreal and bizarre sights. It starts pretty normal, at the park gate (slightly dented on right side - maybe a truck took a turn too fast).

More weird gateways appear, and then - bingo! - a "castle of horror": LINK

Ghost resort in Disney World

"Along the lines of the 'ghost' hotels in Egypt sitting incomplete, Disney World has had the Legendary Years section of Pop Century sitting incomplete for several years as well. " Link to YouTube video, Link to photo gallery, Via: Boingboing