What is Ghost town?
[[File:Bannack.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Bannack, Montana]], USA, a ghost town that is now a State Park.]] [[File:Craco il paese fantasma.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Craco]], ghost town in Italy.]] A '''ghost town''' is a name for a [[city]] or [[town]] in which no one lives anymore. It can happen because of [[economy|economical]] reasons (for instance, a town of [[gold]] [[mining|miners]] who cannot find gold anymore), a natural [[wikt:disaster|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]]). Some ghost towns are kept intact as [[Tourism|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]]. {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Ghost towns| ]] [[Category:Tourism]]