Ghost towns are places with visible infrastructure but no residents, usually as a result of economic decline or natural disaster. Explore our collection of cartographic materials that showcase ghost towns, ruins, and other abandoned and destroyed locations around the world, including some that were rebuilt. We'll have on display maps of mining camps in the West, archaeological charts of ancient ruins in Mexico, and more.

Join us in the Clark Library (on the 2nd floor of Hatcher) for Third Thursdays at the Library, a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections.

While you’re here, pick up a Third Thursday Passport and collect a stamp from each of the three Third Thursday Open Houses — the Clark Library, International Studies, and Special Collections Research Center — to win a prize.