Monoway | a small American town with only one resident
Monowi is an administrative village in Boyd County, Nebraska. According to the 2010 census, it has one and only one resident and is the only registered borough in the United States. The peak of residence was in the 1930s, when the population was 150, but like many other small towns on the Great Plains, it gradually lost its young residents because of the attraction of better employment opportunities offered by rapidly developing big cities.
During the 2000 census, there was only one elderly couple left in the town, Rudy and Elsie. After Rudy died in 2004, his wife Elsie became the only resident in the town. A prosperous town in the desert
In the middle of the South Australian desert is a small town called Coober Pedy. After the discovery of opal mine in 1915, hundreds of explorers flocked to Cooper Pedy. Since then, this small town has been developed. It is also famous for its large quantity of high-quality Opal and has become the main supplier of opal in the world.
Cooper Pedy is located in South Australia, which is the driest state on the driest continent on the earth. In summer, the surface temperature is close to 40 degrees centigrade. From the surface, it is quite desolate. However, the residents of Cooper Pedy live underground and have quite comfortable living environment and various leisure and entertainment places.
Ganji town come and take our house! Free!
Since the beginning of the 19th century, the residents of Ganji, a small Sicilian town in Italy, began to emigrate from Sicily to the United States by cruise ship due to the continuous decrease. Sixty years ago, there were 16000 people. Now there are only more than 7000 people. Therefore, many, many uninhabited houses have been vacated. Some of them have been sold by the owners, while others have been left vacant. So, Ganji town is giving away houses for free! But the condition is that the decoration must be completed within four years.
Monem Vasha | a secret town in the rocks of the outlying Island
Monemvasia is a city in Laconia, a small peninsula on the east coast of the Peloponnesian peninsula. The peninsula is 300 meters wide and 1 km long. It is connected with the mainland through a 200 meter long dike. The secret town used to be the main shipping port for Malvasia, from which the wine's name comes.
The colorful Portuguese town of agda
Gitgueda Art Festival is a unique event in the Portuguese town of gueda. In July every year, colorful umbrellas are decorated on the streets of gueda. Photographers from all over the world will come to capture this moving scene. "Floating umbrella Street" is one of the installation art of agitgueda Art Festival. They use the wires above the street to hang a large number of colorful and beautiful umbrellas, which look like they are floating in mid air. It not only has a very good decorative effect, but also a colorful and beautiful sunshade Avenue.
Whittier a building is a town!
Whittier is a small town in Alaska, with a total population of 222 as of 2013, but less than 200 permanent residents. All residents live in a 14 story Hodge Beckett tower with police stations, schools, medical clinics, churches, convenience stores, post offices and laundries. All people's life, work and study activities are carried out in the same building.
Klenbach we have the most cool bus stop in the world!
Krumbach, a small town in Austria, has seven world-class and dazzling bus stops. Today's world-class architects are invited to design the seven buildings.
Aknington "British ghost town"
Accrington is a small town in the northwest of Lancashire. Its name means "oak ring town". But now, the old oak trees surrounding the town have disappeared because of the industrial revolution. With the development of modern economy, the industry gradually began to decline. Many residents moved out of here. The doors and windows of the houses in rows were tight. About 75% of the houses were abandoned. There were few pedestrians on the road. Even the street lights were seldom on at night. It was called the British ghost city.
Stratford Shakespeare town for hundreds of years
The ancient town of Stratford is located on the Avon River in warry County in the middle of England. Shakespeare, the great dramatist and poet of the Renaissance, was born here. When you come to Stratford, the local guide will tell you with a sense of history that "the pattern of the streets in the town has not changed much for hundreds of years. Even if Shakespeare is resurrected, he can still find his way home from here.".
Dutch island | a small town lost in the deep sea
On the east coast of the United States, there is a Holland island in Chesapeake Bay, which sank deep in the sea in 2010, but once there was a small town on the island. From 1915 to 2005, during this 90 year period, the size of Holland island was from 160 Mu to 80 mu. In 2012, the Dutch island was completely eroded by seawater.
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