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Malaysia's $100 billion ghost town is good for at least one thing: filming documentaries and shows like Netflix's 'The Mole'
Embattled Forest City is a backdrop for a handful of reality shows and documentaries.
Shubhangi Goel
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I visited a ghost town in the middle of Utah's desert that was home to Hawaiian settlers. Take a look around.
I've wandered through one in Colorado that was once home to a historic Black agricultural community…
Monica Humphries
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Malaysia's $100 billion ghost town really wants to draw in tourists. It's not working.
Forest City, a $100 billion luxury development in Malaysia, is banking on tourism to shed its "ghos…
Marielle Descalsota
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This man bought a ghost town and lived alone for 3 years. These are the 5 biggest struggles he's faced.
Brent Underwood bought the ghost town of Cerro Gordo and lived alone for three years. Here are the …
Polly Thompson
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I spent a night in one of the empty apartments in Malaysia's $100 billion ghost town, and I can see why very few people want to live there
I first visited Forest City in May 2022, and it was a ghost town. I found towering apartment buildi…
Marielle Descalsota
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At 18, she dreamed about moving to Japan. When she turned 50, she quit her job and bought an abandoned home near Osaka.
Chani felt stuck in a rut, working 10-hour days as a teacher. "I just can't keep going on this trea…
Amanda Goh
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I bought a California ghost town for $1.4 million. Living here gets lonely — but I've found my purpose.
Brent Underwood says restoring Cerro Gordo, an abandoned California mining town he purchased, has c…
Polly Thompson
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I visited Mark Cuban's Texas ghost town, and 'Mustang' was more barren and mysterious than I ever imagined
I did some reading. Cuban bought Mustang from principal owner Marty Price, a Dallas attorney and de…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Disney World employees felt pressured to stay and work despite forecasts of looming tornadoes and flash floods in the hours leading up to Hurricane Milton
Disney cast members told Business Insider they were unhappy with scheduling, logistics, and safety …
Reed Alexander
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I explored an Arizona ghost town with an abandoned dentist office, schoolhouse, and laundromat. The tourist spot felt like stepping back in time.
These places fascinate me. Whether it's exploring an abandoned castle in the Australian jungle or o…
Monica Humphries
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Why people are souring on one of the country's hottest housing markets
Soaring home insurance costs amid extreme weather are among the factors making Florida less appeali…
Jennifer Sor
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Russians celebrated capturing a ghost town in Ukraine. Photos show how the war ruined it.
"Our troops are in the administrative borders of Marinka, the battles for the city continue," Oleks…
Lauren Frias
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The tech industry is ready for robot taxis. But are the rest of us willing to go along for the ride?
Driverless cars are gaining momentum, with Tesla betting big on them. But safety concerns still rem…
Dan DeFrancesco
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A US Army vet moved to Japan with his wife and bought an abandoned house for $35,000. They have no plans to leave.
"Before, we were moving every few years, so our walls were never painted and we never hung up pictu…
Amanda Goh
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I moved from California to Texas but only stayed 4 months. Texas isn't much cheaper, and everyone was politics-obsessed.
Kellee Speakman is a 50-year-old teacher who moved from California to Texas in 2022 in search of "f…
Erin Snodgrass
Check out a ghost town of deserted Chinese mansions
Farmers are growing crops and raising cattle in a "ghost town" built for millionaires. Developers b…
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Check out a ghost town of deserted Chinese mega-villas built for multimillionaires that's now overrun by farmers and left to rot
Farm animals now roam around the decrepit State Guest Mansions, an exclusive real-estate project th…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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I explored a ghost town that was once a religious colony for a post-apocalyptic world. Here's a closer look at the crumbling buildings that remain.
The author visited the ghost town Home of Truth in southeast Utah.Monica Humphries/Insider
Monica Humphries
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This $49 million ranch for sale in Colorado is linked to the billionaire Walmart heirs and has a place in rock-n-roll history. Take a look.
A Colorado ranch linked to the Walton Family just hit the market for $48.5 million. It also has a h…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Japan has a glut of 8.5 million akiya, empty 'ghost houses' left to rot. Now Airbnb wants to fill them with tourists.
Airbnb says it wants to partner with local governments to incentivize homeowners to renovate and tu…