Kolmanskop, a once-thriving diamond mining town nestled in the Namib Desert, is now a ghost town visited only by tourists.

This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as 7 of the Creepiest Ghost Towns in the United States.

Exploring a ghost town’s riverbed with a metal detector is like stepping into a time machine. Each signal revealed forgotten treasures coins, relics, and artifacts lost to time. It was a true ...