4. City Hall Subway, New York City
Designed in 1904 by Rafael Guastavino, this station opened directly below City Hall. As a result of cultural changes when commuters switched to speed from style, the station closed in 1940 to give way to the Brooklyn Bridge station.
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5. Kolmanskop, Namibia
Popular for diamond mining this town of Kolmanskop was a vision of extravagance in 1908. When the inhabitants found more diamonds south of Kolmanskop, the town turned into a ghost town. It is eerily beautiful, isn’t it?

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