I'm watching the Life After People series and now I want to explore all the abandoned towns

[charlie and algernon]

that are apparently scattered around the world. I'd love to see what was left behind, what old books, photos, maps, etc that could still be in these old, abandoned communities.

[MadMaddie]

1. I would like to explore American towns that are slowly dying

I would like to see the revival of these towns with people that are sick of city life and would like to build communities. I know it's a pipe dream...

[OmahaBlueDog]

2. The rural midwest is loaded with them

I was in Ulysses, Nebraska. There are people in the town, but all of the small downtosn is boarded. There used to be a railroad maintenance shop. When it closed, the town pretty much dried up.

[suninvited]

3. I have been watching that series, too

and had the same thought.

[LostInAnomie]

4. I wish they would go WAY into the future and show what species takes our place...

... at the top of the food chain. Discovery had a show about that once. They said it would be Cephalopods. They had some other cool species that would evolve though, like enormous, dinosaur-like turtles.