An Austrian documentary titled "Hungry ... The project has turned into a ghost town — and a major liability for its developer, Country Garden, which is facing sizable financial issues elsewhere.

The abandoned turnpike is an ideal setting to shoot for the documentary, Comas added. “The environment of the turnpike definitely looks like time has stopped,” wrote Comas in an email.

Despite being just an hour-and-a-half’s drive from Madrid, this abandoned town really feels a world away from the hustle and bustle of the Spanish capital, famed for its incredible architecture ...

In this parched terrain of ghost towns and abandoned ranches, the wells are running dry, but the stories continue to flow.

A look at some extraordinary ghost towns that were once thriving urban communities. Learn more about these towns including Pripyat, frozen in time after Chernobyl, and Hashima Island.