abandoned towns

Juliette Ghost Town, Florida: The Town Behind Rainbow Springs

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Rainbow River flowing through the former site of Juliette Ghost Town in Florida

Where Memory Drifts Like Spanish Moss There is a ghost town hiding inside one of Florida’s most beautiful state parks. Not ruins tucked behind a trail. Not an abandoned main street slowly disappearing beneath the vines. An entire community whose name has almost completely vanished from the landscape. Welcome to Juliette, Florida. She once stood … Read more

Romeo Ghost Town, Florida: The Forgotten Community Behind the Legend

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Romeo Church of God in Romeo Ghost Town, Florida, an overgrown historic community in Marion County

In Marion County, beneath Florida’s pines and sprawling oaks, there is still a place called Romeo. The town is gone. But Romeo isn’t. And that distinction makes this one of my favorite kinds of ghost towns. You won’t arrive to find abandoned streets lined with collapsing storefronts. There isn’t a preserved downtown waiting beneath the … Read more