GhostTownMap

Discover, explore, and track over 16,000 abandoned ghost towns across the United States, Canada, and beyond — all without an internet connection.

No subscription. No in-app purchases. No account. No ads. You pay once (or download free) and get everything.

EXPLORE THE MAP

An intelligent cluster map puts 16,000+ ghost towns at your fingertips. Zoom in from a world view to individual pins, tap any pin for a quick summary, and open the full detail view for photos, history, satellite imagery, and more. Filter by any of the 10 town types — Mining,Railroad, Logging, Oil, Agricultural, Military,Fishing, Resort,Company Town, and Unknown.

Filter by US state or Canadian province using the Region picker. The map automatically zooms to fit your selection. Tap the dice button to jump to a random ghost town. Search for any city to explore what's nearby.

LIVE COMPASS

Open any ghost town and tap the compass card to get a full-screen live compass. The rose rotates as you turn your device — point the dot to the top arrow and you're facing the ghost town. Near Me mode shows your 3 closest towns simultaneously, each in a distinct color.

NEAR ME

Find ghost towns within 25, 50, 100, or 200 miles (or km) of your current location, sorted closest first. Tap the compass button on the map to see bearing directions to your nearest towns in real time.

TOWN DETAIL

Every town has a detail page with historical photos, description,founding and abandoned years, peak population, county, coordinates (tap to copy), satellite view, nearby towns with compass bearings,and direct navigation to Apple Maps.

ROAD TRIP PLANNER

Build a road trip by adding towns with the car button. The app optimises the route automatically using a nearest-neighbour algorithm, shows a dashed route preview on the map, and sends the full multi-stop driving route to Apple Maps in optimised order.

SAVED, VISITED & FIELD NOTES

Heart any town to save it. Mark towns visited and give them a 1–3 star rating. Write field notes on each town — access conditions, what you found, travel tips — all saved privately on your device. Sort your favorites and visited lists by name, state, type, distance, or rating. Export any list as a CSV file.

STATS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Track your exploration with a stats screen, milestone progress bar, and 16 achievements across four categories: discovery milestones, content, geography, and town type (Miner, Rail Rider, Lumberjack, Oil Baron, and more).

FULLY OFFLINE. ALWAYS.

The complete 16,000+ town dataset is bundled inside the app. Works in the middle of the desert, in a canyon, at the end of a dirt road — anywhere you actually go to find ghost towns. No cell signal needed. Your notes, favorites, and visited list are stored on your device. No servers. No tracking. No cloud dependency.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• 16,000+ ghost towns — US, Canada, and International

• 10 town categories with color-coded map pins

• Intelligent cluster map with drill-down zoom

• Full-screen live compass with rotating rose

• Near Me with adjustable radius

• Satellite view on any town

• Road trip planner with Apple Maps integration

• Region filter (US states, Canadian provinces, International)

• Field notes with auto-save

• Favorites, Visited (with star ratings), Recently Viewed

• 16 achievements and milestone tracking

• Export as CSV

• iPad split-view support

• Dark mode support

• No subscription. No in-app purchases. No ads. No account.