GhostTownMap

16,000 Ghost Towns Worldwide

$3.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

No subscription. No account. No ads. Just 16,000+ ghost towns in your pocket — fully offline, anywhere in the world. 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.

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    Information

    Seller
    • Arctic Surf Designs
    Size
    • 13.9 MB
    Category
    • Travel
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © 2026 Arctic Surf Designs Inc
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    • Supports

    • Family Sharing

      Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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