Time travel by traveling to a place frozen in time

There are places out there that appear to have been suddenly abandoned, uninhabited sites that somebody called home long ago. Traveling to one of these places is probably the closest thing to time travel most of us will ever experience.

Arguably one of the oldest places frozen in time is the Roman quarry of Mons Claudianus, Eastern Desert, Egypt:

Mons Claudianus, Wikipedia
Some photos

Apparently, it was abandoned nearly 1,700 years ago

Not as old as the Egyptian quarry and a lot easier to visit is the deserted medieval village of Wharram Percy in North Yorkshire, England:

Wharram Percy, Wikipedia

BBC4 program

It has remained mostly abandoned since the Black Death of 1348–49.

The ghost town of Kolmanskop is in the Namib desert in southern Namibia:

Kolmanskop, Wikipedia

Kolmanskop Ghost Town Tour

The town has remained abandoned since 1954.

North Brother Island is located close to New York City:

North and South Brother Islands, Wikipedia

The future of North Brother Island

This unusual place has been off-limits since the late 60s.

Another island frozen in time is Hashima Island, near Nagasaki in northern Japan:

Hashima Island, Wikipedia

A forgotten world

Once one of the most densely populated places in the entire planet, it has remained abandoned since 1974.