37 Abandoned Resorts From a Bygone Era You Can Still Visit

20. Consonno: Italy's Failed "City of Toys"

In the hills of Lombardy, Italy, lies the bizarre ghost town of Consonno. In the 1960s, eccentric entrepreneur Count Mario Bagno bought the existing village, razed most of it, and began building a fantastical resort city – a "Las Vegas of Brianza." It featured a mock-medieval castle entrance, a minaret, pagodas, and kitschy attractions. However, poor planning and a devastating landslide in 1976 that wiped out the main access road sealed its fate. Today, Consonno is a surreal collection of decaying, whimsical structures, a monument to flawed ambition and a dream resort that barely lived.