I Found 10 Abandoned Texas Ghost Towns You Can Actually BUY (Some Under $20,000)

Somewhere in Texas, there are entire towns that time forgot — streets, churches, schools, all swallowed by silence. And some of them can still be bought for less than a used car. In this video, we count down 10 of the most fascinating and affordable ghost towns still standing in the Lone Star State. From a port city buried under the Gulf of Mexico, to a Victorian downtown where you can buy a 150-year-old building for under $40,000 — these stories will change how you see American history. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — Hook 01:15 — #10 Indianola (the city the sea swallowed) 03:20 — #9 Lobo (cheapest land in Texas) 05:10 — #8 Terlingua (the ghost town that came back) 07:00 — #7 Belle Plain (killed by one railroad decision) 09:00 — #6 Thurber (Texas's first electrified city) 11:10 — #5 Kent (West Texas solitude) 13:00 — #4 Ruidosa & Pinto Canyon (the dark one) 15:20 — #3 Bluffton (the town underwater) 17:30 — #2 Shafter (the silver mystery) 20:00 — #1 Calvert (America's most beautiful ghost town) If you could buy and restore one of these places — would you? #GhostTowns #Texas #AbandonedPlaces #TexasHistory #GhostTownTexas