Polar bears replaced residents in soviet ghost town

Pyramiden, a frozen and deserted town in the Svalbard archipelago, is now home to deadly polar bears. Once a prosperous mining community, the town was abandoned when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. Dark tourism has been on the rise since 2013, attracting visitors who can only reach the town by boat or snowmobile for nine months of the year. The Svalbard treaty allows citizens and companies of all nations to become residents and engage in various activities on the archipelago.