Ghost towns in Kentucky? There are a few, including an abandoned mining site in Big South Fork, that will surely spark your imagination. But did you know there’s an underwater ghost town in Kentucky, too? And that this underwater city is located in one of the state’s most prized lakes? Today we’re going to share the story of Birmingham, Kentucky, a once-thriving community that’s now an underwater city just below the surface of Kentucky Lake.

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Did you know about this underwater city in Kentucky Lake? It’s amazing to think of the incredible worlds hidden just below our feet.

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