Photographed from above, acres of snow engulf buildings as far as the eye can see. Up close, the surreal details shine through: light fixtures adorned with intricate icicles, and sheets of ice spilling in from open doors, frozen in time. These are the ghost towns that surround the coal-mining center of Vorkuta in Russia's Arctic north, swathed in snow and ice following recent brutally cold temperatures. Moscow-based photographer Maria Passer traveled to the area to capture how the extreme weather has impacted abandoned buildings. “… These locations, they have an abandoned beauty,” Passer said. “I’m trying to see this, and to show this, in my pictures." See the full story on CNN.com/travel. 📷: Maria Passer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images #russia #vorkuta #ghosttown #abandoned #abandonedplaces #wintertravel