Gallery: Internet Archaeology: Behold the Most Hilarious Abandoned Websites

  • Space Jam
    WIRED
    01

    space-jam

    [The site for the 1996 live-action/animated film *Space Jam*](http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/movie/jam.htm) is galactic in its retro-ness.
  • Heaven's Gate
    WIRED
    02

    heavens-gate

    In 1997, 39 members of the group Heaven's Gate died in a mass suicide. [This site remains](http://www.heavensgate.com/).
  • Dole Kemp '96
    WIRED
    03

    dole-kemp-96

    [The Dole/Kemp campaign site.](http://www.dolekemp96.org/) from the 1996 election.
  • Mallrats
    WIRED
    04

    mallrats

    The [still-standing site for Kevin Smith's *Mallrats*](http://viewaskew.com/mallrats/) invites visitors into a virtual mall.
  • CERN Venus Project
    WIRED
    05

    cern-venus-project

    The [still-live site](http://venus.web.cern.ch/) for CERN's Venus project, which was terminated in 1999.
  • You've Got Mail
    WIRED
    06

    youve-got-mail-2

    This [site for 1998's *You've Got Mail*](http://youvegotmail.warnerbros.com/) looks like it was updated the last time you heard that phrase come from your computer.
  • Crash Bandicoot Warped
    WIRED
    07

    crash-bandicoot-warped

    The [page for *Crash Bandicoot: Warped*](http://www.crashbandicoot3.com/), which was released in 1998.
  • Ghost Towns
    WIRED
    08

    ghost-towns

    As of this writing, ironically, only a few dozen people have visited the [Ghost Towns web site](http://www.ghosttowns.com/) since 1998.
  • Mike's Bong Cabinet
    WIRED
    09

    mikes-bong-cabinet

    [Mike's Bong Cabinet](http://www.internetarchaeology.org/foretwentyyet/My_bong_cabinet.html) is one of many pages cataloged by Internet Archaeology.
  • Valentine
    WIRED
    10

    valentine

    The [amazingly retro site](http://valentinemovie.warnerbros.com/) for the 2001 Denise Richards vehicle *Valentine*.
  • The Best Page in the Universe
    WIRED
    11

    the-best-page-in-the-universe-2

    George Ouzounian (AKA Maddox) has purposefully made very few design changes to the [Best Page in the Universe](http://maddox.xmission.com/) in the 15 or so years since it launched.
  • A.I.
    WIRED
    12

    a-i-3

    [The web site for the movie *A.I.*](http://aimovie.warnerbros.com/), which at the time of its release had a massive ARG leading up to its premiere.
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