Historic village where ‘The Hunger Games’ was filmed is for sale

A ghost town that featured as the dystopian District 12 in the blockbuster film ‘The Hunger Games’ could be yours for $3 million. 

Once a sleepy mill town, this small village in rural North Carolina became famous in 2012 when it featured as Katniss Everdeen’s hometown in the first film in the popular franchise. 

Its grey weatherboard houses and deserted industrial buildings made it the perfect backdrop for District 12, a dystopian coal mining region in the fictional world of Panem. 

The Henry River Mill Village was first built in 1905 to house workers from a local cotton yarn mill. 

Over the decades that followed, the village fell into a state of disrepair. 

By the 1970s, the mill had burned down and nearly all the houses had been abandoned. 

Now, the Henry River Mill Village is for sale. Two lots are up for grabs: a 29-acre section that includes a historic bakery, and a larger 43-acre lot. 

The two lots combined cost $US1.95 million ($3.08 million). 

Buyers who choose to take this property on could have a unique business venture at their fingertips. 

As well as welcoming a steady stream of tourism from Hunger Games fans, the Henry River Mill Village operates tours for visitors interested in North Carolina’s textile history. 

The town’s location on the banks of a river also opens up opportunities for a kayak hire business, campsite, gift shop or restoration project. 

There are two Airbnb sites currently up for rent, which are advertised as a chance to “stay in District 12 from Hunger Games”. 

Each cottage offers two bedrooms, two full bathrooms and a kitchenette. 

With their sloping roofs and covered porches, the houses look like a spruced-up version of the family home Jennifer Lawrence’s character Katniss Everdeen once lived in. 

The cottages are within walking distance of a historic bakery where Josh Hutcherson’s character Peeta Mellark worked in ‘The Hunger Games.’

The abandoned store still has the original signage attached from its heyday as a village hub.