Across Illinois, once-bustling river ports and mining towns now sit silent, their fading buildings quietly preserving the stories of a forgotten past.

Home to 110 people, this Kansas ghost town, 85 miles from Wichita, has a historic bridge, waterfall, 1800s-era buildings, and ...

The thrill of walking through a truly abandoned place is unmatched for any dedicated historian or urban explorer. Missouri ...

Spooky season is the perfect time to explore old and abandoned towns, and one state with a history of gold and silver mining ...

These Five Former Boomtowns Invite You To Step Into the State’s Mining History On the northern edge of the Mojave Desert sits the remnants of a former boomtown. There, visitors are greeted by the ...

In the U.S., eerie remnants of once-inhabited towns or villages exist in the form of "ghost towns," left in forgotten corners of the country. Nearly every U.S. state has some sort of ghost town, ...

Over 600 ghost towns clutter the Nevada landscape, but some historians say there is power in knowing why the forgotten sites ...

An old ghost town is being revived in the California desert, and it's largely thanks to the off-road prowess of Polaris' ...

There is no agreed-upon definition of a ghost town. For most, the term describes the location of a former human settlement, now abandoned. By that definition, Delaware County is full of ghost towns: ...

Did you know that Florida is full of ghost towns? Some websites list more than 200 of them in the state. Ghost towns are cities, towns or villages that were abandoned for a particularly interesting, ...

This story is sponsored by Siegfried & Jensen. Exploring Utah's ghost towns and history is a popular summer pastime for many families. These locations allow visitors to experience the atmosphere of a ...

The best Washington ghost towns are those that are abandoned or nearly so, with just traces of human history left behind — a weathered church, a crumbling storefront, or just the outlines of old ...