Abandoned places have a unique allure, often capturing the imagination with their eerie beauty and mysterious histories. In America, countless derelict sites appear almost cinematic, as if they’ve ...

America is packed with places that don’t stay silent. From iconic hotels with decades of ghost stories to banned towns ...

These abandoned and nearly-abandoned ghost towns along Route 66 connect the dots between Illinois and California, and each ...

Not every town gets to stick around forever. Some start with a bang—gold rush fever, a mining boom, a railroad deal—only to fizzle out just as fast. Others fade slowly, little by little, until one day ...

America is filled with small towns that seem picture-perfect on the surface—but some carry a darker history that refuses to stay buried. Behind charming main streets and historic homes lurk chilling ...

Some ghost towns are protected by parks departments. But Bodie, California, protects itself—with a curse. For years, visitors to this ghost town have learned that bad luck will befall anyone who makes ...

There is a certain allure in visiting the relics of an abandoned town — the thrilling mix of discovery and fear of what lurks in its quiet corridors. Some ghost towns become downright terrifying to ...

This 5-part series ventures into the roots of our nation’s high hopes and hard labors to discover the towns that boomed fast and went bust even faster. Through original footage, interviews with ...

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, ...

The News Herald has been investigating several "ghost towns" in Bay County, Florida. A new interactive map showcases 20 lost communities. At least six communities were displaced in 1941 to make way ...