There’s something undeniably fascinating about places that once thrived with life but now stand frozen in time. Abandoned ...

Step back in time to Coloma, California, the historic ghost town where gold was first discovered in 1848, sparking the ...

U.S. military troops and federal immigration officers have made a brief but mighty show of force at MacArthur Park in Los ...

Main Street beckons with its wooden storefronts and dusty charm, where the “CALICO” hillside sign stands as the desert’s version of Hollywood glamour. Photo Credit: polheroes Unlike manufactured theme ...

Roy’s Motel and Café is a motel, cafe, and gas station, currently being restored in the ghost town of Amboy, California, on Route 66, June 3, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune) ...

Bodie is one of the best-preserved ghost towns in the U.S. Located in the Sierra Nevada mountains, this former gold-mining town reached its peak in the late 1800s. It was abandoned in the early 20th ...

Bodie, California Image Credit: Getty Images Bodie is one of the best-preserved ghost towns in the U.S. Located in the Sierra Nevada mountains, this former gold-mining town reached its peak in the ...

However, just because no one lives there doesn’t mean you can’t visit. Here are 11 ghost towns in the U.S. you can still experience today.

This stone tablet is like the town’s birth certificate. Walter Knott: theme park pioneer by day, ghost town savior by night! Photo credit: Wikipedia One of the first stops on your Calico adventure ...