Centralia, Pennsylvania was once a bustling coal mining community that reached a population of 2,761 by 1890. Though the town ...

Within Alaksa's pristine nature is a coastal ghost town that was once a popular mining site. Take a hike through the area to ...

New Jersey has had its share of ghost sightings, but if you thought they only happened in Cape May or old hospitals, think ...

Ghost towns are both eerie reminders of what once was and useful demonstrations of how the Earth moves on without us. Filmmaker Alexander Trowbridge reflects on nature taking over after ...

In this excerpt from Eliot Stein's 'Custodians of Wonder,' a writer travels to West African to find an 800-year-old ...

“It didn’t, and the town just up and moved to Brownfield.” History is repeating. Modern-day ghost towns are popping up around Texas, communities that still exist, but have lost most of their ...

GOMEZ — The railroad changed everything. Long before the open plains were filled with rows of crops, they were brimming with the hopes of prosperity from families who flocked to Gomez.

History is repeating. Modern-day ghost towns are popping up around Texas, communities that still exist, but have lost most of their population and are on the path toward vanishing if they lose any ...

My fascination with ghost towns goes back to my childhood and growing up along the Tennessee and Kentucky border where there were many abandoned coal mining towns. I remember visiting places like ...

These 12 gems are bursting with more charm than a basket of newborn puppies wearing tiny maple-leaf sweaters. Stowe: Where ...