Not every town gets to stick around forever. Some start with a bang—gold rush fever, a mining boom, a railroad deal—only to ...

Buying an entire town sounds unreal until you see it listed. Across the U.S., former mining camps, rail stops, and company ...

Deep in Colorado's alpine wilderness lies a relic of mining history, offering sweeping Rocky Mountain views and eerie, ...

Ana has 20+ years of experience covering home improvement and business topics for U.S. and international media. She’s been published in U.S. News & World Report, The American Scholar Magazine, ...

The lore of this Colorado mining town named after a gold prospector is worthy of a Hollywood Western, and its remnants are ...

Face Texas ghost towns, frozen in time and mystery, where deserted streets, crumbling buildings and fading memories still linger.

Ghost towns may conjure up images of towering, looming mansions filled with spirits, or deserted settlements in the middle of nowhere. In truth, a ghost town can be either —or both. The West boasts a ...

Get rich quick schemes, Florida Bust, these are the towns that once bustled, then disappeared from Palm Beach County.

Have you ever wanted to visit a real ghost town? There are ruins of abandoned and forgotten towns all across North Carolina. In fact, it's likely you've driven or even hiked past the remnants of a ...

Things are escalating into a standoff at Montana’s state-owned ghost towns, where rising rents and theme park ambitions, along with a case of embezzlement, are frustrating the owners of some of the ...