Bodie is the quintessential ghost town, frozen in time high in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Once a booming gold mining town in the late 1800s, Bodie’s population dwindled as the gold veins dried up.

Often referred to as the “Atlantis of the Sands,” Ubar was a city swallowed by the unforgiving sands of the Arabian desert.

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 ...

Have you ever heard of a town where the ground beneath your feet is literally on fire? Centralia, Pennsylvania, used to be a ...

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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 ...

The people may be long gone, but what they left behind fascinates. These five ghost towns are time capsules, giving visitors ...

Walking through empty streets where laughter once filled the air feels deeply unsettling. These abandoned places tell stories ...

Rhyolite, a ghost town near Beatty and Death Valley in Southern Nevada, was named one of the spookiest places in the United States by RV Trader, an online shop for recreational vehicles. RV Trader ...

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A long-lost iron mine. A once-grand dame showplace for major entertainers. A lost subway. The great, sometimes creepy, abandoned places in Upstate New York offer a unique vision into the backstory of ...