But real ghosts or not, Walter Knott did built a ghost town, and he cobbled it together out of old buildings sourced from ...

A cross the country, forgotten ghost towns are finding new life as communities of artists, historians, and entrepreneurs ...

An old ghost town is being revived in the California desert, and it's largely thanks to the off-road prowess of Polaris' ...

Across Illinois, once-bustling river ports and mining towns now sit silent, their fading buildings quietly preserving the stories of a forgotten past.

Several miles past Keystone Resort, where Peru Creek cuts through the Colorado Rocky Mountains near the Continental Divide, about 30 dispersed campsites line a dirt road full of potholes. “People ...

Every Halloween, these forgotten Texas ghost towns stir back to life with eerie legends, ghostly tales, and a haunting charm ...

The Beehive State is full of complex stories of settlement, some inspiring, some a little unsavory; some tales of grit and perseverance turned to boom and bust. During the 1800s and early 1900s, ...

If you’re looking for a great day trip as the weather improves, try blocking out a few hours to drive to and explore a ghost town. You can soak in the preserved history by visiting each remaining ...

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The best Washington ghost towns are those that are abandoned or nearly so, with just traces of human history left behind — a weathered church, a crumbling storefront, or just the outlines of old ...