Take a step back in time while visiting these historic – and slightly spooky – ghost towns. While the term "ghost town" may sound like a village haunted by spirits, it actually refers to an ...

Following the decline of the slate industry, by the 1940s the Victorian town was abandoned. Now all that’s left of Cwmorthin are a few decrepit cottages, old quarry buildings and a farmhouse.

One of Florida's many ghost towns was founded by its twelfth governor, who was also a magnate in the lumber business. The ...

In its heyday, this town was a popular destination for the capital city's residents, keen to bathe in the lake's therapeutic salty waters.

Here are expanded descriptions for all 20 ghost towns in Colorado: ...

we have our own ghost cities, sometimes complete with abandoned skyscrapers and highways. Here are some of the most eerily post-apocalyptic ones you’ll find anywhere. This mining town of 200 ...

As the diamond supply dwindled, so the townspeople left in droves with possessions and homes completely abandoned. By 1956, Kolmanskop was officially a ghost town as sand dunes moved into the ...

So he picked Fossa, a town deep in the middle of the country that was abandoned after a 2009 earthquake. But things quickly went sideways for the 35-year-old and two friends he brought with him.

The other side: Ghost towns and abandoned mines are beloved by historians ... There have been 11 recorded deaths in old mines since 1982, with another 45 injuries, falls and entrapments ...

With its rich and long history, spanning everything from ancient settlements to the world wars, Great Britain is dotted with ...

But things quickly went sideways for the 35-year-old and two friends ... general manager of a hotel in ghost town Shaniko, Ore., that reopened in 2023 after being abandoned for 16 years.