Explore 12 hauntingly beautiful U.S. ghost towns that come alive with autumn color and history waiting to be rediscovered.

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

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 ...

Spooky season is the perfect time to explore old and abandoned towns, and one state with a history of gold and silver mining ...

‘Tis the season for all things spooky! Whether you’re intrigued by the paranormal or hoping to have your own encounter, there are plenty of haunted places in the U.S. that are perfect for spooky ...

Explore Arizona’s forgotten ghost towns, where crumbling buildings, silent streets, and desert winds create hauntingly ...

A Geotab analysis counts more than 500 ghost towns statewide, with the densest cluster in Wilson County near San Antonio.

DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION, Calif. — The Amargosa Hotel was once a hub of activity, the Spanish Colonial-style buildings filled with workers from the Pacific Coast Borax company. Once the mine shut down, ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — This day in history was a devastating one for one of Southern Nevada’s most famous ghost towns. On Aug. 19, 1908, a fire destroyed much of the town of Rhyolite’s eastern businesses ...

Would Figulus or Tustenegee ever have become as posh as the area’s later name of Palm Beach? Dozens of tiny towns, settlements really, that once dotted Palm Beach County have disappeared through the ...

This story is sponsored by Siegfried & Jensen. Exploring Utah's ghost towns and history is a popular summer pastime for many families. These locations allow visitors to experience the atmosphere of a ...

When we think of ghost towns, we tend to think of tumbleweeds blowing through the streets of a dilapidated Wild West mining town, or maybe an abandoned medieval burgh that's been crumbling for ...