Travel reporter John Bartell visits abandoned mining camps, desert towns, and forgotten landmarks that once played key roles in the state’s history.

The 5th Annual California Days will roll into Calico Ghost Town in Yermo on Valentine’s Day weekend. The event, on Feb. 14 ...

This once-thriving coal town in Wyoming has turned into an abandoned ghost town, though while it lacks any tourist amenities it still boasts explorable ruins.

Standing midway down Butte Avenue, I believed I was in new filming for the hundredth Mad Max movie. Dozens of RZRs, dune buggies, dirt bikes, off-road golf carts, and gyrocopters came screaming out of ...

San Bernardino County Regional Parks will commemorate the 5th annual California Days event at Calico Ghost Town ...

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 ...

Abandoned towns, mountain silence, and forgotten stories reveal Colorado’s most haunting and beautiful places to explore.

Dvigrad was once home to around 2,000 people, but now it lies empty. The black death turned it into Istria's own ghost ...