Virginia has more ghost towns than many realize, including former rail, canal, and coastal communities that are now abandoned ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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.

Walking through empty streets where laughter once filled the air feels deeply unsettling. These abandoned places tell stories of dreams that crumbled, disasters that changed everything, and ...

Abandoned towns and cities are found all over the world, often as a result of natural disasters, depletion of natural resources, or poor urban planning. Some abandoned cities become tourist ...

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Three hours out of Los Angeles off Highway 111 lies an unassuming 9×5 mile grid of a town called Bombay Beach. Driving by, one might assume this is like any one of hundreds of coastal towns ...

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 ...