Explore an Indiana trail that leads to a little-known ghost town, a hidden spot perfect for adventurous travelers.

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 ...

Ghost towns are the skeletal remains of once-bustling communities, offering a haunting glimpse into America’s past. These abandoned locales are often the result of economic shifts, natural disasters, ...

Once a thriving anthracite coal town, Centralia slowly unraveled after a landfill fire ignited its labyrinth of mining tunnels. Over the next two decades, carbon monoxide leaks, collapsing streets, ...

Tucked in southeastern Ohio, this forest trail quietly delivers you to Moonville’s haunted railroad tunnel and scattered ...

Visiting New River Gorge, a forested wonderland that draws in nearly 2 million people each year, is the apex of West Virginia experiences. The Mountaineer State is chock full of pretty much every kind ...

Artisanal coal miner Emmanuel Siyabonga hauls a sack of coal to a client's car at the abandoned Golfview coal mine in Ermelo, South Africa. The work is grueling and hazardous but is one of the few ...

In the U.S., eerie remnants of once-inhabited towns or villages exist in the form of "ghost towns," left in forgotten corners of the country. Nearly every U.S. state has some sort of ghost town, ...

A long-abandoned silver mine for sale sounded like an adventure too great to pass up, but it turned into much more--a calling, a community of millions, and hard-earned lessons about chasing ...