Ghost towns, those eerie remnants of bygone eras, have long captivated the imaginations of historians, adventurers, and the general public alike. These abandoned settlements, once bustling hubs of ...

This abandoned gold rush town is one of the best places to get a real taste of what the Wild West was all about. Gold was discovered here in 1862, and within a year, this town had sprung up with ...

China has many ghost towns, but this one stands out because it is home to over 100 incredible mansions. The abandoned complex is located in Shenyang City, 400 miles away northeast of China's ...

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

From empty mining towns and deserted military bases to ruined medieval hamlets and depopulated villages, we've rounded up the most haunting ghost towns in England, Scotland and Wales. Read on to ...

This now-deserted place, often regarded as the "biggest ghost town" in the United States, used to be a regional hub for copper, gold, silver, and zinc mining. The Gold King Mine and Ghost Town ...

A CREEPY ghost town - dramatically abandoned by its residents over 60 years ago - has started to see visitors flood back to the eerie streets. The forgotten town of Yukon, Florida, inside the city ...

Is there anything spookier that wandering around a town once bustling with people and activity that is now abandoned and deserted? Often nicknamed ghost towns, these once populated places become ...

WSJ’s Jonathan Cheng traveled to an abandoned “ghost town” to see the challenge China’s real-estate slump poses for the government. Photo: Antoine Morel for The Wall Street Journal ...

Florida has as many as 240 ghost towns, but there's one that formed during the Civil War era that's recently been getting renewed attention after laying abandoned for decades. The remnants of ...