Not every town gets to stick around forever. Some start with a bang—gold rush fever, a mining boom, a railroad deal—only to ...

In 1962, the town council of Centralia, Pennsylvania decided to burn trash in a landfill built inside an abandoned strip mine ...

Deep in Pennsylvania sits a ghost town swallowed by fire, silence, and rumor. Centralia was once a normal mining community ...

When the sun vanishes early and the chill of darkness comes on deep and fast, there has always been an instinct to gather ...

Tucked away in Idaho’s northern panhandle, Wallace isn’t just preserved—it’s practically pickled in its own fascinating history. This tiny six-block National Historic District sits surrounded by ...

Trucks filled with 66 tons of hazardous material left Yazoo City, Mississippi, on Oct. 30, 2013. Full of sacks containing ...