abandoned city. America's western states are full of these towns; many were founded during the mining boom in the late 1800s to serve as home bases for miners. Today, these historically ...

There are abandoned communities all over America that have spine-chilling histories. From long-forgotten Wild West mining towns and former resorts to road trip pit stops and railroad hubs ...

As millions of Americans abandoned their ... the rest of North America. When displacement is unplanned, it can shatter communities, with residents scattering to distant cities, unable or unwilling ...

In the U.S., one of the best-preserved ghost towns you can visit is Bodie, California. A gold rush mining town, Bodie had up to 10,000 residents at its peak and was actually one of California’s ...

Winooski had a short time as a community in the 19th century. Its most famous resident was a well-known abolitionist who had ...

Often nicknamed ghost towns, these once populated places become unoccupied for all kinds of reasons - natural and manmade disasters, changing economic conditions and political upheaval ...

How an underground maze of abandoned pipes can save America's cities Tucked beneath a 48-story San Francisco skyscraper, at the far end of the parking lot on the first subbasement level ...