Discover the fascinating history of America's Top 5 Abandoned Towns, or Ghost Towns. See why Bodie, Centralia, Rhyolite, and more were left behind.

When an abandoned mineshaft beneath Interstate 80 in Morris County collapsed the morning after Christmas, closing the eastbound side of the highway for four days, everyone took notice. No vehicles ...

About three hours from Los Angeles, just outside the border of the scenic and giant rock-filled paradise of Joshua Tree National Park, sits an eerie, abandoned ghost town unlike any other in the state ...

A long-abandoned coal mine in Tablertown has polluted nearby waterways for decades. A recent land purchase and nearly $1 ...

Travel through California ghost towns where crumbling streets, empty saloons and desert winds let silence tell the darkest stories.

Critics have characterized the transfer as a raid on the trust fund established by the 1977 Surface Mine Reclamation Act, the ...

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 ...

If you're a traveler fascinated by abandoned places, head to New Mexico, where you'll be spoiled for choice when it comes to ...

Fayette ghost town in Michigan, with abandoned buildings to either side of a path, with a lake in the background under a blue sky - Dimitrios Karamitros/Shutterstock Michigan is no stranger to ...

Michigan has no shortage of ghost towns, and many of them are hidden gems for travelers and history buffs. Here are five Michigan ghost towns to explore.