Bodie, California Nestled in the heart of California, Bodie once thrived as a bustling gold-mining town during the late 1800s ...

This community of about 1,000 was doomed when a garbage fire ignited abandoned coal mines that ran right under the town. Despite every effort to extinguish it, the fire has been burning since 1962.

The town is 60 miles southeast of Anchorage ... The Buckner Building, finished in 1953, stood as the other main building but people later abandoned it. These two buildings ranked as Alaska’s biggest ...

“Ghost Town” is defined as a place where the population has declined significantly and the initial reason for the settlement (such as a mine) no longer keeps people in the community.

Namibia, while renowned for its expansive deserts and abundant wildlife, holds a lesser-known yet equally captivating allure: a landscape dotted with intriguing relics of abandoned towns.

What Every Small Town In Alaska Had In The 1930s. It Was A Simpler Time. A glimpse into 1930s Alaska reveals the development of communities and infrastructure during a simpler time. McCarthy, Alaska, ...

Do you love exploring small towns in BC? It’s time to put the abandoned town of Anyox on your map, aka “the town that got lost,” according to Northern BC Jet Boat Tours. In the early 20th century, its ...

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 ...

Colorado is rich in history, and one of its most fascinating features is its collection of abandoned ghost towns. These once-thriving mining settlements now stand as eerie remnants of the past, ...

Sculptor A. Credit: DECaLS/DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys/LBNL/DOE & KPNO/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab) & D.

Ramy Awad saw old photos and stuffed animals when he visited an abandoned Italian town with two friends. For a vacation to Italy, Ramy Awad wanted an adventure. So he picked Fossa, a town deep in ...