Oregon’s wild terrain holds echoes of a forgotten past. Scattered across the state are ghost towns that once thrived with ...

Across the wide stretches of Texas, entire towns sit silent – echoes of once-thriving communities that have long since faded.

Although railroads and trains helped to bolster the United States economy and revolutionize travel, they presented a unique ...

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What makes a place instantly creepy in your eyes? Is it its history? Is it about aesthetics: how it looks and what it reminds ...

Louisiana has approximately 17 ghost towns, and many have remains that are still standing. Here's what to know and where to find ghost towns.

While moving to a remote rural area might not be the traditional American dream, it could be the perfect way to take a first step onto the property ladder—while also helping to breathe new life into ...

The Saugatuck Douglas History Center is uncovering the history of this buried town on the anniversary of its dismantlement.

The Beehive State is full of complex stories of settlement, some inspiring, some a little unsavory; some tales of grit and perseverance turned to boom and bust. During the 1800s and early 1900s, ...

Many people know that Ripon started out as two communities. The first was Ceresco, founded in 1844 around the Ceresco Park ...

A long-abandoned silver mine for sale sounded like an adventure too great to pass up, but it turned into much more--a calling, a community of millions, and hard-earned lessons about chasing ...