Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not every town gets to stick around forever. Some start with a bang—gold rush fever, a mining boom, a railroad deal—only to fizzle ...

Fairbank, Arizona was once a vital railroad stop that helped support the booming mining town of Tombstone during the late 1800s. Supplies and passengers arrived here by train before continuing by ...

Venlo, N.D., once a 28-person railroad town, is now a ghost town. Dutch native Toine Schreinemachers explores its history on his second trip for a documentary. Toine Schreinemachers of Venlo, Holland, ...

Sam Harris, a Wyoming photographer and Army veteran, finds beauty in abandoned places, like the ghost town of Sage. In Harris’ own words, the town ...

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, ...

Clive, Des Moines, Grimes, Urbandale, West Des Moines and Windsor Heights plan to petition the federal government to turn what may soon be a more than 12-mile stretch of abandoned railroad into a new ...

When people think of California, they don’t typically think of ghost towns. After all, it is known for big cities like Los ...

Did you know that Florida is full of ghost towns? Some websites list more than 200 of them in the state. Ghost towns are cities, towns or villages that were abandoned for a particularly interesting, ...

The people may be long gone, but what they left behind fascinates. These five ghost towns are time capsules, giving visitors a peek into what life was like in each community during its heyday. Some ...