the Bodie ghost town in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains was built around a gold mine. And like Goldfield, Bodie went bust. Gold was found in the area by William S. Body (sometimes spelled ...

Take a step back in time while visiting these historic – and slightly spooky – ghost towns. While the term "ghost town" may sound like a village haunted by spirits, it actually refers to an ...

I traveled to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska for the chance to enjoy summer solstice and the park’s ...

But when the mines closed in 1998 there was no reason for people to live in Pyramiden, and the town was rapidly abandoned. Today there is just a skeleton staff of caretakers. Reindeer and arctic ...

so the miners were taken to other areas and the Oatman mines closed. Once Route 66 was changed in 1953 to make traveling south of the mountain passes easier, Oatman was reduced to ghost town ...

Colorado's history means ghost towns dot the landscape of the Centennial State, but how does a stunning abandoned resort ...

But if you are on the hunt for one to visit, look no further than right here in Texas. Located in deep south Texas near the Mexico border, you'll find one of the most visited ghost towns in the world.

Arizona's ghost towns have garnered attention from popular ... a growing population and two major copper mines in the early 1900s. Little Daisy Mine, developed in 1912 by James S.

This small town has sat almost abandoned for over ... An unsealed opening in the pit allowed the fire to enter the labyrinth of abandoned coal mines beneath Centralia. In 1979, locals became ...

Every town has a mine underneath it,” said Crabtree ... “We are just now starting to see the effects of abandoned mines and subsidence issues.” “And I think it’s going to get worse.” ...