Ghost towns generally denote one or two things in America: A quiet, poignant remnant of past economic prosperity and ways of life that no longer exist… and the go-to hangout for clans of sadistic ...

Texas has dozens of ghost towns where buildings still stand, even though the people have been gone for generations. You can ...

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 out just as fast. Others fade slowly, little by little, until one day ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ghost towns are the skeletal remains of once-bustling communities, offering a haunting glimpse into America’s past. These ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The abandoned 1912 high school building in Toya, Texas, now sits empty in the West Texas ghost town. Toya, once a booming railroad ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pick any state in the U.S., and you'll find a ghost town — the sometimes spooky, always evocative remnants of a place that once ...

The rough-and-tumble days of the Old West may be gone in the Arizona of today, but the ghost towns it's left behind are sometimes just as fascinating. Arizona is full of places that once thrived and ...

Ghost towns haunt Arkansas, not only when Halloween looms but all year long. These mostly deserted sites serve as reminders of history's twists and turns. A ghost town "was once an active community ...

This newspaper clipping from the May 9, 1953, edition of the Franklin Evening Star details the resurgence of Urmeyville, which was considered a ghost town at one point. The photo shows the ...

Pick any state in the U.S., and you'll find a ghost town — the sometimes spooky, always evocative remnants of a place that once was. Ghost towns are often a result of a once-booming industry that fell ...