Since 1962, a fire has burned beneath Centralia, Pennsylvania, a once-bustling mining town that is now home to only a handful ...

Across Illinois, once-bustling river ports and mining towns now sit silent, their fading buildings quietly preserving the stories of a forgotten past.

The thrill of walking through a truly abandoned place is unmatched for any dedicated historian or urban explorer. Missouri ...

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For a decade, Bryan Sansivero has sought out forgotten and dilapidated homes across the United States — chasing the mystery of not knowing what he might find within.

Welcome to Bodie, California’s best-preserved ghost town. It looks pretty much the same as it did when the last residents ...

But real ghosts or not, Walter Knott did built a ghost town, and he cobbled it together out of old buildings sourced from ...

From Rochester's forgotten subway to Bannerman's Castle, these decaying landmarks tell fascinating stories of New York's ...