Many of these once-thriving communities were deserted due to economic collapse, natural calamity, or shifts in industry.

Editor’s note: This story originally ran in The Denver Post. With abandoned mines, dusty streets and ramshackle buildings, Colorado’s ghost towns have a knack for giving visitors goosebumps. Colorado ...

For a long time, ghost towns were the forgotten corners of the map. Abandoned mines, empty... The post How Ghost Towns Are Finding New Life As Tourism Experiments appeared first on The Daily Dive.

Washington enjoyed a brief moment in the sunshine during the Gold Rush, but this abandoned mining town is a testament to how ...

Journey back through time in Arizona and discover five deserted towns left behind after mining booms, train‑robbing legends ...

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 ...

Do you believe that all abandoned towns are truly deserted? Arizona is home to many "ghost towns," and a few of them might actually have ghosts. Given the state's rich — and sometimes violent past — ...

From ghost towns to gold mines to century-old saloons, the Wild West era is alive and well in the mountains of Colorado. Follow this road trip to see the same sights as cowboys, outlaws and famed ...

The best Washington ghost towns are those that are abandoned or nearly so, with just traces of human history left behind — a weathered church, a crumbling storefront, or just the outlines of old ...

A former coal-mining hub in Canada has been exploring an unexpected pathway to clean ...

The town of Belt has worked with the state for decades to tackle issues left by the Anaconda Coal Mine. A new multimillion-dollar water treatment facility will finally fix that. The plant will clean ...