DOME CITY — “I’m really happy to be out here,” Carl Tape says as he stands on a pyramid of dry gravel, 20 feet high. “I’ve been thinking about this earthquake for 10 years.” Tape, a seismologist at ...

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 ...

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 ...

As Halloween approaches, people may be looking for some spooky exploring to do in the Silver State. Luckily for Nevadans, their home state has hundreds of ghost towns perfect for a scare or historical ...

Rhyolite, a ghost town near Beatty and Death Valley in Southern Nevada, was named one of the spookiest places in the United States by RV Trader, an online shop for recreational vehicles. RV Trader ...

In the U.S., eerie remnants of once-inhabited towns or villages exist in the form of "ghost towns," left in forgotten corners of the country. Nearly every U.S. state has some sort of ghost town, ...

Fall is a popular time to visit these sites, offering a chance to also see the season's changing aspen leaves. Many former mining towns like St. Elmo, Animas Forks and Ashcroft have preserved ...

Oregon is full of places and spaces that may get the attention of the hair on your neck, including ghost towns, creepy history and more. The road between Prairie City and Sumpter is dotted with quaint ...

A paranormal experience in Randsburg Ghost Town inspired a new book and ghost tour. Marie Mason now leads the Randsburg Halloween Paranormal Tours in the historic mining town. Tours allow guests to ...