Though places become abandoned for a variety of reasons, many are deserted when the primary (sometimes only) industry in the area—like mining or tourism—is no longer profitable.

In the U.S., one of the best-preserved ghost towns you can visit is Bodie, California. A gold rush mining town, Bodie had up to 10,000 residents at its peak and was actually one of California’s ...

More than your standard urban exploration, a group known as f/11 was doing “steel spinning,” which for us lay folk is a form of pyrotechnic fire art in abandoned subway stations in New York City.

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Photographer Seph Lawless (a pseudonym), 37, has been documenting abandoned cities and secluded areas across the U.S. and abroad since 2005 in an ongoing project called "Autopsy of America." ...

The Goldwell Open Air Museum displays several sculptures in an art gallery near the entrance to the ghost town. Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240.

Some say Florida has more than 200 ghost towns. Here's a list of some and the story of one that was founded by a 19th-century Florida governor.