Ghost towns of america

Ghost town is a classification you never want your town to earn. This is the long deserted bank in Roosevelt that has been closed for years. Roosevelt was originally planned by Parkersburg Development Company before the opening of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation in 1901. At that time, the town was known as Parkersburg. However, another town by the same name already existed. Thus, the name was changed to Roosevelt by a townsite organizer, Charlie Parker, who had served under…

Bodie is a ghost town located in in California that was once a booming mining town.

Dating from the second wave of Montana's gold and silver rushes, Elkhorn has survived as one of the better ghost towns in the west. Its principal mine...

Picture a creative retreat in old miners' cabins, and Airstreams set around a former uranium mill—a new reality for ghost towns in Colorado.

Garnet is the creepiest ghost town in Montana, and it's open for visitors to come and tour its abandoned streets and buildings.

Abandoned after economic busts and other disasters, these spots of eerie desolation are often free to the visitors brave enough to visit.

The ghost town of Eagle Mountain, California has sat vacant for decades, crumbling away in the heat of the California desert. The town sits about twelve miles north of Desert Center at the base of the Eagle Mountain iron mine, which was once California’s largest iron mine. Over the years, this once lively town in

A new book takes us to places that time has forgotten to spotlight locales where one can still find sublime solitude

Imagine walking down the quiet, dusty streets of a town where time seems to have stopped. The buildings stand like old ghosts, telling stories of long-gone residents and forgotten dreams. Once, these towns were full of life with busy shops, homes and people chasing new opportunities. But over time, the…

One of the best places to view Colorado's vibrantly colored fall foliage is the beautiful and historic ghost town of St. Elmo.