The Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, now a museum, is said to be haunted by ex-inmates. A shuttered psychiatric facility in Washington is said to be haunted by former patients. NBA players ...

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 ...

If you’re headed out of Las Vegas, Rhyolite is a must‑see ghost town. Founded in 1905 after Shorty Harris struck gold, it boomed to 5,000 people, with 50 saloons and an opera house. Mines folded by ...

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, ...

Spooky season is in full swing, making it the perfect time for travelers with a penchant for ghouls, frights and everything pumpkin spice to immerse themselves in one of America's real-life Halloween ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Do you ever walk into a place and feel goosebumps? You sense that you’re not alone and that there’s a ...

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 ...

The News Herald has been documenting Bay County's lost communities, or "ghost towns." Here's an interactive map of over 20 of ...

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