The town of Times Beach, in the state of Missouri (USA) was evacuated in 1982 during a flood, but the inhabitants never returned to their homes: the land in the area had in fact been contaminated, ...

Big Boy No. 4014, described as “the Elvis Presley of locomotives,” could begin its first ever coast-to-coast tour in just a ...

By the start of next year, Moberly officials hope to see a major change to their skyline: two 120-foot tall, abandoned towers ...

Rocheport clings to limestone cliffs above the Missouri River, offering retirees natural beauty on a budget. With a tiny ...

German settlers from New York found looking for new beginnings following the bank panic of 1857 discovered abundant cheap ...

These abandoned and nearly-abandoned ghost towns along Route 66 connect the dots between Illinois and California, and each ...

Nebraska ghost towns' stories often are unheard — and remind us about the struggles of taming the wilderness that became the ...

You’ll leave Washington feeling lighter than when you arrived, which is the best souvenir of all. Ste. Genevieve holds the crown as Missouri’s oldest settlement, and it wears this title with grace.

You’re an avid collector? Heed this message! Changing tastes are pushing these Missouri collectibles out of demand, with some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photos provided by Raymond Williams show scenes from the hazardous waste cleanups in Yazoo City, Mississippi, and Berger, Missouri ...

Trucks filled with 66 tons of hazardous material left Yazoo City, Mississippi, on Oct. 30, 2013. Full of sacks containing plastic dust contaminated with lead, cadmium and chromium, the trucks made ...

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 ...