Gilman, Colorado, stands as one of the most haunting reminders of the mining boom-and-bust cycle that defined much of ...

With much of Brown County's population along present-day U.S. 20, the sparsely populated areas in the southern half of this ...

In a world obsessed with bigger, faster, and louder, there exists a refreshing counterpoint tucked away in the western South Dakota landscape. Hermosa stands as a testament to the idea that sometimes, ...

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

Custer State Park, with its famous Wildlife Loop Road and herd of approximately 1,300 bison, lies within easy driving distance. The Needles Highway offers some of the most dramatic scenery in the ...

In a remote town in the heartland of the American Midwest, a 90-year-old woman named Elsie Eiler serves as its mayor, clerk, ...

Things are escalating into a standoff at Montana's state-owned ghost towns, where rising rents and theme park ambitions, along with a case of embezzlement, are frustrating the owners of some of the ...

The head of the government-aligned Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has insisted the war, now deep into its third year, will only end with the “surrender” of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). General Abdel ...

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 ...

Buying an entire town sounds unreal until you see it listed. Across the U.S., former mining camps, rail stops, and company towns still exist in a half-abandoned state. They are no longer active, but ...

The News Herald has been investigating several "ghost towns" in Bay County, Florida. A new interactive map showcases 20 lost communities. At least six communities were displaced in 1941 to make way ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Let’s get a check on the latest in news and weather with KELOLAND On The Go. People in Sioux Falls are waking up to a fresh blanket of snow. Snowy start to the weekend in ...