Across Illinois, once-bustling river ports and mining towns now sit silent, their fading buildings quietly preserving the stories of a forgotten past.

The thrill of walking through a truly abandoned place is unmatched for any dedicated historian or urban explorer. Missouri ...

This once-thriving mining town was mostly abandoned after a coal seam fire ignited beneath it in 1962 and continues to burn ...

Spooky season is the perfect time to explore old and abandoned towns, and one state with a history of gold and silver mining ...

For a decade, Bryan Sansivero has sought out forgotten and dilapidated homes across the United States — chasing the mystery of not knowing what he might find within.

Cities don’t just disappear overnight. They fade, crack, and crumble under the weight of forces both visible and invisible — ...

Over the last 200 years or so, abandoned places in Illinois have undergone a transformation, adopting a more modern character ...

From Rochester's forgotten subway to Bannerman's Castle, these decaying landmarks tell fascinating stories of New York's ...

Welcome to Bodie, California’s best-preserved ghost town. It looks pretty much the same as it did when the last residents ...

Picture a dusty town frozen in time, where wooden buildings creak in the desert wind and stories of silver miners echo ...

Lasta, GREECE — There's nobody around anymore to man Saint George cafe in Lasta, a mountainous village in Greece's Peloponnese region. Instead, there's an honor system — just take a drink, leave a ...