Planning a trip to the great outdoors often involves a debate between staying in the thick of the wilderness or finding a ...

Clear skies and the smell of fresh desert creosote greeted us Sunday morning in Barstow, CA, as we fueled up the caravan and ...

If you think you know the iconic Route 66, also known as the 'Mother Road,' this digital project asks you to think again.

The Desert Lighthouse in the Mojave Desert near Hinkley, Calif.

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 They are no longer active, but ...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 ...

Editor’s note: This story contains content and images that may be sensitive for some readers. In July, a man was walking along a deserted stretch of the Nevada desert when he came across a macabre ...

Desert destinations are having a major travel moment. Once thought of as quiet, remote, or “drive-through” places, many desert towns across the American Southwest are now booming with culture, outdoor ...

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The tiny Mojave Desert outpost of Amboy has seen a lot of change over the past 50 years or so. First, Route 66 was bypassed by Interstate 40, directing travelers away from the businesses that had ...

The people may be long gone, but what they left behind fascinates. These five ghost towns are time capsules, giving visitors a peek into what life was like in each community during its heyday. Some ...

Ghost towns are the skeletal remains of once-bustling communities, offering a haunting glimpse into America’s past. These abandoned locales are often the result of economic shifts, natural disasters, ...