Today, there isn’t much left of the town, but there are still a few old buildings, like a diner, a café, a motel, and a gas ...

The Gulf whispers around Indianola’s ghost, where salt and wind erased what used to be Texas’ main port. Waves lap at grassy ...

Bodie is the quintessential ghost town, frozen in time high in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Once a booming gold mining town ...

Explore Virginia’s forgotten ghost towns where echoes of history linger in ruins, trails, and silent riverbanks.

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Walter Knott never set out to build a theme park — but a series of smart choices and lucky breaks led him and wife Cordelia Knott to building one of California’s earliest and most popular tourist ...

The Beehive State is full of complex stories of settlement, some inspiring, some a little unsavory; some tales of grit and perseverance turned to boom and bust. During the 1800s and early 1900s, ...

FINDLAY, Ohio (WTVG) - South of Findlay on Hancock County Road 40, you’ll find replicas of Old West buildings. They’re part of a tourist attraction that opened in 1961 called Ghost Town of Findlay.

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California's rich history includes a fascinating chapter of the Old West and mining towns that played a significant role in shaping the state's identity. From the Gold Rush era to the Wild West days, ...