You walk into the area that once was home to a community of people just living their lives day to day. Now the site is empty, the fog hangs low and you can hear yourself breathing. The hair on your ...

America is filled with small towns that seem picture-perfect on the surface—but some carry a darker history that refuses to stay buried. Behind charming main streets and historic homes lurk chilling ...

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 ...

Ghost towns aren't just spooky sets for movies-they're real. These eerie, abandoned locales are peppered throughout the United States. Many are old mining settlements, left to rot after the goldmines ...

While moving to a remote rural area might not be the traditional American dream, it could be the perfect way to take a first step onto the property ladder—while also helping to breathe new life into ...

The remnants of Nevada’s abandoned boomtowns and settlements are scattered across the desert, if you know where to look. Experts say that Nevada has up to 600 ghost towns throughout the state. Many ...

In the U.S., eerie remnants of once-inhabited towns or villages exist in the form of "ghost towns," left in forgotten corners of the country. Nearly every U.S. state has some sort of ghost town, ...

This story is sponsored by Siegfried & Jensen. Exploring Utah's ghost towns and history is a popular summer pastime for many families. These locations allow visitors to experience the atmosphere of a ...

DOME CITY — “I’m really happy to be out here,” Carl Tape says as he stands on a pyramid of dry gravel, 20 feet high. “I’ve been thinking about this earthquake for 10 years.” Tape, a seismologist at ...

Editor’s note: Caprock Chronicles is edited by Jack Becker, Librarian Emeritus, Texas Tech University Libraries. He can be reached at [email protected]. Today’s article about Lubbock’s forgotten ...