Although it was utterly abandoned by the mid-1890s, the Old West ghost town of Calico, California, is now a state historic landmark that costs $8 to enter. Here, you'll find Maggie Mine, once the ...

About three hours from Los Angeles, just outside the border of the scenic and giant rock-filled paradise of Joshua Tree National Park, sits an eerie, abandoned ghost town unlike any other in the state ...

Calico Ghost Town near Barstow will celebrate its 4th annual California Days event over Presidents Day weekend. Officials with the San Bernardino County Regional Parks said the event is scheduled from ...

AMBOY, Calif. — Water is the key to the future of Roy’s Motel & Cafe, the lone survivor in a Route 66 town that, at its peak, boasted 200 residents, three gas stations, three motels, two cafes, a post ...

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, ...

An entrepreneur has documented the progress he has made in rebuilding a California ghost town that he purchased to develop into a tourist attraction. Cerro Gordo—meaning fat hill in Spanish—was a ...