Visit abandoned places in Colorado where mining once drove busy communities. See remaining structures, learn local history, ...

EPA warns Louisiana residents to stay indoors as PM2.5 pollution reaches unhealthy levels in areas like Bell City and ...

Fontainebleau State Park, a short drive east in Mandeville, combines natural beauty with historical significance. The park includes the brick ruins of a sugar mill built in 1829, hiking trails through ...

Not every town gets to stick around forever. Some start with a bang—gold rush fever, a mining boom, a railroad deal—only to ...

Explore the history of UFO sightings in Louisiana, from the 1947 national conference that never happened to detailed accounts from the Air Force and local residents.

Since then, the U.S. Department of Justice and Louisiana environmental regulators have filed a sweeping lawsuit against ...

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 ...

Dozens of small towns and settlements in Palm Beach County have disappeared over time. Many of these lost towns were destroyed by hurricanes, floods, or changing economic conditions. Some towns were ...

When it comes to wanting to indulge in a slower kind of life, there's perhaps no better place to do so than the South. In fact, Louisiana offers plenty of quaint cities and towns where community and ...

Walking through empty streets where laughter once filled the air feels deeply unsettling. These abandoned places tell stories of dreams that crumbled, disasters that changed everything, and ...

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 ...

Forgotten chapters of Michigan history lie in remote spots, ghost towns that recall yesteryear's flourishing settlements. From the northern tip of the Upper Peninsula to the Thumb, in the heart of mid ...