abandoned city. America's western states are full of these towns; many were founded during the mining boom in the late 1800s to serve as home bases for miners. Today, these historically ...

Sicily’s Sambuca di Sicilia has welcomed so many US citizens through bargain home schemes that it’s been nicknamed ‘Italy’s ...

From century old mining towns and the rusting wrecks of industrial ... the US abounds with abandoned spaces. Read on as we reveal the states where you'll find some of the most fascinating and ...

Ghost towns across the globe are being reclaimed by wildlife, showcasing the incredible resilience of nature. As humans leave these areas behind, animals move in, creating unique ecosystems in ...

Winooski had a short time as a community in the 19th century. Its most famous resident was a well-known abolitionist who had ...

As millions of Americans abandoned their ... the rest of North America. When displacement is unplanned, it can shatter communities, with residents scattering to distant cities, unable or unwilling ...

You can probably name some of the abandoned cities of the past, like Pompei or Babylon, that were destroyed by natural ...

Urban centers have long been America’s primary economic drivers ... leaving American downtowns as an approximation of the tumbleweed ghost towns of old pulp Westerns. But instead of just waiting to ...

How an underground maze of abandoned pipes can save America's cities Tucked beneath a 48-story San Francisco skyscraper, at the far end of the parking lot on the first subbasement level ...

Often nicknamed ghost towns, these once populated places become unoccupied for all kinds of reasons - natural and manmade disasters, changing economic conditions and political upheaval ...