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

Only around 200 people still live in and around the area, embracing the isolation of one of the most remote ghost towns in the world. Video by Matt Dworzańczyk Tom Hiddleston gives a demo of ...

Some say Florida has more than 200 ghost towns. Here's a list of some and the story of one that was founded by a 19th-century Florida governor.

Miners once lived and worked in Humberstone saltpeter works. Now it's a ghost town and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photos ...

Ghost towns are both eerie reminders of what once ... Alan Weisman, author of The World Without Us, and Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape, offer insights ...

Ghosts may not be real, but ghost towns sure are. Ashcroft, a town about 10 miles south of Aspen, was settled in 1880 by silver prospectors. The town thundered into existence with a Miner's ...

Once a thriving community, Humberstone in northern Chile is now a ghost town ... known as "white gold." After World War I, the industry began to crumble and the towns were abandoned in the ...