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, ...

There is a special kind of road trip that takes you far from bright lights and traffic lights. The sun hangs low across open land. The dirt kicks up behind your tires. You see old shacks or remnants ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The abandoned 1912 high school building in Toya, Texas, now sits empty in the West Texas ghost town. Toya, once a booming railroad ...

Virginia has more ghost towns than many realize, including former rail, canal, and coastal communities that are now abandoned but still accessible.

Rhyolite, a ghost town near Beatty and Death Valley in Southern Nevada, was named one of the spookiest places in the United States by RV Trader, an online shop for recreational vehicles. RV Trader ...

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 ...