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 ...

There is something strangely fascinating about places that were once vibrant but now stand empty. Abandoned towns, factories, ...

Across the American West, former mining settlements stand frozen in time, offering visitors a glimpse into the rise and fall ...

A modern-day gold rush boom was on full display at Calico California Days, a kitschy celebration of early settlements held at ...

The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Oxford American report on Picher, Oklahoma's annual Christmas parade, reviving ...

Save this for a weekend drive when you want quiet scenery, local history, and places that feel like time hit pause.

This Arizona ghost town hides hundreds of preserved vintage cars, creating a quiet time-capsule experience unlike anywhere ...

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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 ...