Once a bustling gold mining town, Hedges—later known as Tumco—is now a haunting relic in the California desert. Abandoned ...

The Myrtle Beach area miniature golf course has been abandoned for years, but now it will reopen, offering visitors a chance ...

A new “cold rush” is mining northern mineral riches. Canada’s Giant Mine serves as a warning of the high and long-term cost ...

Some of the contaminated soil has already been hauled away; next to go are the 100-foot-high mountains of lead mining waste that loom over the town. By early next year, Picher will be little more ...

After the gilded metal was discovered on the southwest side of the Ortiz Mountains in the late 1820s, Golden was a place of fevered searching as equipment churned and prominent companies poured money ...

Photographer Francesca Di Stefano has taken amazing photos of the ghost towns and valleys in Nevada. The Silver State is littered with abandoned mining towns and camps that were thriving during ...

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 ...

Ghost towns of New Mexico New Mexico is known for its deserted towns nestled along boundless highways that have become attractions in the scenic state. According to New Mexico True, operated by the ...