Namibia, while renowned for its expansive deserts and abundant wildlife, holds a lesser-known yet equally captivating allure: ...

Here are expanded descriptions for all 20 ghost towns in Colorado: ...

The town was completely abandoned by 1956 and the desert began to reclaim it. Just off the coast of Nagasaki is Hashima Island, also called “Battleship Island,” a coal-mining location that ...

When an abandoned mineshaft beneath Interstate 80 ... a Morris County borough whose name stems from two centuries of iron ore mining in the area, said he hopes the I-80 sinkhole will raise ...

In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.

Ghost Town” is defined as a place where the population has declined significantly and the initial reason for the settlement ...

Companies were mining saltpeter in the region by the early ... Workers left to find other jobs, leaving ghost towns behind. The saltpeter works became Historic Monuments in 1970, saving them ...

With its rich and long history, spanning everything from ancient settlements to the world wars, Great Britain is dotted with ...

Do you love exploring small towns in BC? It's time to put the abandoned town of Anyox on your map, aka "the town that got ...

Today, if you stop at the sign that says “Abandoned Mine Land Restoration ... No trace of those remains. Photos of the mining town can be viewed in the gallery above and at the Aldrich Coal ...

Explore Washington State's mysterious past with ghostly tales of abandoned towns. Are you brave enough to visit?

Kennicott in Alaska is a copper mining town which once provided work ... you can take a tour that allows visitors to explore the abandoned town. Decades after local workers left and the settlement ...