Ghost Towns

A settlement that was stopped in the middle of construction, leaving behind paved roads, curbs, light poles, a stormwater drainage system, and even a basketball court, but no houses.

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.

The second seat of Nye County, still mostly a ghost town, has become a magnet for those looking to live "away from it all."

One of the best-preserved ghost towns in Arizona speaks to the difficulties of establishing mining towns in the 19th century American West.

All that remains of this former mill town is a ranger station and some crumbling buildings.

The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

Once home to a thriving oil industry, this town now sits eerily abandoned.

Only a few remaining items alert intrepid explorers that a town once stood in this region.

To get to or from this Canadian ghost town, you'll need to cross 11 single-lane bridges.

Irontown was founded in 1868, as a second attempt to mine iron from the nearby Iron Mountain.

Once one of the largest sites of silver deposits in Italy.

Equipment used to mine silver and lead has been preserved in this almost-ghost town in northern Nye County.

The closed and crumbling Francoist luxury resort for workers is still full of life—for now.

A ghost town now swarming with dozens of prairie dogs.