By the 1930s, the Winter Olympics brought a new wave of attention ... Ashcroft has remained a ghost town since 1939. Plans for the ski resort, though, moved about 10 miles north—to a little ...

These ghost towns, relics of the Gold Rush era ... quickly declined after a harsh winter forced many to flee. The skeletal remains of the town, still standing defiant against the elements ...

But like many such places, this “overnight” settlement went bust as quickly as it boomed. Nevada is home to more than 600 ghost towns. Most are vestiges of the region’s mining boom-and ...

Take a step back in time while visiting these historic – and slightly spooky – ghost towns. While the term "ghost town" may sound like a village haunted by spirits, it actually refers to an ...

Once a thriving diamond mining settlement deep within the Namib Desert, Kolmanskop in southern Namibia is now a hauntingly beautiful ghost town, slowly being reclaimed by the sand. With wallpaper ...

Experts say that Nevada has up to 600 ghost towns throughout the state. Many have left no traces other than historical records and a set of coordinates leading to a barren patch of land with ...

But, just as the gold supply eventually vanished, so too did the residents of Arizona's ghost towns. Well, most of them, anyway. While the majority of the state's abandoned towns are actually ...

The Welsh government has promised £11m to help tackle issues caused by second homes. The funds would be used to buy and refurbish homes in the most affected parts of Wales. However, Welsh ...