The Ghost Towns of Arizona Live On
The Arizona desert teems with hundreds of towns abandoned when their natural resources ran out. Photographer Kurt Wenner captures these ruins before vandals erase them completely. While historically...
View ArticleConnecticut ghost town goes up for auction from $800,000
The historic village of Johnsonville, Conn., is going up for auction Oct. 28 at a starting bid of $800,000. Encompassing some 62 acres, the property has eight 19th century buildings, a pond, a wooden...
View ArticleCan BushCats Save the Beasts?
"There is an elephant holocaust going on in Africa today," says Paul Maritz, the last gentleman adventurer. "Up to this point elephant counts have been done by error-prone Mark 1 Eyeballs, and nobody...
View ArticleLinguistic row over town's new name
A linguistic storm is brewing in coastal Luderitz, where some residents of the Namibian town are protesting against plans to change its name to !Nami#nus. Those are not typographical errors. The name,...
View ArticleNamibia: A unique snapshot of German colonial Africa
As I sipped from my third frothy stein of fruity wheat beer, I studied the menu with the blurry focus of a man who was debating with himself whether he should consume something solid before another...
View ArticleWhere decay is fun: Ghost towns of the Southwest
DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION -- The Amargosa Hotel was once a hub of activity, the Spanish Colonial-style buildings filled with workers from the Pacific Coast Borax Co. Once the mine shut down, the people...
View ArticleGhost towns of the Southwest
DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION, Calif. (AP) — The Amargosa Hotel was once a hub of activity, the Spanish Colonial-style buildings filled with workers from the Pacific Coast Borax company. Once the mine shut...
View Article>Ghost towns of the Southwest
DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION, Calif. (AP) — The Amargosa Hotel was once a hub of activity, the Spanish Colonial-style buildings filled with workers from the Pacific Coast Borax company. Once the mine shut...
View ArticleTop 10 ghost towns and modern ruins you can visit
Fancy a creepy visit for Halloween week? These abandoned villages, factories and military bases will send a shiver up your spine...
View ArticleLas Vegas ghost towns — where boom went bust
Here, in the desert, nothing moves. Nothing but the dust in the wind. Oh, and maybe the occasional lizard, like a little guy doing push-ups on a rock in the shade of a mesquite bush. Lizards, and...
View ArticleGhost towns — where boom went bust
Here, in the desert, nothing moves. Nothing but the dust in the wind. Oh, and maybe the occasional lizard, like a little guy doing push-ups on a rock in the shade of a mesquite bush. Lizards, and...
View ArticleTop 5 ghost towns
Halloween is synonymous with costumes, an abundance of bite-sized candy, and adorable photos of children dressed as cartoon characters, super heroes and creatures. However, the spirit of Halloween can...
View ArticleBoom to bust: The best US ghost towns
The Amargosa Hotel was once a hub of activity, the Spanish Colonial-style buildings filled with workers from the Pacific Coast Borax company. Once the mine shut down, the people left, leaving the...
View ArticleOld Ghost Towns of Alabama
Early American settlers contributed to the formation of five ghost town sites in what is now Washington County - possibly more than any other county of the state. Several of these were near old St....
View ArticleInside Australia’s ghost towns
ONCE upon a time, these prosperous Australian towns were bustling hives of activity. But the years have taken a devastating toll, and now few souls remain to tell the intriguing stories of these...
View ArticleInside Japan's abandoned ghost island of Hashima
LOCATED off the coast of Nagasaki in Japan is an eerie island that has long been abandoned. With its warship-like appearance, it's little wonder why Hashima Island is commonly known as Gunkanjima (or...
View ArticleEerie photos show French village turned ghost town by popular airport
Published September 24, 2013FoxNews.com When Charles de Gaulle Airport opened in the 1970s, residents of the small French farming village of Goussainville-Vieux Pays found themselves living right...
View ArticleThe world's spookiest ghost towns
Who knows if ghosts are real, but if they are, they're surely in residence in these spooky settings. From towns abandoned post-war, to an island haunted by the spirit of a dead girl, your holiday won't...
View Article10 Spooky American Ghost Towns
It's that time of year with Halloween approaching that we start thinking of all things haunted. Here are 10 American ghost towns, places that were once thriving but are now abandoned. A visit to any...
View ArticleImages reveal abandoned wooden houses in Namibian desert ghost town
Abandoned for more than half a century, the ghost town of Kolmanskop, in the Namib Desert in southern Namibia, would serve as the perfect backdrop for a horror film or apocalyptic thriller....
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