A long-abandoned coal mine in Tablertown has polluted nearby waterways for decades. A recent land purchase and nearly $1 ...

Discover the fascinating history of America's Top 5 Abandoned Towns, or Ghost Towns. See why Bodie, Centralia, Rhyolite, and more were left behind.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not every town gets to stick around forever. Some start with a bang—gold rush fever, a mining boom, a railroad deal—only to fizzle ...

Once a thriving anthracite coal town, Centralia slowly unraveled after a landfill fire ignited its labyrinth of mining tunnels. Over the next two decades, carbon monoxide leaks, collapsing streets, ...

Explore an Indiana trail that leads to a little-known ghost town, a hidden spot perfect for adventurous travelers.

Garnet, Montana, is one of the best ghost towns in the West, and it offers a chance to see what life was like in a 19th-century mining town. Once home to 1,000 residents and 13 saloons, Garnet was ...

The industrial foundations of Cumberland run deep. ACET researchers are determining how these now-abandoned coal mines under the village could generate geothermal energy to heat and cool buildings.

Artisanal coal miner Emmanuel Siyabonga hauls a sack of coal to a client's car at the abandoned Golfview coal mine in Ermelo, South Africa. The work is grueling and hazardous but is one of the few ...

Canada's forgotten corners are experiencing an unexpected renaissance. What were once abandoned mining camps, logging ...

Not every town gets to stick around forever. Some start with a bang—gold rush fever, a mining boom, a railroad deal—only to fizzle out just as fast. Others fade slowly, little by little, until one day ...