These hikes from Maura Fox’s Hike of the Week column can be found in Julian, Poway, Santee and other East County communities.

Wild West boomtowns that turned into hollow relics hold a macabre grip on travelers' imaginations, and Utah's abandoned sites ...

Face Texas ghost towns, frozen in time and mystery, where deserted streets, crumbling buildings and fading memories still linger.

Once a thriving copper mining settlement, Courtland in southern Arizona now lies abandoned, its crumbling buildings marking the remnants of a short-lived boom.

Explore Arizona’s forgotten ghost towns where haunting beauty and historic charm create a truly unforgettable experience.

Walking through empty streets where laughter once filled the air feels deeply unsettling. These abandoned places tell stories of dreams that crumbled, disasters that changed everything, and ...

The people may be long gone, but what they left behind fascinates. These five ghost towns are time capsules, giving visitors a peek into what life was like in each community during its heyday. Some ...

Ghost towns are the skeletal remains of once-bustling communities, offering a haunting glimpse into America’s past. These abandoned locales are often the result of economic shifts, natural disasters, ...

Picture this: wooden buildings standing exactly as they were over a century ago, dust settling on tables where miners once ate their meals. Bodie isn’t your typical tourist trap with gift shops and ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Over 600 ghost towns clutter the Nevada landscape, but some historians say there is power in knowing why the forgotten sites captured the dreams of thousands of Americans. The ...

Walter Knott never set out to build a theme park — but a series of smart choices and lucky breaks led him and wife Cordelia Knott to building one of California’s earliest and most popular tourist ...

From cock of the walk to feather duster in one fell swoop – no other destination demonstrates a fall from grace quite like the southern Namibian town of Kolmanskop. One of the world’s wealthiest ...