Ghost Towns

Discover America's abandoned places. 200+ ghost towns across all 50 states.

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Featured Ghost Towns

America's best-preserved ghost town. 170 buildings in 'arrested decay'.

Underground coal fire burning since 1962. Inspired Silent Hill.

The Town Too Tough to Die. Site of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

The Bottle House and Goldwell sculptures near Death Valley.

Civil War's last major battle. Largest National Register site in the East.

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From California's Bodie to Pennsylvania's Centralia, these abandoned places welcome visitors.

Mining busts, railroad bypasses, floods, fires, and toxic disasters.

Every state has ghost towns. Here's how to discover the ones close to home.