Discover the real-life inspiration for Derry, Maine, the fictional ghost town in Stephen King’s IT. Find out why Bangor, ...

The most beloved stories all take their inspiration from somewhere. In these seven cases, it comes from real towns in the ...

Some ghost towns are protected by parks departments. But Bodie, California, protects itself—with a curse. For years, visitors to this ghost town have learned that bad luck will befall anyone who makes ...

Ghost towns aren't just spooky sets for movies-they're real. These eerie, abandoned locales are peppered throughout the United States. Many are old mining settlements, left to rot after the goldmines ...

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 Earth is constantly changing, and sometimes that change comes at the cost of entire communities. Over the centuries, countless towns, cities, and even entire communities have disappeared, ...