Brooklyn in Coneuh County, Ala., became a ghost town when transportation advances such as highways and railroads led to a decrease in the reliance on the nearby Sepulga River to transport cotton.

Tucked away in Alabama sits the state's former capital city and most famous ghost town brimming with mysteries, unique sites, ...

Hundreds of people stopped by Old Cahawba on Saturday to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Gen. Lafayette’s visit to ...

The state bought the land from local farmers, drew up an impressive grid of streets, and started selling lots. By 1820, Cahawba was Alabama’s first permanent capital city, with lawmakers meeting in a ...

While most of Nevada’s in-tact ghost towns are concentrated in the central and northern portions of the state, the remnants ...

Once a thriving diamond mining settlement deep within the Namib Desert, Kolmanskop in southern Namibia is now a hauntingly beautiful ghost town ... once thriving town was abandoned with the ...

Ghost towns are becoming all the rage again, attracting those keen for new experiences and adventure. Many are abandoned villages or cities, often with substantial visible remains that offer a ...

The thriving town of Hallsand in Devon, home to hundreds for centuries, was under siege from a colossal storm, instilling fear in its residents. It wasn't merely wind and rain - this coastal town ...

Business Insider recently traveled to Pripyat, an abandoned town next to Chernobyl. Pripyat was evacuated right after the 1986 disaster at the nuclear power plant. The city is a complete ghost town.