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 ...

Destination America Investigating ‘Haunted Towns’ in New Series (Exclusive) The eight-episode show, featuring the stars of the network's 'Ghost Asylum,' debuts in August.

Some say Florida has more than 200 ghost towns. Here's a list of some and the story of one that was founded by a 19th-century Florida governor.

They’re scattered across ghost towns, highways and wide-open desert. ... Along Highway 50 — dubbed the “Loneliest Road in America” — a cottonwood tree is covered in shoes.