Then, in 2019, a representative for Arcadia Publishing reached out to see if he might be interested in publishing a book featuring photos from the abandoned coal towns.

Explore Texas ghost towns where railroads, hurricanes, and history left haunting stories written in dust and stone.

The world's most fascinating abandoned towns and cities include Russian coal-mining town Vorkuta which sits frozen in time decades after locals left it behind. (Adobe Stock via CNN) Vorkuta, Russia ...

Ghost Towns: Sego, a Coal Town with a Colorful Past Down a bumpy canyon road in the Book Cliffs of southeastern Utah, curious travelers can find the ghost town of Sego.

Centralia's Graffiti Highway Why was Centralia abandoned? In the early 1960s, nearly 1,100 people lived in the coal town. Today, according to the U.S. census, just nine remain.

It's a grueling and risky life for these miners, known as zama zamas, an isiZulu phrase translating loosely as "those who ...

In the early 1960s, nearly 1,100 people lived in the Pennsylvania coal town. Today, according to the U.S. Census, just nine remain.

Key Points Abandoned towns and cities are found all over the world, often as a result of natural disasters, depletion of natural resources, or poor urban planning.

Town On Fire Toyota Tro Pro May 27, 1962, was an ordinary spring Sunday in the rolling green hills of Centralia, Pennsylvania. The roughly 1,000 residents of the small coal-mining town went about ...

Ghost towns are long-lost locations that are frozen in time, which give a glimpse into the forgotten past, from industrial abandon to wartime explosions. There are a lot of destinations of ghost ...

Abandoned coal mines will soon serve a new purpose that will benefit the environment thanks to an initiative from the Biden administration. In May, it was announced that $450 million from the ...