This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as 7 of the Creepiest Ghost Towns in the United States.

Here's a chance to visit one of the early sites of the California Gold Rush and, if you're lucky, maybe even find some gold ...

Explore Arizona’s forgotten ghost towns, where crumbling buildings, silent streets, and desert winds create hauntingly ...

Across Illinois, once-bustling river ports and mining towns now sit silent, their fading buildings quietly preserving the stories of a forgotten past.

There’s something magnetic about abandoned places. Maybe it’s the silence where there used to be noise, or the way wooden ...

Oregon is full of places and spaces that may get the attention of the hair on your neck, including ghost towns, creepy history and more. Inspired in part by Geo Rutherford’s tradition of Spooky Lake ...

Across the globe, there are places where nature has slowly but surely taken over, creating eerie atmospheres that are both ...

In Winthrop, Washington, the theme is the wild west. Founded during a gold rush, this town is steeped in history and a unique ...

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Step into a deserted California town where time stands still, gold rush history lingers, and ghostly streets tell stories of ...

That’s exactly the experience awaiting you at Nelson Ghost Town, a remarkably preserved slice of Wild West history nestled near Searchlight, Nevada.

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