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 ...

This Abandoned Gold-mining Town Is One of the Best Ghost Towns in the West—and It Has a Creepy Old Hotel and Saloon ...

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

Garnet, Montana, is one of the best ghost towns in the West, and it offers a chance to see what life was like in a 19th-century mining town. Once home to 1,000 residents and 13 saloons, Garnet was ...

Wander South Dakota’s ghost towns where faded dreams, quiet streets, and golden prairie light tell forgotten stories.

For decades, ghost towns across the United States have captured the imagination of adventurers, storytellers, and ...

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 ...

The best Washington ghost towns are those that are abandoned or nearly so, with just traces of human history left behind — a weathered church, a crumbling storefront, or just the outlines of old ...

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

Whether you believe in ghosts or just love a good scare, these haunted places across the US have earned spooky reputations.

Steven Sarabia reports from Phoenix on how TSA officers are beginning to struggle emotionally and financial amid the federal ...