A long-abandoned coal mine in Tablertown has polluted nearby waterways for decades. A recent land purchase and nearly $1 ...

Explore an Indiana trail that leads to a little-known ghost town, a hidden spot perfect for adventurous travelers.

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 one day ...

Once a thriving anthracite coal town, Centralia slowly unraveled after a landfill fire ignited its labyrinth of mining tunnels. Over the next two decades, carbon monoxide leaks, collapsing streets, ...

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 ...

Artisanal coal miner Emmanuel Siyabonga hauls a sack of coal to a client's car at the abandoned Golfview coal mine in Ermelo, South Africa. The work is grueling and hazardous but is one of the few ...

A long-abandoned silver mine for sale sounded like an adventure too great to pass up, but it turned into much more--a calling, a community of millions, and hard-earned lessons about chasing ...

Canada's forgotten corners are experiencing an unexpected renaissance. What were once abandoned mining camps, logging ...