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

Spooky season is the perfect time to explore old and abandoned towns, and one state with a history of gold and silver mining ...

Image Credit: Cavan-Images / Shutterstock. America’s ghost towns are eerie time capsules scattered across the country, each holding a story of ambition, struggle, and sometimes sudden abandonment.

Across the American frontier, ghost towns sit frozen in time. Behind their crumbling walls are stories of fortune, failure, ...

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

St. Augustine's scary history and a large number of unsolved killings contributed to the high horror ranking for the Sunshine ...

A fire that won't stop. The landscape of a horror film. A legendary demon. Spooky isn't just a seasonal fad at these U.S.

Explore Kansas ghost towns where dreams, dust, and echoes of history linger across the wide-open prairie horizon.

With spooky season in full swing, TikTok says travelers should add these real-life Halloween towns to their bucket list.

Toms River ranks right up there alongside Sleepy Hollow and Salem for Halloween goodness, according to a new list from ...

Florida’s haunted bars and restaurants offer more than food and drink, they serve ghost stories, historic charm and ...

Small towns just seem to do Halloween best! Maybe it's the way the streets glow under the light of a hundred jack-o'-lanterns, or how neighbors come together for parades, costume contests, and haunted ...