When people think of California, they don’t typically think of ghost towns. After all, it is known for big cities like Los ...

The 3rd Street Promenade and Santa Monica Place should be among the most popular malls in the country — in reality its a deserted strip of empty storefronts. Just a few blocks from the iconic Santa ...

In rural West Virginia, a town of fewer than 8,000 residents is quietly rebuilding after decades of decline. This story ...

Abandoned buildings in Bannack ghost town, Montana - Sue Smith/Shutterstock As the United States began expanding westward after the American Revolution, new settlements sprang up across the prairies ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. (CalMatters) — On a cracked two-lane road ...

From Pripyat and Plymouth to Kolmanskop, Craco, and Bodie, these ruins show how disaster and decline can freeze everyday life in place.

Ruins hit differently when they are not ancient temples or medieval fortresses, but places where schools, cinemas, shops, and family routines existed not that long ago. These locations feel cinematic ...

TIME Magazine's annual list of the World's Greatest Places includes the Hotel del Coronado, Highway 1 and the Counterculture Museum in California.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a cracked two-lane road on the eastern edge of San Diego County, James Cordero eased his Jeep onto the shoulder after something ...

Readers may be familiar with the humiliating saga of California’s bullet train project, which was successfully sold in 2008 as a project to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco via high-speed rail.

The escalating Iran conflict has sent a chill through military communities across California, which is home to more than ...