Ivo Zdarsky has been living alone in an airplane hangar in the abandoned town of Lucin, Utah, since 2007 — social distancing before that was a thing.

For a long time, ghost towns were the forgotten corners of the map. Abandoned mines, empty main streets, and crumbling storefronts sat quietly while travelers sped past on highways to somewhere else.

This is part 3 of a series visiting the five smallest cities in Oregon. Among Oregon’s five smallest cities, No. 3 Shaniko is the most bustling. About 40 miles northeast of Madras in southern Wasco ...

For decades, ghost towns across the United States have captured the imagination of adventurers, storytellers, and thrill-seekers. These abandoned places are often remnants of gold rushes, mining booms ...

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 ...