Where Times Beach once stood is now Route 66 State Park, a 419-acre park commemorating the historic highway and the town’s ...

Located just over 186 miles from Tokyo, on the volcanic island of Hachijojima, the remains of a once opulent resort, the ...

California City was founded in 1958 by Nat Mendelsohn, a sociologist and real estate developer. Mendelsohn purchased 80,000 ...

Today, Neft Dashlari is a shadow of its former self. Its population has dwindled from a peak of about 5,000 people to around ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest ancient Egyptian pyramid. It’s believed to have been built around 2600 BC.

It was constructed in 1855, after being funded by James Smithson, an Englishman who’d ordered his estate be used to create an ...

An unusual discovery was made near a cathedral in Chełm, Poland: a 13th-century anti-vampire burial plot. While a somewhat common discovery in Europe, what makes this particular find different from ...

Nestled along Narragansett Bay in Warwick, Rhode Island, Rocky Point Park was once a thriving amusement park. The attraction brought in visitors from across the state and beyond who were eager to go ...

In the far northeast corner of Oklahoma sits the town of Picher, a once-thriving mining town. At its peak, it was a beacon of opportunity, drawing thousands of workers and their families. However, ...