Nestled up high in the heart of an expansive, pine-covered mountain range is the long-abandoned Garnet, Montana's self-proclaimed "best preserved ghost town." Founded in the late 1800s, this ...

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.

Many of these once-thriving communities were deserted due to economic collapse, natural calamity, or shifts in industry.

BANNACK — The ghost towns of Montana's gold rush era attract thousands of visitors annually. At Bannack and Virginia City, they learn about the clapboard buildings left behind by men and women hoping ...

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — For the miners who found gold along Warm Spring Creek Canyon in 1879, the toughest part may have been keeping silent about their find while they wintered in Junction City ...

Ghost towns are the skeletal remains of once-bustling communities, offering a haunting glimpse into America’s past. These abandoned locales are often the result of economic shifts, natural disasters, ...