In the U.S., eerie remnants of once-inhabited towns or villages exist in the form of "ghost towns," left in forgotten corners of the country. Nearly every U.S. state has some sort of ghost town, ...

Get a taste of frontier history at these cool abandoned towns.

There is something deeply unsettling about a place frozen mid-breath. Dinner tables left set. Classroom books open to pages no child ever finished. Cars parked in streets no one ever drove again.