MARIETTA, Ohio – There’s history on every corner in Marietta, Ohio’s oldest town, created years before the state was founded in 1803. And in between those corners? Popular restaurants and ...

Founded in 1797, the Village of Waynesville — named for General “Mad” Anthony Wayne — is believed to be one of the most haunted towns in Ohio. It comes as no surprise that October in ...

The prediction was made that college towns would turn rapidly into “ghost towns” amidst a largely online ... Ohio — home of Miami University of Ohio — Kate Rousmaniere is both a long-term ...

Once a booming mining town of 10,000 gold miners in the late 1800’s, this town boasts one of the most well-preserved towns, including 200 buildings, saloons and bank vault.

Cerro Gordo, like all the ghost towns on our list, was once a thriving place. People lived, worked, and died there. But when good times became bad times, the town emptied out.

The old mining town of Calico, California, offers ghost tours. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories . Some abandoned towns across the US might not be as empty as previously thought.