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Some even say the spirits of former residents linger in these abandoned towns across Utah. Sunrise in the Grafton ghost town in southern Utah, near Zion National Park. (Photo: Maria Jeffs, Adobe Stock ...

The majority of Utah ghost towns have slipped away with little or no trace remaining. A handful are preserved and restored to give visitors a glimpse into what life was like for early Utah pioneers.

There’s a strange pull to New Mexico’s ghost towns. Maybe it’s the quiet, maybe it’s the mystery. Or maybe, it’s just fun to imagine what life looked like before the doors slammed shut.

Calling it an exercise in imagination, seismologist Carl Tape stopped at the site of Dome City and the former townsite of Meehan 113 years after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the area.

The U.S. Marshals Service will auction 735 acres of historic Arkansas land home to ghost towns and rich wildlife. The starting bid is $1.46 million.

Old country towns may be the best opportunity for those looking to get on the property ladder—and a way to revive middle America.