Since the “Saharan Gold Rush” in the 1990s, one researcher has been fighting for the North African country’s contributions to ...

Here are expanded descriptions for all 20 ghost towns in Colorado: ...

Velma was the last inhabitant of Sundad. Almost nothing remains of the town except for some stone inscriptions and a few ruins. Today Sidetrack Adventures has published an interesting video exploring ...

A tour guide killed at a former Colorado gold mine last year fell out of a crowded elevator taking tourists below ground after apparently not latching its door closed, documents obtained by The ...

Milledgeville is like that history buff friend who can’t stop talking about the good old days – except in this case, the good ...

Searching for gold in America with a metal detector is a favorite pastime for thousands who dream of striking it rich.

Welcome to Calico, California, a ghost town that’s more alive than you’d expect! Nestled in the Mojave Desert, this rustic ...

San Francisco became a ghost town by the spring of 1848 ... Like many get-rich-quick quests, the California gold rush caused a wave of destruction. During the peak years of the gold rush ...

(AP Photo/Mohammad Abu Samra) “As you can see, it became a ghost town,” said Hussein Barakat, 38, whose home in the southern city of Rafah was flattened. “There is nothing,” he said, as he sat ...