High above Altadena, California, sits a haunting reminder of what happens when ambition meets nature’s power. Echo Mountain ...

Nevada's mining history has resulted in hundreds of ghost towns in the Silver State. One was named among the spookiest places ...

A newly enacted law in California law preserves abandoned Bitcoin holdings, which some in the industry view as a step in the ...

In Julian, people lined up at the Eagle Mining Company to get a hands-on taste of California’s Gold Rush history, and maybe ...

At least 14 people have died in a mine collapse in El Callao, Venezuela, following torrential rains in the southeast region.

Two friends take on their biggest fear—spending the night deep inside an abandoned gold mine in California during a storm.

Deep in Sierra County, California, Forest City stands as one of the state’s last living Gold Rush ghost towns, home to just four residents.

It was close to 9:30 a.m. when we arrived at the new parking lot for the Cotoni-Coast Dairies trail system. While the sun had ...

Visiting this remote spot in the Willow Creeks Valley is like stepping into a dream frozen in sepia. Everything is there. The ...

Once a thriving gold mining settlement along the Colorado River, Picacho, California now lies abandoned in the desert heat, its crumbling walls and rusted relics marking the remnants of a forgotten ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A South American trade bloc ruled Monday that Peru is failing to meet its commitments to curb illegal ...

Route 66 once connected thriving towns across the country, including this California ghost town, which boasts historic buildings in a charming desert landscape.