When Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was killed by a mob in Illinois in the 1840s, his disciple Brigham Young assumed church leadership and led thousands of ...

Not every town gets to stick around forever. Some start with a bang—gold rush fever, a mining boom, a railroad deal—only to fizzle out just as fast.

Walking through empty streets where laughter once filled the air feels deeply unsettling. These abandoned places tell stories of dreams that crumbled, disasters that changed everything, and ...