California City was founded in 1958 by Nat Mendelsohn, a sociologist and real estate developer. Mendelsohn purchased 80,000 ...

Today, Neft Dashlari is a shadow of its former self. Its population has dwindled from a peak of about 5,000 people to around ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest ancient Egyptian pyramid. It’s believed to have been built around 2600 BC.

It was constructed in 1855, after being funded by James Smithson, an Englishman who’d ordered his estate be used to create an ...

An unusual discovery was made near a cathedral in Chełm, Poland: a 13th-century anti-vampire burial plot. While a somewhat common discovery in Europe, what makes this particular find different from ...

Abandoned movie theaters around the world are like time capsules of cinema’s heyday, capturing the magic and grandeur of an era when going to the movies was a really big deal. Once filled with the ...

It’s long been believed Easter Island – official name Rapa Nui – suffered a “self-inflicted population collapse,” but new evidence shows this wasn’t actually the case. In a study published in the ...

Nestled along Narragansett Bay in Warwick, Rhode Island, Rocky Point Park was once a thriving amusement park. The attraction brought in visitors from across the state and beyond who were eager to go ...

There is a growing trend going around social media that pays homage to the popular mobile phone application Temple Run. Several influencers have recreated the video game in real life, running through ...

In the far northeast corner of Oklahoma sits the town of Picher, a once-thriving mining town. At its peak, it was a beacon of opportunity, drawing thousands of workers and their families. However, ...