Coal mines are notorious sources of acid mine drainage, but the orange sludge that threatens water supplies and wildlife also ...

Running a ski resort is a tough business; some destinations that were once thriving have now closed. Here are five abandoned ...

This abandoned picnic grove was once a busy gathering spot. Over time, small items were dropped and forgotten. This video documents the recovery of lost coins and silver and explains why these places ...

TripAdvisor recently released its 2026 Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best Destinations list - and one Nevada city almost took the top spot. Nevada's only town on the nationwide list was beat ...

The Bikini Atoll is a ring of coral islets encircling a turquoise lagoon that sits in the Pacific Ocean about 2,900km north-east of Papua New Guinea. It was used by the United States as a testing ...

Our list for the new year features an eclipse, a revolution and a tiger reserve. What’s on yours? Celebrate the semiquincentennial with fireworks and themed balls ...

new video loaded: Photographing 52 Places to Go in 2026 Every year The New York Times’s Travel desk compiles the 52 places to go. Gabriela Bhaskar visits two locations. Advertisement Advertisement ...

Silence in California is never truly empty. Out beyond the highways and coastal noise, there are places where it settles heavy, almost deliberate, as if the land itself remembers what happened there.

Empty factories, crumbling farmhouses, and weed-choked parking lots can look lifeless at first glance. A closer look often reveals movement, sound, and steady growth. When people leave, animals and ...