For a long time, ghost towns were the forgotten corners of the map. Abandoned mines, empty main streets, and crumbling storefronts sat quietly while travelers sped past on highways to somewhere else.

MINERAL BLUFF, Ga. — In the north Georgia mountains, Julie Wootten has turned her backyard into a sanctuary for thousands of rescued ducks. Wootten runs Waddle On Inn Rescue, a domestic waterfowl ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s a road trip like no other! Operation Frodo, an ambitious cross-country mission, involves volunteers traveling to Omaha, Nebraska, to drive 20 neglected and abandoned ...