Not all stories are about how the West was won. More often than not, it was lost -- with dreams of getting rich quick and settlements that popped up overnight both fading forgotten into history.

Few Nebraska ghost towns hide in plain sight more than St. Deroin. Founded in 1854 as one of the earliest settlements in Nebraska Territory, it's located entirely within present-day Indian Cave State ...

There is a certain allure in visiting the relics of an abandoned town — the thrilling mix of discovery and fear of what lurks in its quiet corridors. Some ghost towns become downright terrifying to ...