Once a booming lead and zinc mining town, Picher, Oklahoma, is now known as one of America’s most toxic ghost towns.
Category: Explorations
Fort Wingate’s history is deeply entwined with U.S. efforts to manage, suppress, and later reconcile relations with the Navajo people.
We were in town for work but carved out time one pleasantly cool evening to explore the southern fringes of the Las Vegas Strip on foot.
Bordering the Colorado Air and Space Port lies an abandoned farmstead that drew my attention following a night spent camping at a nearby ranch.
Laurelton State Village was a state institution that provided care, education, and vocational training for people with disabilities.
On a sunny morning, I visited Clifton Forge, Virginia, to explore its railroading heritage and see what remained.
A few months after we explored the former Ferry Cap & Set Screw factory in Cleveland, Ohio, the industrial site met its end.
On a chilly winter afternoon, I explored the remnants of the Whitewater & Cincinnati Canal near Cleves, Ohio, with transportation historian Jeffrey Jakucyk.
Hidden relics of the past are nestled along the winding Twelvepole Creek and Tug Fork in Wayne County, West Virginia.
This mansion, once home to one of the last coal barons, now stands abandoned on a mountaintop in eastern Kentucky.
Kentucky Speedway, once a prominent venue for racing in Kentucky, faced logistical challenges that led to its closure.
As you journey along the New River in Hinton, West Virginia, you’ll encounter the once-thriving Bluestone Museum & Taxidermy.
I set out to make the most of a weekend photographing some of my favorite locations in West Virginia, knowing it would be my last trip through the area for a while—a sort of farewell to Appalachia.
Lynnewood Hall is one of the most magnificent residences I have photographed. This 110-room Neoclassical Revival mansion, located in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, has stood vacant for several years but is now undergoing stabilization and renovations.