Abandoned asylums hold a strange fascination. Their empty halls, peeling paint, and broken windows tell stories of lives once confined and mysteries long forgotten. Over the years, many of these ...

For some people, the allure—even the eeriness—of abandoned places draws them to dilapidated destinations year-round. For others, visiting vacant Victorians and otherwise abandoned mansions, or ...

Barely a trace of the old St Lawrence's hospital is left on Westheath Avenue, Bodmin. Although the iconic star-shaped ...

(CNN) — Steve Roberts isn’t sure he believes in ghosts. But without them, he can’t really explain what happened several months ago at Pennsylvania’s infamous Pennhurst Asylum. In May, he joined a ...

The imposing Weston State Hospital -- once christened The Lunatic Asylum West of the Alleghenies -- has stood largely silent since 1994. The state of West Virginia has been unable to find a suitable, ...

Tourism has taken quite a hit these past 12 months. Economists are reckoning with the fallout. But tourism won’t die. Nor will the tourism of death. Asylums have long been locales for “dark tourism.” ...