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Is This Film-Featured Town a Real Town or a Fake Town?
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Some film-featured towns are more important to the movie than the characters. We can't visit the wizard without Oz, and LA isn't as magical as La La Land. Do you know which towns are real and which towns are fake?
Ghost Stories
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Whether it's for Halloween festivities or everyday fun, kids love scary stories. Check out these read-aloud ghost stories for children.
10 Boom Towns that Went Bust
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Some towns boom but eventually bust economically. Learn about 10 boom towns that went bust at HowStuffWorks.
Top 10 Ghost Tours
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Ghost tours give tourists the opportunity to brush shoulders with spirits, or at the least, hear a few good ghost stories. Learn about ghost tours.
How Well Do You Know the Small Towns of Texas?
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Forget what you've heard — not everything is bigger in Texas! These small towns prove that the state has plenty to offer outside the big cities, from southern charm to international influence. Oh, and there's also dinosaurs ...
Are 'Ghost Lights' Apparitions of the Dead — or Even Aliens?
There's no doubt people are seeing lights. But are they really spirits of ghosts — or even aliens — or can these unusual lights be clarified with a simple explanation?
How Well Do You know the TV Show, "Ghost Whisperer"?
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BOO! It might not be Halloween, but you don't have to wait until October to see ghosts! From spirits and ghosts waiting to pass into the afterlife, how well do you know "Ghost Whisperer"?
Pripyat: The Ukrainian Ghost Town in Chernobyl's Shadow
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The ghost city of Pripyat in Ukraine is one of the casualties of the Atomic Age and a warning to us all about the dangers of improperly managed nuclear power.
Centralia, Pennsylvania: The Ghost Town Atop an Inferno
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The fire under the tiny town of Centralia, Pennsylvania, has been burning since at least 1962 and, to this day, nobody knows how to put it out.
How the Salton Sea Became an Eco Wasteland
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The Salton Sea, California's largest inland lake, and the area that surrounds it — once hotspots for tourism and wildlife — have essentially become ghost towns. The lake's evaporation has now become a ticking ecological time bomb with real world consequences.