The World is F*ing Cool

The World is F*ing Cool

What are the Midwest's coolest ghost towns?

"I want to go to there." – Liz Lemon

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Jacqueline Kehoe
Sep 20, 2023
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It’s Spooky Season, y’all. I found myself thinking about Rhyolite, Nevada, which is one of America’s coolest ghost towns, and I got to wondering—is there anything similar in the Midwest? Lord knows enough people have abandoned this place.

The answer: yes, plenty. How about accessible ones? Yep—turns out a few are even state parks.

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