BYARS, Okla. (KFOR) — Author and University of Oklahoma marketing professor Jeff Schmidt calls his weekend adventures “micro-tourism.” “It’s something you can do for $20 on a Saturday,” he says. For ...

Travelers in the U.S. seeking to explore abandoned ghost towns are spoiled for choice, from Nevada's most picturesque Rhyolite, that's been the grounds for many movie sets, to Arizona's Vulture City, ...