These Nebraska ghost towns may be abandoned, but their stories, secrets, and haunting beauty still captivate visitors today.

Not all stories are about how the West was won. More often than not, it was lost -- with dreams of getting rich quick and settlements that popped up overnight both fading forgotten into history.

Every village, town and city in Nebraska had the same humble roots -- ambitious settlers and big dreams. As the state was settled, moving from southeast to northwest, new communities sprang out of the ...