Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia looks like the asylum of nightmares and for many, it was. But it started out as a ...

Tourists flock to former mental institutions for macabre sightseeing outings, especially around Halloween, joining paranormal investigations and other tours.

Herbert Mackie was sent to the asylum after his mental health deteriorated following an assault [Friends of Mendip Hospital Cemetery] Volunteers who look after a cemetery have thanked a local business ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — When the American Psychiatric Association celebrated its 175th anniversary three years ago in San Francisco, it featured photographs of two Virginia mental institutions that ...

Once one of Michigan’s largest medical complexes, Eloise Asylum in Westland invites visitors to explore its complex past and ...

Archaeologists at the University of Mississippi Medical Center have discovered new details about the burial timelines at the Asylum Hill project, where graves were first found in 2012 during campus ...