Boundary Peak ::::: 2007 ::::: Mount Montgomery, Nevada
Use our comprehensive guide to Nevada ghost towns to plan your next trip. With more than 600 ghost towns, the Silver State is full of history waiting to be explored. Find information and travel tips about ghost towns in Nevada here.
I have long been fascinated by ghost towns, ever since I visited my first one back in 1994. From that time, these relics of the past have held special allure for me, prompting all sorts of questions. What was this place? How did it start? What happened here? Who lived here? Why did it cease…
Where are America’s ghost towns, which state has the most, and how do they look today? Explore these desolate places and see how nearly 4,000 ghost towns are spread across America.
These abandoned places and spaces are spine-chilling.
Colorado is full of fascinating ghost towns located throughout the state, mostly up in the Rocky Mountains. There are certainly some very well-preserved ones.
Explore over 800 ghost towns in Nevada and California. Each location includes photos and history. An interactive map assists in trip planning in NV and CA.
Nevada got its reputation as the “Silver State” thanks to silver and gold findings in the mid-1860s. It was one of the most significant silver discoveries…
Old mines, abandoned buildings, and the occasional curse: America's ghost towns make for a hair-raising detour.
Ghost Towns of Idaho
There is something about abandoned places that makes them astonishing and unsettling simultaneously. Kansas, a state in the Midwestern portion of the United…
Steam donkeys were once commonplace throughout Oregon. They hauled loggers into remote forest areas and pulled lumber down rivers to mills along the Columbia…
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These 7 ghost towns in Nevada are the best preserved and worthy of a visit to explore the ruins of the state's mining history.
Gold was discovered in California in 1848 near Sutter Creek. Thousands of prospectors rushed into the region, hoping to strike it rich. Many ended up
There are 22 ghost towns in Maryland. As history continues to be uncovered, more ghost towns and historical locations can become part of the state
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Central Colorado is not only home to many mountain peaks over 14,000 feet, called "Fourteeners," but also to a good number of abandoned mines and towns. During the latter part of the 1800's, a slew of mines were dug, many of which were moderately successful, and a number of which were exceedingly successful. Fortunes were made and lost; boom towns came and went leaving ghost
Read 2 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Arizona’s ghost towns exemplify man’s courage, tenacity, and perhaps even foolishness in his…
