As the second-largest US state and the site of its most famous gold rush, there is a significant collection of ghost towns in ...

Visit one of these small Arizona towns and see what their main street shops have to offer, with fun souvenirs, Old West ...

Ghost towns are prevalent in the Montana and other parts of the West, with 100 to more than 200 per state, but even states in the Midwest and several Eastern states have between 10 to 100 ghost towns ...

Donkeys are the main attraction in one Arizona ghost town.

California's rich history includes a fascinating chapter of the Old West and mining towns that played a significant role in shaping the state's identity. From the Gold Rush era to the Wild West days, ...

Garnet, Montana, is one of the best ghost towns in the West, and it offers a chance to see what life was like in a 19th-century mining town. Once home to 1,000 residents and 13 saloons, Garnet was ...

Some ghost towns are protected by parks departments. But Bodie, California, protects itself—with a curse. For years, visitors to this ghost town have learned that bad luck will befall anyone who makes ...

Tales of the lawless West have always been a hit with tourists. Plenty of the "Old West" towns across the U.S. are more than happy to embrace their history and help visitors travel back in time to the ...

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