Boone Store and Warehouse was built in 1874 for Harvey Boone, a descendent of Daniel Boone. During a long-ago summer of wandering the Western U.S. in a woefully underpowered 1971 VW bus, we were ...

An historic California gold-mining town located at an elevation of 8,375 feet south of Bridgeport is—like most of the Eastern Sierra—blanketed in deep snow. Bodie State Historic Park, founded in 1876 ...

Ghost towns emerged during the 19th century as communities that had been built around mining camps, railroad hubs, and boomtowns fueled by gold rushes. These settlements popped seemingly overnight, ...

Every fall for the past eight years, my dad, brother and I have taken road trips up and down the Owens Valley along California’s Highway 395, discovering all of the history the region has to offer.

GHOST TOWNS? They may lack in many of our modern amenities, the fancy-dancy stuff that springs up around so many of our contemporary cities, but what they do boast is the Milky Way. True, the shimmery ...

The people may be long gone, but what they left behind fascinates. These five ghost towns are time capsules, giving visitors a peek into what life was like in each community during its heyday. Some ...

WESTERN DRAMAS ARE WELL-LOVED, like they have been just about since televisions were first installed in our living rooms. The vast vistas, the colossal cobalt skies that stretch into tomorrow, and the ...

With their crumbling facades and desolate landscapes, ghost towns have always held a peculiar allure. Their histories entice inquisitive minds, regardless of whether these communities perished due to ...

During a long-ago summer of wandering the Western U.S. in a woefully underpowered 1971 VW bus, we were camped in Yosemite Valley when learning of an exceptional ghost town on the eastern flank of ...