An entrepreneur has documented the progress he has made in rebuilding a California ghost town that he purchased to develop into a tourist attraction. Cerro Gordo—meaning fat hill in Spanish—was a ...

These five former boomtowns invite you to step into the state’s mining history On the northern edge of the Mojave Desert sits the remnants of a former boomtown. There, visitors are greeted by the ...

Just an hour and a half from Las Vegas' flashing neon lights and high-powered crowds is an unsuspecting retreat into the Old West. If you went to Vegas, "the most fun city in America," and exhausted ...

Michigan has no shortage of ghost towns, and many of them are hidden gems for travelers and history buffs. Here are five ...

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If you’re headed out of Las Vegas, Rhyolite is a must‑see ghost town. Founded in 1905 after Shorty Harris struck gold, it boomed to 5,000 people, with 50 saloons and an opera house. Mines folded by ...

Ghost towns are the skeletal remains of once-bustling communities, offering a haunting glimpse into America’s past. These abandoned locales are often the result of economic shifts, natural disasters, ...

An aviation-inspired residence on 80 enormous acres in Texas has just been cleared for takeoff-hitting the market for the first time since it was completed in 2022. The hangar-style home features ...

The best Washington ghost towns are those that are abandoned or nearly so, with just traces of human history left behind — a weathered church, a crumbling storefront, or just the outlines of old ...

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