Gold Point, Nevada. If you’ve ever wanted to own your own ghost town, elect yourself Sheriff, explore the mines and outbuildings stuffed with treasure or junk, depending on your view, then a visit to Gold Point, Nevada is for you. From the town of Big Pine, California take a scenic drive through the Sylvania Mountains…
Panamint City, Death Valley, CA. Panamint City is a ghost town deep in the Panamint Mountains of Death Valley. It’s historic, well preserved and hard to reach. More than 130 years after Panamint City’s peak as a silver boomtown, it looks a lot like a post-modern apocalyptic summer camp. Abandoned cabins, trash sculptures, mining tunnels,…
Bodie State Historic Park. Bodie, CA. There’s little that can prepare you for the ghost town of Bodie. It comes into view only as you round the last of the bumpy 13 miles through the desolate Bodie Hills. At an elevation of 8,379 feet, it’s hit with howling winds, snowdrifts, and white outs in winter…
Santa Fe Saloon, Goldfield, Nevada. In a state with no shortage of old saloons, the Santa Fe’s claim to fame is that of oldest saloon in continuous operation. Just in case that isn’t enough to lure you in, a sign down the street advertises “Nevada’s Meanest Bartender.” Sold yet? You should be, the next closest…
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