These ghost towns, relics of the Gold Rush era, continue to haunt the picturesque landscapes, echoing tales of dreams turned into nightmares. In this exploration, we unearth the stories of five ...

Museums, ghost towns, old mining sites... From the mountains of California to the deserts of Nevada, the American West is full of historic sites dating from the feverish era of the Gold Rush.

A boomtown of incredible wealth during the Gold Rush-era, Virginia City is located ... with Mount Shasta or Lake Shasta) is a tiny ghost town with plenty to explore. First, head to Shasta State ...

This now-deserted place, often regarded as the "biggest ghost town" in the United States, used to be a regional hub for copper, gold, silver, and zinc mining. The Gold King Mine and Ghost Town ...

(Courtesy of Scott Peterson)| St. Elmo, located less than 83 miles southeast of Aspen, Colorado, is one of the state's best-preserved ghost towns. Formed in 1880 for miners in search of gold and ...

Here are expanded descriptions for all 20 ghost towns in Colorado: ...

The Silver State is littered with abandoned mining towns and camps that were thriving during the area's silver rush in the late 1800s. Check out Di Stefano's tour of Gold Point, NV, a ghost town ...

San Francisco became a ghost town by the spring of 1848 ... Like many get-rich-quick quests, the California gold rush caused a wave of destruction. During the peak years of the gold rush ...

The Californian Gold Rush of 1849. Many of the 'Forty niners ... San Francisco became a ghost town by the spring of 1848. Most men had left their shops to work the mines and others throughout ...