Nevada is home to more than 600 ghost towns. Most are vestiges of the region’s mining boom-and-bust era, which began with the discovery of gold near present-day Dayton in 1849 and continued into ...

With more ghost towns than inhabited ones and home to ... In the north is Virginia City, one of the best examples of Nevada’s former boomtown glory days. It was home of the largest silver ...

Alpine beaches, tasty Basque cooking, and eerie ghost ... in Nevada to help them plan their trip. Remember to embrace your frontier spirit and prepare to experience the Silver State at its best.

Halloween is a perfect time to pack up the family and take a little road trip to America’s best ghost towns. Nothing says spooky like trekking through old abandoned buildings in a former mining ...

In all honesty, that’s how Harp prefers this tranquil, living ghost town. And nor would we trade our experience way off the beaten path, in the Nevada ghost town with just two remaining residents.

Major mining operations ceased in 1942 and by the 1960s, a ghost town was all that remained. Stan Paher, who wrote about Gold Point in his book, "Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps," ranks Gold ...