Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stuart Thurlkill/The Resort at Paws Up Garnet, Montana, is one of the best ghost towns in the West, and it offers a chance to see ...

There is a special kind of road trip that takes you far from bright lights and traffic lights. The sun hangs low across open land. The dirt kicks up behind your tires. You see old shacks or remnants ...

In the 1800s, many people headed west to mine for precious metals. However, some of the towns these prospectors built no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California's rich history includes a fascinating chapter of the Old West and mining towns that played a significant role in ...

The state of Colorado is known as a fantastic hiking destination, but its trails through former Gold Rush towns and abandoned mines deserve more attention.

Alta Ghost Town is a hauntingly beautiful Colorado mining relic near Telluride, with original structures still standing at 11 ...

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 ...

ALTA, Utah (CNN) - A still full, 150-year-old bottle of booze was found buried in a Utah ghost town, so archaeologists and local distillers teamed up to taste the mystery spirit inside. Archaeologists ...

In South Dakota, five ghost towns reveal the rise and fall of communities, from the quiet remnants of East Sioux Falls to ...

The log cabins in the Garnet Ghost Town. “Garnet is one of the best-preserved historic mining towns in Montana. Hard work from the Bureau of Land Management and the Garnet Preservation Association ...