Gold prices doubled in the last two years and are now at record highs. And prospectors are once again rushing to California's waterways to see what they yield.

Tucked away in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills lies a place where time stands still and the 1850s come alive. Columbia ...

Upon arrival, visitors were first handed a gold pan and some sand. They were then walked through the exact process that 1800s ...

In the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, former mining hamlets appeal to hikers, historians, and foodies. A replica of Sutter’s Mill, where gold was first spotted in Northern California, is ...

On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery that would forever change the trajectory of California. In a creek near the town of Coloma, a remote community wedged in the foothills ...