A once-thriving mining town in the Black Range Mountains, Hillsboro is now nearly a living ghost town with a fascinating history and population.

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 ...

Arizona’s abandoned mining towns are packed with eerie beauty, Wild West history, and the kind of quiet that stays with you.

JEROME, Arizona – In a few short years, Jerome went from a billion-dollar mining town to one of the nation’s biggest ghost towns. And then it reinvented itself again, as a tourist town and artist hub.

Why are many drawn to old mining towns? Likely for a mix of reasons, including historic and cultural ones. And because these places make visitors feel as though they’ve entered a time capsule. Mining ...

Tucked deep inside Alaska's largest national park, this fading former boomtown offers rugged scenery, glacier access, and ...

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 ...

Discover some of Colorado’s local gold mining towns. I dive in deep to explore the reason why people flock to these mining areas for a wide variety of reasons. Local counties include Boulder, Gilpin, ...

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 ...