These mostly abandoned wilderness outposts, resplendent in their solitude, invite curious visitors to imagine what life was like during the boom times.
On the southeastern edge of Joshua Tree National Park sits Eagle Mountain, once a thriving company town of roughly 4,000 people, now one of California's largest and best preserved ghost towns. Founded ...
The abandoned Gold Rush town of Bodie is said to be one of the most cursed places in America. According to local legend, anyone who removes so much as a rock, nail or speck of dust from the California ...