Exploring ghost towns can be an exhilarating way to connect with history, and Northern California offers a wealth of such opportunities. From mining towns that thrived during the Gold Rush to ...

Today, there isn’t much left of the town, but there are still a few old buildings, like a diner, a café, a motel, and a gas ...

Bodie is the quintessential ghost town, frozen in time high in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Once a booming gold mining town in the late 1800s, Bodie’s population dwindled as the gold veins dried up.

For decades, ghost towns across the United States have captured the imagination of adventurers, storytellers, and thrill-seekers. These abandoned places are often remnants of gold rushes, mining booms ...