With Colorado Springs to the east and Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park to the west, Saint Elmo is your classic Wild West town. Nestled in the mountains of Colorado, the main drag is lined ...

What qualifies as a ghost town? It’s an abandoned settlement with many of its structures still standing, from churches to schools, saloons, banks, cottages, and cemeteries, as well as rusty industrial ...

Although it still has some inhabitants – mostly seasonal, the historic town of St. Elmo is considered one of the most accessible and best preserved ghost towns in the West. The ghost town of St. Elmo ...

Filled with history and spooky sounds, abandoned towns tug at our desire for intrigue. Former mining camps, mysterious narratives of failure and the touch of what was still on the doorknob. The ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In 1858, prospectors struck gold on Cherry Creek, and in an instant a generation of Americans and fortune seekers from abroad was bound for what would become ...

Fall is a popular time to visit these sites, offering a chance to also see the season's changing aspen leaves. Many former mining towns like St. Elmo, Animas Forks and Ashcroft have preserved ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado has a rich history ...