Other, lesser-known towns were often just as raucous as Tombstone and Deadwood. Jerome, Arizona, for example, was once called "the wickedest town in the West" because of its proliferation of bars, ...

You may be wondering why so many cars in Nevada are driving without license plates. It turns out there are quite a few ...

Nevada City and Grass Valley, siblings in Gold Country near Sacramento, have been drawing more visitors than ever.

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Nevada’s most unusual landmarks aren’t found in its biggest cities. According to a recent list from WorldAtlas, the state’s strangest stops are scattered across remote highways and desert towns — from ...

Nevada’s quirkiest destinations aren’t found on the Strip or in downtown Reno. They’re scattered across ghost towns, highways and wide-open desert. That’s according to WorldAtlas, which ...

The remnants of Nevada’s abandoned boomtowns and settlements are scattered across the desert, if you know where to look. Experts say that Nevada has up to 600 ghost towns throughout the state.

Sure, you've heard of Bumble Bee and Tombstone, but Arizona has over 100 ghost towns. Here's what to know about seven abandoned towns. ... Nevada, in the Black Mountains of Mohave County, ...

Explore these well-preserved U.S. ghost towns, which are all open to visitors. ... Nevada City could have just been another gold-mining town that languished in the annals of history.

Nevada Adventures: Exploring Ghost Towns. Posted: July 22, 2024 | Last updated: March 7, 2025. With over 600 ghost towns to explore, which one are you visiting first?

Nevada is home to more than 600 ghost towns. Most are vestiges of the region’s mining boom-and-bust era, which began with the discovery of gold near present-day Dayton in 1849 and continued ...