If you’ve read enough of my travel guides, you’re probably already aware of my soft spot for anything old-timey. Historic towns, quirky roadside attractions, forgotten little landmarks turned into art ...

This Nevada trail leads to a forgotten ghost town, giving hikers a rare chance to experience desert history, quiet ruins, and striking views.

The Knott’s Boysenberry Festival has returned to Buena Park for lots of berry fun. Boysenberry chili and cream cheese on funnel cake? Why not?

BUENA PARK, California – Before roller coasters and water rides, there were berries for sale along the side of the road in ...

Calico Ghost Town in San Bernardino County offers exactly that: a genuine time machine disguised as a former silver mining town in the Mojave Desert. The Sheriff’s Office stands ready, though these ...

Arizona keeps secrets better than your best friend who promised not to tell anyone about that thing you did in college. One of those secrets is Castle Dome Mine Museum near Yuma, a perfectly preserved ...

The ruins of the abandoned town are still open to visitors, including the mines.

The ruins of the abandoned town are still open to visitors, including the mines.

A century ago, miners in Tonopah risked their lives to pull a fortune of silver and gold from the nearby mountains. Though ...

Step into Arizona’s past at this historic ghost town, where traces of the past still linger around every dusty corner.

In a big stretch of the Nevada desert that boomed then busted a long time ago, some towns are turning into ghost towns and some already have, as the desert reclaims its land.

Forty-five miles southeast of Tucson on the east slope of the Santa Rita Mountains are the Greaterville gold placers, discovered by A. Smith in 1874. The deposit, at 5,280-feet elevation, became the ...