All ghost towns offer a glimpse into Nevada’s past. When pioneer Abner Blackburn struck gold in the western Great Basin Desert in 1849, Nevada’s mining history began. Ten years later ...

Driven out of Nevada Most ghost towns in Nevada — like Rhyolite ... Mission:” the Mormon effort to grow cotton in the desert, convert the native peoples and form stops for “travel and ...

From the Ruby Mountains to downtown Las Vegas, this is the Nevada Division of Tourism’s list of Top 10 “Out There” experiences.

Photographer Francesca Di Stefano has taken amazing photos of the ghost towns and valleys in Nevada. The Silver State is littered with abandoned mining towns and camps that were thriving during ...