The map lists Caliente, Panaca and Pioche as ghost towns, and while I actually never been on state Route 56 past the Utah/Nevada border, I knew all three of those towns have some significant ...

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 into ...

If you're looking for an out-of-this-world experience, this small town in Nevada near Area 51 is filled with various ...

On your way out of town, be sure to wander around the still-standing structural remains in Ruby Hill, a Nevada ghost town that offers a glimpse into the Gold Rush Era, or make the long trek west ...

The bad news: It only provides that information for ghost towns across nine states in the western part of the U.S. (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, and ...

Nevada’s town namesakes help tell the story of the state’s nearly 160-year history. ... Carson traveled with Lt. John C. Fremont (the namesake of Fremont Street) to map California in 1842, ...

Best small towns in America include this Nevada County town, says Country Living. Nevada City is one of the country’s best small towns for 2025, according to Country Living.

With more ghost towns than living towns, Nevada has plenty of spooky spots. Thanks to the discovery of gold and silver in the mid-1860s, which also gave the Silver State its nickname, hopefuls ...

There's also an area on topographical maps of central Nevada named "Goblin Knobs" — not necessarily haunted but because a surveyor once noted that "local tuff weathers into hoodoos and weird knobs." ...

Nevada became a state in 1864 — months before a saloon in a town called Genoa posted a “Wanted” sign for Abraham Lincoln’s then-unknown assassin, four years before the transcontinental ...

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 into ...

Best small towns in America include this Nevada County town, says Country Living. Nevada City is one of the country’s best small towns for 2025, according to Country Living.