Some ghost towns may require a hefty hike or a high-clearance 4×4 vehicle to access, but if you want to see an accessible ghost town that captures the image of the wild west and the gold rush ...

Snow falls on the ghost town of Animas Forks at 11,00 feet in the San Juan Mountains in this Sept. 29, 2021, photo. The town was founded in the 1870s.

Thousands of other towns in Colorado weren’t so fortunate. From 1858 until the silver crash of 1893, towns popped up almost overnight where gold or silver was found.

Traveling to St Elmo, Colorado, for a tour of one of the region's best-preserved ghost towns. This abandoned town is wild! Many of the buildings are impeccably maintained, and there are at least ...

Explore these well-preserved U.S. ghost towns, which are all open to visitors. Some of the abandoned towns offer guided tours, artifact exhibits, and reenactments.