Get a taste of the past at these cool ghost towns in the U.S. John Elk/Getty Images The rapid expansion west helped towns blossom all over the United States. Be it for their fertile land or ...

In the U.S., one of the best-preserved ghost towns you can visit is Bodie, California. A gold rush mining town, Bodie had up to 10,000 residents at its peak and was actually one of California’s ...

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.