Westword’s Thomas Mitchell reported that the green rush of cannabis business licenses in Colorado left the town of Ordway a “ghost town,” filled with vacant growing operations.

Independence is a ghost town full of history and is a worthwhile stop in Colorado. The former gold mining town near Aspen still offers spectacular views.

One such town was recently discovered by Josh Robinson, a member of the Ghost Town Club of Colorado. They’re called ghost towns. They’re not haunted, but they’re full of Western history.

It’s rare to find an open general store in a ghost town, but you will in St. Elmo near Mount Princeton, southwest of Buena Vista. In its heyday around 1890, some 2,000 people lived in the town.

It’s rare to find an open general store in a ghost town, but you will in St. Elmo near Mount Princeton, southwest of Buena Vista. In its heyday around 1890, some 2,000 people lived in the town.

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 ...

Ordway, Colorado, could be America's first cannabis ghost town. The town of just over 1,000 people, located about fifty miles east of Pueblo in Crowley County, had 56 active growing facilities at ...

Uncovering Chihuahua — a ghost town nestled in Summit County’s storied mining history — and its ultimate demise The ghost town of Chihuahua is located on Peru Creek Road in Summit County ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. The ghost tales in Silver Plume, a former mining town which was largely abandoned after the 19th century, ...