Visit abandoned places in Colorado where mining once drove busy communities. See remaining structures, learn local history, ...

A U.S. Geological Survey employee with nothing better to do on vacation than pore over old maps in the Library of Congress made an astonishing discovery last year: a Colorado map from 1894 that ...

Deep in Colorado's alpine wilderness lies a relic of mining history, offering sweeping Rocky Mountain views and eerie, ...

What qualifies as a ghost town? It’s an abandoned settlement with many of its structures still standing, from churches to schools, saloons, banks, cottages, and cemeteries, as well as rusty industrial ...

Fall is a popular time to visit these sites, offering a chance to also see the season's changing aspen leaves. Many former mining towns like St. Elmo, Animas Forks and Ashcroft have preserved ...

From ghost towns to gold mines to century-old saloons, the Wild West era is alive and well in the mountains of Colorado. Follow this road trip to see the same sights as cowboys, outlaws and famed ...

The lore of this Colorado mining town named after a gold prospector is worthy of a Hollywood Western, and its remnants are ...