With 300 days of sunshine a year, the area offers outdoor adventures, world-class museums, chic eateries, and accommodations ...

Among the cattle ranches and stretches of desert of Eastern Nevada, there aren't a lot of social events. But there is a full moon hike every month in the tiny town of Baker.

The line just to pay entrance fees at the San Bernardino County-managed attraction was at least a dozen cars deep, and neon-vested parking attendants tried to quell the sudden rush of traffic at the ...

When Jerry Craghead stepped on a mine grate called a grizzly, in a tunnel in the Eagle Mine at Gilman, Colorado, the grizzly gave way and Craghead nearly plunged down the deep shaft below. The miner ...

Nebraska ghost towns' stories often are unheard — and remind us about the struggles of taming the wilderness that became the Good Life. Every village, town and city in Nebraska had the same humble ...

RENO — The museum inside the University of Nevada, Reno’s Mackay School of Mines is a living scrapbook of the mining industry that gave the Silver State its name. Three floors and rows of glass cases ...

The News Herald has been investigating several "ghost towns" in Bay County, Florida. A new interactive map showcases 20 lost communities. At least six communities were displaced in 1941 to make way ...

Nevada reminds me of New York in many ways. For starters, it’s home to Las Vegas, the “other” city that never sleeps—literally. Moreover, during the holidays, the state lights up with tons of festive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Home design network HGTV has named a small Nevada "ghost town" as one of the best places to visit in the U.S. during the holiday ...

I first stumbled upon Rhyolite while chasing desert sunsets and old legends, and what I found stopped me in my tracks. This crumbling Nevada ghost town, born over a century ago during a wild gold rush ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ghost towns are the skeletal remains of once-bustling communities, offering a haunting glimpse into America’s past. These ...