Ghost Town Tourist Attractions - durango colorado tourist attractions | Tourist Agens

Bodie is a very popular ghost town in the west especially for visitors who are looking to see a former mining town that feels literally frozen in time.

Ghost town tourist attractions. When visiting bodie you can expect to see deserted streets and even enter some abandoned churches schoolhouses barbershops and century old saloons. For an overnight ghost town. Located near the half way mark between flagstaff and the smaller town of winslow on interstate highway 40. Our tours are extremely informative and full of surprises.

Formed during the gold rush in 1904 it grew to be a bustling town of more than 10 000 people with an infamous red light district 50 saloons hotels an opera house and symphony a school for 250 children a hospital and even its own stock exchange with a three story bank. Bisbee is another ghost town similar to jerome that saved itself by turning to tourism. Bisbee was discovered in 1877 by jack dunn who stumbled across a mineral deposit when he was tracking a band of apaches. The attractions are located within calico ghost town which is operated by san bernardino county regional parks.

The original saloon is also the place where mexican revolution was planned. Founded during the gold rush by prospector w s. Body who discovered deposits of the precious metal in 1859 in nearby hills bodie is a ghost town preserved in a state of arrested decay at its. Tourist ghost towns in the old west california.

There is an entry fee into the town separate from the attractions. This ghost town has recently experience a small revival as a biker friendly spot thanks to the town s two. Ghost town tours offers historic haunted tours in the largest ghost town in america. Formed in 1880 for miners in search of gold and silver the town s final.

Quite often truth is stranger than fiction. Bisbee has a very colorful history in which its residents of the past seem to still be hanging around. One of nevada s largest ghost towns rhyolite was once the third largest city in the state. One of its most famous is bodie.

In addition to the saloon there is a museum a shooting gallery gift shops a texas ranger gallery and a cafe. While in the area you should also try to catch out a show at the majestic theatre 1 less than a half mile away.