Explore Nevada’s forgotten corners where crumbling buildings and deserted towns are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

This surreal DIY museum is a must-see if you find yourself exploring the southwestern region of the U.S. and love singular ...

It doesn’t take much for a century-old mine shaft to cave in around you. Or for the mercury, lead or arsenic leftovers to leech into the Silver State’s already strained groundwater supply. That’s why, ...

The ghosts of the Silver State’s mining roots aren’t just spooky — they’re a serious environmental hazard. About half a million abandoned mines lie untouched across America, polluting waterways and ...

For decades, ghost towns across the United States have captured the imagination of adventurers, storytellers, and ...

Nevada is home to over 600 ghost towns, many of which are the remnants of the gold rush era of the 1800s and 1900s. Some of these ghost towns are well known, like Rhyolite, but others are just ...

Nevada's mining history has resulted in hundreds of ghost towns in the Silver State. One was named among the spookiest places ...

Most of the hundreds of thousands of hardrock mines that leak arsenic, lead, and other heavy metals into our waterways are located in the Western United States. It’s estimated, for example, that there ...

As gold enjoys an unprecedented jump in prices in 2025, you might be curious to know where, exactly, most of the U.S.'s gold ...