I live in Northern California, in "The Gold Country". There are oodles of old abandoned mining towns, every couple of miles. Very cool. I'm a history nut so I can spend hours exploring them, and then go home and research them on the internet. (A VERY colorful history those miners had)
Some of the old mining towns are restored very beautifully and some stand the way they stood when the miners left after the gold "ran out" 100 years ago.
One of my very favorite things to do is jump in the car and go find old towns.There are sooooo many here.
happiestmferoutthere Reviewed by happiestmferoutthere on . Ever been to a Ghost Town? Itâ??s always an eerie and poignant experience, walking through the ruins of a once vibrant community. Everywhere you look, you can see the evidence of life, but now all is in decay. A lost place, littered with the detritus of lives let go. The color leached away, leaving only ashen shades of gray. Some Ghost Towns are the result of sudden disaster in which everyone abandoned the community suddenly, right in the middle of doing something --- tables set with plates and silverware and meals Rating: 5