As if being in a living ghost town (with a population of less than two dozen) isn’t cool enough, the place also boasts the cabin ruins of a pretty famous former resident, Samuel Clemens (although you might be more familiar with his Nevada-born pen name, Mark Twain). Hidden in the hills between Lovelock and Winnemucca, Unionville Ghost Tow n is a slice of backcountry bliss that’s practically begging for a detour off the interstate. Great photo ops abound… killer jackrabbits, maybe. Leftovers of the ill-fated attempt at civilization of the Metropolis-that-wasn’t include a schoolhouse with a distinct, still-standing brick archway and the foundation of an old hotel. Not far from Wells is Metropolis Ghost Town-which met its untimely demise, all thanks to crop-eating jackrabbits, a typhoid endemic, an invasion of Mormon crickets, fire, and drought. Where else do the ghosts live? Tucked in Nevada’s basins and foothills, you’re bound to find a ghost town or two. Look for bullet holes from a poker game gone wrong in the original Sears and Roebuck stamped tin walls and cigar burns in the bar countertop, left by a sleepy Clark Gable in the 1940s. Stop in the Pioneer Saloon, whose bar counter originally stood in Rhyolite before the town busted. The town peaked in 1916, supplying zinc and lead for World War I. Goodsprings is home to the oldest bar in southern Nevada. To keep exploring, head to Goodsprings Ghost Town, about 20 minutes south of Vegas. Today, poke around with your camera or go underground with Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours. In its heyday, this mine pumped out millions of dollars in gold, silver, and copper, making it the richest and most famous in southern Nevada. Less than an hour away from Las Vegas, the Techatticup Mine in Eldorado Canyon is a photographer’s paradise, with thousands of movie and photoshoots to its name, and leftover props as eye candy. Franklin Ghost Town Location: Mount Rainier Area Chinook Pass/Highway 410 Mileage: 2.5 miles Elevation Gain: 200 feet Features: Cemetery, mine shaft (sealed), foundations, coal cart tracks, coal cart Franklin Ghost Town. Some of the Silver State’s best 19th-century ghost towns are right outside Las Vegas, and even Death Valley, in places no farther than 40 miles north of Lake Mead-even one which used to be flooded beneath its surface. Franklin Ghost Town Location: Mount Rainier Area Chinook Pass/Highway 410 Mileage: 2. And now you’re probably thinking, so what are some ghost towns near me? When it comes to Nevada ghost towns, the good news is this: from Jarbidge and Goodsprings to Hamilton and Berlin, they’re all around you.
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