![]() If you’ve ever spent any time in Bodie, you’ll know that it looks like its occupants picked up and moved on only days before. Ever heard of California’s totally impressive Bodie Ghost Town? Aurora was basically its “sister ghost town”-just a dozen or so miles across the border. ![]() The Nevada ghost town of Aurora isn’t much today, but it certainly wasn’t always that way. Supposedly, Fort Churchill is an active paranormal hot spot, but the most out-of-this-world vision we can always guarantee is summertime visages of the Milky Way.Īre we talkin’ northern or southern Nevada? CENTRALīest time of year to swing through: LATE SUMMER OR FALLĬlosest LIVING town to snag amenities: FALLON As with most places in Nevada, that proved virtually unnecessary, and the fort was totally abandoned in 1869-a mere eight years after it was built. The long and short of it is this: Fort Churchill was built to “protect” early settlers, explorers, and Pony Express riders from “hostile” American Indians. The whole feeling of this old military fort exudes a Wild West vibe, allowing the rough-and-tumble qualities of Nevada’s past come to life before you. Like a beautifully curated, mini ghost town, everything here is nothing short of sensational, particularly the town’s original switchboard, the fueling station itself, and the post office you see pictured above.ĭistance from Vegas: 229 MILES, OR 3.5 HOURSīest time of year to swing through: SPRING, SUMMER OR FALLĬlosest LIVING town to snag amenities : DYERīy the time Nevada State Parks stepped in to manage this property, the ruins were in a perfect state of what ghost town aficionados call “a state of arrested decay.” Not overly eroded to the point of being unable to appreciate them… but not flawlessly preserved either. That place is the Fish Lake Valley Heritage Center. When the community realized that original settlement- Fish Lake Valley-was falling victim to time and weather, they scrambled to save many of the original buildings and relocated all of them to one handy spot for you to check out. There are amenities, like a gas station, store, restaurant, and a couple bars, plus, a pretty sweet little B&B. Just below it, on the Nevada side, is the quiet community of Dyer and nearby Fish Lake Valley. This California-Nevada-straddling White Mountains boast Boundary Peak-Nevada’s highest summit at 13,146 feet. Today, you can tour the Techatticup Mine, as well as what has grown into a leftover grounds of movie, TV, and magazine shoots-with props like the plane crash above, a permanent souvenir from the cult film 3,000 Miles to Graceland.Īre we talkin’ northern or southern Nevada? SOUTHERNĭistance from Vegas: 45 MILES, OR 50 MINUTESīest time of year to swing through: SPRING OR FALL, SUMMER MAY BE A BIT TOASTYĬlosest LIVING town to snag amenities: BOULDER CITY Some of the buildings remain, in ways that have attracted the eyes of countless cinematographers. In true boomtown fashion, the mine dried up, and a flash flood wiped the area out. The town itself-now known as Nelson Ghost Town-was founded by deserters of the Civil War, who assumed this isolated location would be the last place military would come searching for them. In addition to pumping out actual millions of dollars in gold, silver, and copper-in values that made it the richest and most famous gold mine in southern Nevada-this mining camp was known for lawlessness of the kind Hollywood couldn’t even come close to depicting on-screen. If you like (or haven’t yet experienced) Basque chorizo burgers washed down with ice-cold domestic beers, this is your jam.Īre we talkin’ northern or southern Nevada? NORTHERNĭistance from Reno: 205 MILES or about 3.5 HOURSīest time of year to swing through: ANY TIME, THOUGH YOU MAY RUN INTO SNOW IN WINTER MONTHSĬlosest LIVING town to snag amenities: WINNEMUCCAĭuring the mid-1880s, the Techatticup gold mine in Eldorado Canyon was movin’ and shakin’ in biggest of ways. At one point, a horse broke into the building and got stuck for multiple days its happy and healthy condition when it was rescued is attributed to the care it received from a long-gone former employee, who was said to still reside there in spectral form.īut seriously, hit up the Paradise Valley Saloon & Bar G. It’s also a classic example of what Nevadans call a “living ghost town,” as around 100 people call the surrounding area home-just not in any of “downtown’s” buildings… except the saloon.Īlthough it truly looks and feels like a movie set, this building pictured above was once the Micca House-a historic home built in 1885 that went on to be a department store, post office, and government office. With mountains on three sides, ensconcing multiple rivers and creeks that nourish verdant farms and ranch lands, Paradise Valley is aptly named.
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