All ghost towns offer a glimpse into Nevada’s past ... Virginia City, located about 35 miles southeast of Reno, was born directly out of the Comstock Lode’s mining bonanza.

Empire, about 100 miles northeast of Reno in the Black Rock Desert, will become an instant ghost town, its gypsum mine ... American outback that is rural Nevada. Jan. 31 was the last workday ...

The watery grave that swallowed whole an entire town 80 years ago has vanished. Where there was once 70 feet of water, there are clear skies and a faint breeze. What remains of St. Thomas now ...

Here's a look at what Nevada city is the happiest, a roundup of the cities that made the list and what outlet named Reno the happiest city to live in the U.S. Reno was the second-happiest city in ...

If you are interested in cowboy culture and the Wild West, head to Nevada for this fun road trip through charming towns with ...

Photographer Francesca Di Stefano has taken amazing photos of the ghost towns and valleys in Nevada. The Silver State is littered with abandoned mining towns and camps that were thriving during ...

From trading posts to mining towns ... many ghost hunters to the Yellow Jacket site. Ghosts Rosie and William are also said to haunt the Gold Hill Hotel. What is the oldest hotel in Nevada?

about 20 miles south of Reno on Interstate 580/U.S. 395 and 20 miles east of Lake Tahoe on U.S. 50. No, Carson City is it's own municipality. It is actually not a town or a county, but Nevada's ...