Bodie Ghost Town is one of the best-preserved, historic towns from the era of the wild, wild west. Whether you’re visiting ...

1. Bodie, California: The Gold Rush’s Gritty Aftermath High in the Sierra Nevada, Bodie’s weather-beaten buildings lean ...

“Mining towns like Bodie are quite distinctive, because they became instant cities,” says archaeologist Paul White of the University of Nevada, Reno. “Pretty early on, you would have had ...