Bodie Ghost Town is one of the best-preserved, historic towns from the era of the wild, wild west. Whether you’re visiting nearby Mono Lake or exploring the world-famous Yosemite National Park ...

Bodie started being referred to as a ghost town as early as the 1910s, but a few people actually still lived there, Hedlund says. The town still contained a post office and school house until 1942.

The state’s fragile gold-mining ghost town was rattled by series of moderate earthquakes, ranging from magnitude 5.5 to 5.7, only 14 miles away.

To be an off-season caretaker of Bodie, California (winter population: 5), you need a high tolerance for cold, solitude, and two-hour grocery runs.

Dennis Ariza has been visiting the California ghost town of Bodie annually for a decade. "I find something intriguing about the place every time I go," the photographer told Insider.

You’ll find the town of Bodie on a windswept, God forsaken, middle-of-nowhere, high-desert plateau in Eastern California. At the height of its gold mining heyday, some 8,500 people lived in this ...

I also suggest taking food, as there are no restaurants in town. Admission to the park and ghost town is $5, and I highly recommend visiting during the early fall, since Bodie closes down for the ...

2002-06-24 04:00:00 PDT Sacramento-- One is more Disneyland than ghost town, complete with shopkeepers in 1880s costume, re-enacted gunfights and mining tours. The other is desolate and dusty ...