However, by 1915 Bodie came to be known as a ghost town. Mining profits from the previous year were as low as $6,821 ($153,309 in 2023). In 1917, the Bodie Railway was abandoned and its iron ...

Tucked away in the Sierra Nevada, Bodie isn’t just a ghost town—it’s a perfectly preserved time capsule of the Wild West. Once booming with gold miners and outlaws, it now stands eerily ...

Bodie, California Image Credit: Getty Images. Bodie is one of the best-preserved ghost towns in the U.S. Located in the Sierra Nevada mountains, this former gold-mining town reached its peak in the ...

“History set in stone.” A monument stands tall, chronicling Bodie’s past and reminding us that every ghost town has its origin story. Photo credit: Zac3200. At its peak, Bodie boasted 65 saloons, ...

EERIE photos inside an abandoned ghost town show a once booming area frozen in time. Nestled in the hills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, Bodie was established in 1859 as a modest camp after gold w… ...

Discover abandoned ghost towns across America that are frozen in time and learn about ... telephone lines, and plumbing. According to Travel Nevada, the town produced more than $1 million within the ...

A California ghost town abandoned decades ago has transformed into a tourist hotspot - but visitors warn it is plagued by a 'curse'.. Bodie is a small former gold-mining town near the the Nevada ...

Many of the ghost town's 2,000 buildings were destroyed by fires in 1892 and 1932, while in 1942 (dates ending with two don't seem to be lucky for this place) mining efforts were officially ended ...