The Spooky Beauty Of Nevada Ghost Towns

lt’s probably difficult to take a bad picture of a ghost town, but these are some especially good ones from Wikimedia that were shot in a variety of abandoned communties in Nevada. Click on images for larger view.

Gold Point: Town was first established by ranchers and miners in the 1880s. (Image by Vivaverdi.)

Gold Point: Fifty of the town's buildings still stand, but this one only partially so. (Image by Vivaverdi.)

Gold Point: Mitchell's Mercantile and other places where people shopped. (Image by Vivaverdi.)

Lida: A one-time thriving mining town that maintained a small community until WWI. (Image by Sydney Poore and Russell Poore.)

Pioneer: Fire destroyed much of the business district in 1909. (Image by finetooth.)