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Travelers along Highway 50 will be excited to stumble across Eureka after a long journey across the state.
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The Friendliest Town on the Loneliest Road

Eureka, Nevada is a must-see pitstop along the magnificent wide open road of Route 50, where travelers can immerse themselves in a bygone era and explore secret underground tunnels.
Snow geese fly away from Montana's Berkeley Pit after a sunrise hazing in 2021.
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At Montana's Infamous Berkeley Pit, Saving Lives Means Hazing Birds

Engineers and ecologists have considered everything from lasers to cannons to keep waterfowl out of the toxic water.
Sarah Trent April 10, 2023
Three northern rooms on second floor
Mohave County, Arizona

Gold King Mansion

A century-old miner's quarters turned mansion.
John Brown's Headstone
Dailly, Scotland

John Brown Memorial

The grave of a man who spent 23 days trapped underground after a mine collapse.
Widgiemooltha Golden Eagle Nugget
Widgiemooltha, Australia

Widgiemooltha Golden Eagle Nugget

A roadside replica of the largest single piece of gold ever found in Western Australia.
Yilgarn History Museum
Southern Cross, Australia

Yilgarn History Museum

This small museum celebrates the history of an Australian town known as the "Gateway to the Goldfields."
The front of the furnace. Slag and molten iron were drawn out here.
Pine Swamp, Pennsylvania

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

A well-preserved example of an early industrial operation in the northeastern United States.
Sam Summer's Hut
Mount Creighton, New Zealand

Sam Summers Hut

This small stone hut was once home to a gold prospector and his family.
Ringwood Mining Historical Site
Ringwood East, Australia

Ringwood Mining Historical Site

A monument commemorating the antimony mine that once operated in this Melbourne suburb.
All the ghosts are friendly in these towns.
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These 8 Arizona Ghost Towns Will Transport You to the Wild West

It’s “out with the new, in with the old” at these preserved gold rush landmarks.
Parker, Arizona

Swansea Ghost Town

One of the best-preserved ghost towns in Arizona speaks to the difficulties of establishing mining towns in the 19th century American West.
Mogollon, New Mexico

Catwalk Recreation Area

Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.
Charlie the Coal Miner
Shinnston, West Virginia

Charlie the Coal Miner

A 21-foot-tall statue of a miner made of scrap metal stands in this West Virginia coal town.
The remains of the smelting plant downhill from The Stack.
Greenwood, British Columbia

Greenwood Stack

This former smelter is a crumbling ruin, with the exception of its towering smokestack.
Looking down on the foundations from the old mill site for the Mazama Queen mine.
Mazama, Washington

Mazama Queen Mine

The crumbling remains of a gold mine that was operational in the 1930s.
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Spokane, Washington

The Campbell House

This Spokane mansion and the stories within its walls have been brought back to life, thanks to careful restoration.
Hibbing, Minnesota

Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine

Nicknamed the "Grand Canyon of the North," this open-pit mine in Minnesota has a much shorter history.
Italian Hall's original archway
Calumet, Michigan

Italian Hall Memorial

Only the original archway remains from the building where a false cry of "fire" started a panic that claimed more than 70 lives on Christmas Eve in 1913.