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US Ghost Towns That Are Worth The Spooky Drive

There’s something magnetic about abandoned places. Maybe it’s the silence where there used to be noise, or the way wooden ...
The Montana Standard

Map shows story of Bannack gold discovery

BANNACK — The ghost towns of Montana's gold rush era attract thousands of visitors annually. At Bannack and Virginia City, they learn about the clapboard buildings left behind by men and women hoping ...
Business Insider

Step Back in Time at Montana's Ghost Towns

HELENA, Mont., May 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- During the late 1850s, the gold rush was booming in Montana. As the gold disappeared, so did the people, leaving behind deserted towns. Exploring ...
NBC Montana

Best of Montana Moment: Bannack, 'Heart of Wild West,' spurred birth of Montana Territory

BANNACK, Mont. — Between Jackson and Dillon, you'll find the ghost town that paved the way for the creation of the Montana Territory. When gold was discovered at Grasshopper Creek in 1862, fortune ...
Angely Numbers on MSN

10 Ghost Towns in the U.S. with Legends of Spirits That Never Left

For decades, ghost towns across the United States have captured the imagination of adventurers, storytellers, and ...
NBC Montana

Bannack Days celebrates Montana's first territorial capital this weekend

MISSOULA, Mont. — Crowds of people will pour into Bannack State Park this weekend for Bannack Days, which includes traditional activities, displays and re-enactments celebrating Montana’s first ...
Travel + Leisure on MSN

This Abandoned Gold-mining Town Is One of the Best Ghost Towns in the West—and It Has a Creepy Old Hotel and Saloon

Garnet is one of Montana’s best-preserved ghost towns, where original buildings and guided tours bring 19th-century mining ...