Visit abandoned places in Colorado where mining once drove busy communities. See remaining structures, learn local history, ...

A U.S. Geological Survey employee with nothing better to do on vacation than pore over old maps in the Library of Congress made an astonishing discovery last year: a Colorado map from 1894 that ...

The lore of this Colorado mining town named after a gold prospector is worthy of a Hollywood Western, and its remnants are preserved in an unexpected place.

Fall is a popular time to visit these sites, offering a chance to also see the season's changing aspen leaves. Many former mining towns like St. Elmo, Animas Forks and Ashcroft have preserved ...