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Utah is home to many cities dating back a hundred years -- but not every city has survived until the modern day. The remnants of those former cities -- ghost towns -- provide a glimpse into the ...
The majority of Utah ghost towns have slipped away with little or no trace remaining. A handful are preserved and restored to give visitors a glimpse into what life was like for early Utah pioneers.
Utah's ghost towns are some of the best in the West, and fall is a great time to visit. Why it matters: Many are disappearing over time as they are absorbed by nature — or into newer towns. Case ...
Some Utah ghost towns are located near major roads and are easily accessible with any passenger car. Many others are in remote locations reachable only with a high-clearance off-road vehicle.
At the mouth of Dragon Canyon, ruins of a once bustling mining town still remain. The town — known as Silver City — was home to stores, hotels, restaurants, a post office and a saloon. Cowboy ...
The grave of Juan B. Trujillo, the last person buried in Black Dragon Grave Yard. Today, almost nothing remains of this ...
Filmmaker Emily Kaye Allen came back to Utah, 15 years after she moved away, when she met Eileen Muza, the sole resident of a ghost town in Grand County. Allen's documentary, "Cisco Kid," profiles ...
Established by Mormon families in 1859, this intriguing historic landmark lies across the Virgin River from Rockville, one of several pioneer-era towns along Utah’s Highway 9, the main access ...
As extreme drought continues to plague Utah, an old ghost town reemerges. The old town of Rockport is visible for the first time in 60 years.
An abandoned former artist colony in a Utah ghost town has finally found a buyer—but only after its original asking price was cut down by a staggering $375,000.
Ghost town The town of Terrace materialized in far northwest Utah with the building of the railroad in the late 1860s. It was a railroad maintenance town, populated by 500 or so people at its peak.