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Exploring the Abandoned Seneca Lake Trading Post Near The Salt River

Just off US-60 between Globe and the Salt River lies what looks like an abandoned ghost town. We passed this area on the way up to the White Mountains and decided to explore the area

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Revisiting Fairbank Ghost Town

on December 17, 2016 Arizona Ghost Towns Historical arizona ghost towns 1377 views

It's always interesting to us to revisit historical sites and see how much has changed in the years that have passed in between. Our first ever (non-touristy) ghost town visit occurred 6 years ago in

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10 Reasons to Visit Tombstone, Arizona

on November 26, 2016 Arizona Ghost Towns Historical arizona ghost towns tombstone 4529 views

Many of our adventures eventually lead us back to Tombstone. Whether it's after a day of exploring the cave in Coronado National Memorial or hiking out to Fort Bowie, we always seem to end up

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Chloride Ghost Town, Another Arizona Oddity

on November 5, 2016 Arizona Ghost Towns Historical Road Trip arizona ghost towns 1005 views

The oldest continuously inhabited mining town in Arizona is probably one of the weirdest ghost towns we've ever visited. And we've visited quite a few. Chloride is one of those ghost town that left us

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Finding Kentucky Camp Ghost Town

on October 10, 2016 Arizona Ghost Towns Historical arizona ghost towns coronado national forest mining sonoita 768 views

It's been seven years since we've explored the rolling grasslands of Sonoita. We thought enough time had passed to warrant another visit south and with the temperatures slightly cooling down, we decided to take the

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Riding the Arizona Ghost Town Trail

on January 30, 2016 Arizona Ghost Towns arizona ghost towns courtland gleeson pearce 1296 views

We missed our days of exploring abandoned mining towns of the old wild west so we set out on an adventurous binge along the dusty Ghost Town Trail to explore Gleeson, Courtland, Pearce, Douglas, Bisbee,

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10 Ghost Towns in Arizona that are Actually Worth Visiting

on August 23, 2015 Arizona Ghost Towns Lists arizona ghost towns 21273 views

With its rich history in mining, Arizona is home to over 200 ghost towns. Unfortunately, majority of these have been reduced to nothing more than the rubble of building foundations or no longer have any

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The Cliffside Jail of Clifton Ghost Town

on October 21, 2013 Arizona Ghost Towns Historical arizona ghost towns 2180 views

In 1878, the town of Clifton built a jail by blasting out two cells from a solid granite cliff. The jail was cut out by Margarito Verala who upon completion, Verala celebrated by heading to

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Castle Dome City Ghost Town

on April 27, 2013 Arizona Ghost Towns Road Trip arizona ghost towns yuma 2294 views

Last weekend called for a mini-vacation to beautiful San Diego and on the way there, we made a stop at the Castle Dome City/Landing Ghost Town just outside of Yuma. (Post is extremely picture heavy)

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Ruby, Arizona’s Best Preserved Ghost Town

on March 11, 2013 Arizona Ghost Towns Historical arizona ghost towns 2503 views

Today we finally had the chance to drive south to Ruby, one of the best preserved ghost towns in Arizona! Ruby is on private property and to explore the town, there is a $12/person fee