Colorado's abandoned mining towns stand today as silent witnesses to a time of great ambition and bitter disappointment.

Yet, there is so much more to explore in Colorado, than the glitz and glamour of Aspen and the history of the nearby ghost towns is one of the most interesting experiences you can have.

(Courtesy of Scott Peterson)| St. Elmo, located less than 83 miles southeast of Aspen, Colorado, is one of the state's best-preserved ghost towns. Formed in 1880 for miners in search of gold and ...

Ghosts may not be real, but ghost towns sure are. Ashcroft, a town about 10 miles south of Aspen, was settled in 1880 by silver prospectors. The town thundered into existence with a Miner's ...

Is there anything spookier that wandering around a town once bustling with people and activity that is now abandoned and deserted? Often nicknamed ghost towns, these once populated places become ...