Ghost Town

These ghost towns may seem shrouded in mystery, but the truth behind their decline is rooted in the ups and downs of industry. Let’s unpack their stories.

Once bustling with life, some Wyoming towns are now just whispers of their former selves. Let's take a closer look at a few of them.

Just a dot on the map along Highway 30. I thought it had been abandoned a long time ago.

Tour South Pass City

These towns are not dead - yet.

Carbon was located between Laramie and Rawlins just below where the town of Medicine Bow is today.

Some weird things happened here.

This summer you can walk historic South Pass City with a historian and learn about one of the most important towns of the Old West.

While considered to be in the middle of nowhere today, at the time it was an important and bustling little community.

Like many Western towns, things did not always go as planned.