Arizona ghost towns tell the stories of the state’s past. An estimated 100,000 mines hide among the towering cactus and dusty roads of Arizona. These mines produced rich minerals, causing small town ...

In Arizona, you can escape to mountains, mesas, lakes, trails, campgrounds. You can also escape to ghost towns. If you drive far enough through the state’s deserts and pine-treed hills, you might pass ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arizona has been a destination for thousands of hopeful settlers over the years. At one point, many of them were miners looking to ...

The rough-and-tumble days of the Old West may be gone in the Arizona of today, but the ghost towns it's left behind are sometimes just as fascinating. Arizona is full of places that once thrived and ...

Do you believe that all abandoned towns are truly deserted? Arizona is home to many "ghost towns," and a few of them might actually have ghosts. Given the state's rich — and sometimes violent past — ...

For the Wild West-obsessed buyer, a rare opportunity to own a slice of history is on the market for $1.1 million in Pearce, Ariz. Patricia Burris is selling the 127-year-old ghost town general store ...

Capybaras steal the spotlight at this Marana animal encounter, where Arizona visitors can meet some wonderfully unusual ...

During the 15th century, the Spanish Empire laid claim to most of North America calling it the Viceroyalty of New Spain. Explorations of the new territories were funded, and missions were established.

Arizona has been a destination for thousands of hopeful settlers over the years. At one point, many of them were miners looking to find gold in the mineral-rich Sonoran desert mountains. But, just as ...