Southern California's Best Ghost Towns: A Practical Guide

The ghost towns of Southern California—some dramatic and nearly intact, others devastated—are well worth visiting. Most are remnants of once—colorful mining towns, though there are also railroad towns, a World War II relocation center, a promoter's swindle, and a failed socialist colony. Some excellent attractions remain. One of the best—preserved stamp mills in the West is in Skidoo. Smelters, homes, stores, and the remarkable wooden American Hotel can be found in Cerro Gordo, which the au...