Bodie, California

Bodie is a ghost town east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range at an elevation of 8,379 feet.

Bodie became a boom town in 1876 after the discovery of a huge vein of gold, and by 1879 it had established 2,000 structures with a population of roughly 8,000 people. The town went into decline in the subsequent decades and came to be described as a ghost town by 1915.

The Bodie Historic District is a National Historic Landmark, and fun fact - my friend Will used to be a ranger here! Hi Will!