Calico Ghost Town

Of the many times that I have driven out to Vegas I have always wanted to stop by here but never had a chance, so this time my wife and I decided to stop by.

First if you come here in the summer it can be extremely hot, I think our car said it was 104 out when we pulled in the parking lot, and there really is not any AC around so it can be a little rough. The cost to get in is 8 dollars per person and then another 2 dollars a person on top of that if you want to walk through the mine.

I have always been curious about visiting a ghost town, but this one was just not done that well. First one of the points is to see the buildings and walk in and see them abandoned, instead here most of the buildings have stores selling various knick knacks in them. There are a few buildings that have been left alone but they have a bunch of stuff thrown in them like a mannequin in a shaving chair combined with other themes. Some of the interesting buildings that looked untouched like the sheriffs office or the school house were locked and could not be explored.

One thing that was neat was the saloon, the bartender had his beard grown to look like a resident might look, and one of the tables to eat at was a poker table, that was pretty cool, other then that I wish they would have left the rest of the buildings alone.

So if you are interested in checking it out, its not too expensive and I think it's worth a look at least once, just try to come when its not so hot.

Always a fun stopover to Vegas. Must have a beer in the old saloon. Bummer that the school was STILL closed and the cemetery was not open. That's half the fun!

It was fun. Good place to take the family to visit. A lot of things to see.