Author: Jason Smith

Manzano, New Mexico Ghost Town

Perched in New Mexico’s mountains, Manzano’s haunting ruins reveal centuries of Indigenous and Spanish colonial life through crumbling stone walls.

Discover how a deserted New Mexico mining town transformed into an artistic haven with a haunting past and vibrant present.

A bustling Rio Grande settlement vanished beneath Caballo Dam’s waters, leaving only scattered ruins to tell its forgotten story.

Keeping watch over the Chihuahuan Desert, Lanark’s haunting railroad ruins whisper tales of steam engines and frontier dreams.

Abandoned in 1895, Lake Valley ghost town hides one of America’s richest silver discoveries within its haunting ruins.

Uncover the haunting remains of La Ventana, a 1920s coal mining town where abandoned foundations tell tales of frontier dreams.

Nestled 13 miles south on State Road 67, La Liendre’s abandoned stone buildings hold secrets of Spanish ranchers and religious persecution.

Abandoned in 1901, La Belle’s gold rush ruins whisper tales of 700 dreamers who once called this New Mexico boomtown home.

Abandoned in New Mexico’s high plains, Kenna’s last service station silently guards stories of a once-bustling railroad town’s mysterious demise.

Tucked in New Mexico’s Magdalena Mountains, Kelly ghost town’s mining ruins and towering headframe reveal stories of silver, zinc, and lost fortunes.