JEROME, Arizona – In a few short years, Jerome went from a billion-dollar mining town to one of the nation’s biggest ghost towns. And then it reinvented itself again, as a tourist town and ...

Shaggy, disheveled and full of history, Gold King Mine and Ghost Town has the power ... Where: 1000 Jerome-Perkinsville Road, just outside of Jerome, AZ. Turn at the Jerome Fire Station and ...

Arizona's ghost towns have garnered attention from ... Of course, there are plenty more haunted locations in Jerome — the town didn't earn its reputation of being one of the most haunted places ...

Jerome, Arizona's liveliest ghost town, has turned the bust of its mining wealth into a boom of tourism income. Instead of extracting the copper, gold and silver of old, Jerome now exploits its ...

By the 1950s, Jerome was a ghost town. The remaining residents ultimately saved the city, establishing the Jerome Historical Society. An influx of new locals – namely artists – came to town ...

Arizona ghost towns tell the stories of the state ... In the 1920’s, the bustling mining town of Jerome peaked at a population of 15,000 which quickly dwindled after the depression hit.

Once hailed as “the wickedest town in the West,” it set aside its rowdy ways. Today, Jerome is Arizona’s best day trip. With a fairy tale setting, otherworldly views and an artistic vision ...

I arrived in Jerome, Arizona, and while a charming downtown lured me, The Gold King Mine and Ghost Town, a site with abandoned buildings, antiques, automobiles, and even a few farm animals ...