Hike past old mines, attend colorful festivals, and stay at a historic hotel in this Colorado town, which was the epicenter ...

Currently, all eyes are on the state’s golden aspens — but there’s another glittering treasure hidden beneath the surface. Although many boom towns went bust well over a century ago, underground mine ...

VICTOR, Colo. (KOAA) — The last active gold mine in Colorado sits in Victor, a historic mining city founded in 1891 that has seen its population decline drastically over the past several decades. Now, ...

The world’s richest gold rush that began in 1891 in what became the Cripple Creek Mining District created endless lines of mined ore carts slogging down the mountain to smelting and milling operations ...

DENVER (KCNC) — During the Pikes Peak Gold Rush in Colorado, mining camps quickly grew into bustling towns. Glimpses of history can be seen through architectural remains and objects left behind, even ...