Inside the mock mining boom town tucked away in downtown Henderson, a worn-down miner animatronic has a message for children who choose to allow him to speak by pressing a red button.

This week, we visit Hotel Jerome in Aspen, Colo. In 1889, when the Hotel Jerome first welcomed visitors, Aspen was a buzzing mining boomtown. More than 200 guests, some from as far away as Paris ...

Picher, Oklahoma, is emblematic of what happens when a mining boomtown goes bust. When the minerals were exhausted, companies left or went bankrupt. Slab, former home of Gloria and Tom Workman.

These Five Former Boomtowns Invite You To Step Into the State’s Mining History On the northern edge of the Mojave Desert sits the remnants of a former boomtown. There, visitors are greeted by ...