Finishing up with our tour of Goldfield, we head off the main boulevard (Crook Street/U.S. 95) and wander the side streets of this historic mining town, which is located about 200 miles south of ...

The story of Nevada’s 19th and early 20th century boom and bust mining towns is told in the dusty streets of the historic community of Goldfield. At its peak in 1907, Goldfield had a population of ...

(Goldfield) is sitting in the middle of Nevada right by Highway 95 and it has almost the same amount of history as Virginia City," Davarpanah said. "I think it has a very rich history.

GPS: 37°42’30 N, 117° 14’08 W Elevation: 5,689 feet (beats Denver) In brief: Goldfield came to life in the early 1900s after the discovery of gold in Tonopah.