We knew that most everything would be closed in the ghost town of Virginia City, but we thought it would made for some great photo ops and since it was just an hour and a half away we decided to make the journey. Besides that, one of the few other people staying here at Worldmark said she had made the trip a couple times already for fishing and that there were lots of animals along the way!
We stopped and got out in Virginia City. The only place open, besides the Saloon, was the Ice Cream Parlor. We got ice creams(which we ate inside) then wandered about a bit. It was cold and windy and it was a little hard to tell what was part of the ghost town and what belonged to the people who live there year round. We took some fun photos and then drove around in the warm van for a bit. It was fun to peek in windows and I can see where this would be a great place to explore in the summertime! Maybe we will get a chance to come back!
We drove up to the grave yard that overlooks the town and it was a beautiful view. We read interesting stories about the road agents and how they were all hung. Another interesting fact is that the hillside is covered with graves, but there are only markers for a half dozen or so.
We were not terribly impressed with Virginia City due to the freezing wind and the lack of shelter from it, so we thought we would drive a few more miles to see Nevada City. It is a ghost town that the state has kept up and continues to collect old buildings for their historical value. It was really neat and I would highly recommend it to anyone! We walked around a bit and got some more fun photos here as well. Then the cold once again drove us back into the van! It was all well worth the drive!
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