24 Eerie Abandoned Places with Dark Pasts and Even Darker Secrets

18. Garnet, Montana: A Ghost Town Frozen in Time

Unlike many ghost towns that have been looted or collapsed, Garnet, Montana, is one of the best-preserved in the United States. Once a booming gold mining town in the late 1800s, it was abandoned by the 1940s when mining declined. Now, a visit to Garnet is like stepping back in time—fully intact saloons, homes with furniture still inside, and the remnants of an old schoolhouse. The eerie silence of the town adds to its ghostly charm, with rumors of spirits still wandering the old buildings.