32 Grand Old Railway Hotels Left Vacant Along Forgotten Routes

16. Mount Tamalpais Tavern & Cottages, Mill Valley, California, USA: Mountain Railway's Lost Peak

Perched near the summit of Mount Tamalpais, this scenic tavern and associated cottages (built c. 1896) were the grand destination for passengers riding the "Crookedest Railroad in the World," the Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway. It offered spectacular views and hospitality. When the railway ceased operations after a devastating fire in 1929 and the Depression, the tavern was never fully rebuilt, leaving only remnants. It's a poignant memory of a unique, short-lived mountain railway and its grand summit destination.