Bodie State Historic Park

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Bodie State Historic Park preserves the last vestiges of a California gold rush settlement. Between 1877 and 1882, Bodie was a home to over 10,000 people and produced more than $35 million in gold and silver. By 1915, it was described as a “ghost town”, and today the nearly 200 buildings have been preserved in a state of "arrested decay".Bodie about the most authentic glimpse of 19th century life you can get in California - there are no commercial facilities or reenactments. Instead, you wander the dusty streets and peek through the windows of the church, schoolhouse, barbershop and saloon, all of which are fully furnished. The one exception is the museum where you may also inquire about daily tours.