Although it was utterly abandoned by the mid-1890s, the Old West ghost town of Calico, California, is now a state historic landmark that costs $8 to enter. Here, you’ll find Maggie Mine, once the silver-laden lifeblood of the town, now filled with life-sized dolls in set-pieces and purchasable kitsch.
There’s also The Mystery Shack, a magic show meets Bill Nye hut complete with an entrance fee of $4.50, as well as Lil’s Beer Garden and its souvenir shop decked out with shelves of sugary candies.
Depending on how you look at it, Calico is either a family-friendly Old West theme park or. . Continue..Reading. .