Semi Abandoned Town In Nevada Desert - Creepy Buildings, Abandoned Cars & More

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  • Опубликовано: 10 июл 2012
  • Driving between Las Vegas and Reno Nevada on Hwy 95, you come across the strange little semi - abandoned town of Goldfield. I often wonder what people do for a living here because really, there is pretty much nothing around for miles. This spooky town is very close to the infamous and kinda creepy Area 51. Abandoned cars in the streets and yards, abandoned homes, storage containers out in the open, deserted buildings, closed businesses all boarded up...it just seems so weird when you come from a large city environment! We LOVE it though...it's so unique! Just one of the many crazy sights you'll come across exploring the Nevada desert...truly...there is nothing quite like it! ~Kenneth King Bear

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  • @kegawinek7628
    @kegawinek7628 5 лет назад +148

    1. Town is not abandoned and it's nowhere near area 51. (100+ miles)
    2. Joshua trees, not bristlecones.
    3. Once Nevăda's largest city (20k - 30k)
    4. Site of longest world title fight and one of the first to be filmed.
    5. Hotel hosted the wealthy elite and had the first Otis elevator west of the Mississippi.
    6. Wyatt Earp worked as a pit boss for Tex Rickard in a local saloon. (Rickard founded the New York Rangers and owned M.S.G.)
    7. Virgil Earp died in Goldfield from pneumonia while working as deputy marshal.
    There's actually a lot of interesting history in this old town.

    • @ericthered760
      @ericthered760 5 лет назад +8

      "2. Joshua trees, not bristlecones." Yeah, I noticed that too !

    • @aroldfut
      @aroldfut 5 лет назад +17

      Video by someone that doesn't even stop in town but decides it's creepy.

    • @judahtribe7
      @judahtribe7 5 лет назад +1

      wow

    • @stateofjefferson5419
      @stateofjefferson5419 4 года назад +2

      1.29 cool van

    • @clayguinard3651
      @clayguinard3651 4 года назад +3

      I would love to go there just to find an actual truth of a history... You know quite a bit about this place

  • @goyeabuddy
    @goyeabuddy 9 лет назад +96

    I like towns like this! they are fun to visit , but you gotta stop & talk to the locals. most of them have some good stories on how they ended up in towns like these..

    • @DesertKingTravel
      @DesertKingTravel  9 лет назад +4

      Hi and thanks Terry! Ya...on many occasions we have stopped and talked to folks over the years. Always meeting interesting people! Never get tired of exploring the desert. Take care. ~Ken

    • @pebis13
      @pebis13 8 лет назад +1

      +Desert King Travel & Adventure do a video where you investigate all these ghost towns you go. To

    • @madhukollu
      @madhukollu 8 лет назад +1

      +Desert King Travel & Adventure Great video. I flew from Chicago to Vegas yesterday and I just decided to drive to tonopah, goldfield, Rachel and Manhattan tomorrow. Heard tonopah is great for star gazing. Any suggestions? This is my first time coming to Nevada.

    • @goyeabuddy
      @goyeabuddy 8 лет назад +3

      madhukollu
      came to the right place madukollu! personal, one of the 'darkest places' around is between Beatty, nev & death valley on top of 'daylight' pass.. {google it}.. you can turn a full 360 deg & not see one light of anykind... last time I was there, it was a moonless night & the only way you could see your hand was to hold it up to the millions of stars! have a great time! BTW, beatty is a great place to stay, a good jumping off point to visit death valley, etc.

    • @wills.8849
      @wills.8849 8 лет назад +1

      You should of gone to the car forest

  • @BW92116
    @BW92116 8 лет назад +293

    I live in Goldfield from May through October each year. There is nothing creepy about it, except the ghosts in the hotel and high school. There are 350 residents and it is a lively and fun place. There are no bristlecone pine trees; what you passed at :43 are Joshua trees. The monument to the Gans-Nelson fight is not located where the fight actually took place. You missed the court house building, which is beautiful inside, with Tiffany lamps, etc.There is a ball and chain on the floor in the Sheriff's office there. You also missed completely the International Car Forest, another tourist attraction at the south end of town. You also missed the gold mining district completely and Alkali Hot Spring completely. Area 51 is nowhere near Goldfield. Nellis Air Force Base is next to Goldfield, but Area 51 is very far away, it is close to Rachel, Nevada.

    • @robryan1472
      @robryan1472 7 лет назад +16

      Nellis is in Las Vegas...

    • @phsycopiano
      @phsycopiano 7 лет назад +10

      BW92116
      I love your little town. Drove threw there a few times but last time finally stoped and checked it out. I'm going to try and be there during goldfield days.

    • @jeremyfufushnick5315
      @jeremyfufushnick5315 7 лет назад +6

      phsycopiano if you want to go to a creepy town I recommend silver peak

    • @phsycopiano
      @phsycopiano 7 лет назад +2

      Jeremy Fufushnick
      Silver peak? I'll deffenetly check it out. Thanks

    • @phsycopiano
      @phsycopiano 7 лет назад +6

      I was just there for Goldfield days. I'll be buying property up there soon and hopefully live there one day.

  • @friscokid66
    @friscokid66 4 года назад +13

    When I drove through Nevada and Idaho I saw numerous towns like this, and some were even more barren than this video. It made me wonder what are the income/economic resources for these kind of people. Surely they’re not all on welfare. And even if they were, these towns seem to have no stores or hospitals. Just mind boggling how some people live like that

    • @tommysimmons3258
      @tommysimmons3258 2 года назад +1

      They will survive the collapse

    • @oddities-whatnot
      @oddities-whatnot 2 года назад

      Good points. I often wonder the same even in the UK we have some pretty remote places, and think how do they make a living ?

    • @joshuamartinez6105
      @joshuamartinez6105 2 года назад

      Before cars phones and super markets there were people

  • @aaroncolombo
    @aaroncolombo 9 лет назад +335

    I don't know why, but i love creepy towns.

    • @Heinrichgogmi
      @Heinrichgogmi 5 лет назад +5

      Would you like to live beside a warm mexican

    • @kcajmortsnnew1488
      @kcajmortsnnew1488 5 лет назад +2

      @@Heinrichgogmi I WOULD, IF SHE....oh,never mind

    • @jaysonaguilar6088
      @jaysonaguilar6088 5 лет назад

      I'm thinking something else..
      I'm not saying that you have a wide area where you can bang your babe..but yeah I think that's what I'm trying to say..
      😂😂😂

    • @jzk2020
      @jzk2020 5 лет назад +2

      Maybe its coz you're just a creepy kinda guy.

    • @charlypower5724
      @charlypower5724 5 лет назад +1

      yes i agree this little town look beaten down but also damn cozy

  • @marthasheahan5380
    @marthasheahan5380 7 лет назад +47

    I worked at a goldmine here in the late 1980s. There is HUGE amounts of gold left. Just redoing the tailings netted over 30 oz of gold per ton in the clay. I also drank a lot of beers at the Green Parrot. Don't let looks deceive you.

    • @hdaline69
      @hdaline69 5 лет назад +4

      I loved the Parrot. The guy who owned it died, left it to his son (my boyfriend at the time). The son didn't know anything about owning a business...bye-bye Parrot.

    • @SPGRAMPA1
      @SPGRAMPA1 5 лет назад

      Woman miner??

    • @waltmedeiros3433
      @waltmedeiros3433 5 лет назад

      @@hdaline69 o
      L

    • @dennyscales
      @dennyscales 5 лет назад

      did any of you posting here know Rocky Fry ?.......Rocky & his wife, Marilyn, wintered down here at my ranch back in the '80's , an me & Rocky set up shop at the Reno air races, we had a retail booth right inside the gate.

  • @hoganrichard9627
    @hoganrichard9627 3 года назад +2

    Thanks, Desert King. Our family explored every one of these towns in Nevada and those on old route 66 during the late 50s and early 60s. I'm amazed at how little they've changed except for a few modern motels and gas stations. The desert is known for it's ability to preserve things. Thanks for the tour.

  • @christocr
    @christocr 5 лет назад +1

    Oh how I would love to live in a quiet place like that, away from the absolute insanity of our day. No computer. No phone. No nothing. Just peace and quiet.

  • @noniehayes6050
    @noniehayes6050 5 лет назад +4

    Omg. I love every area in this vid! Nothing creepy about Goldfield at all, its awesome!!

  • @davidcopperfield-notthemag397
    @davidcopperfield-notthemag397 4 года назад +3

    I grew up in Fallon, north of Reno. Have you heard of the mostly abandoned town in Nevada called Wabuska? Our family found that town when I was young. The few people that were there in a old bar were really strange. We got out of there quick!

    • @karlaberg2209
      @karlaberg2209 4 года назад

      Fallon is not north of Reno. Are you sure you lived there?

    • @davidcopperfield-notthemag397
      @davidcopperfield-notthemag397 4 года назад

      @@karlaberg2209 Goodness yes. Is Fallon west of Reno? Whatever...are you sure you are talking about Nevada?

    • @karlaberg2209
      @karlaberg2209 4 года назад

      @@davidcopperfield-notthemag397 hahaha I said that wrong didn't I. I meant east. Sorry.

  • @Wolfsky9
    @Wolfsky9 4 года назад +3

    I too, am endlessly fascinated by the abandoned town of Nevada. ------------many years ago----the late 70's, my Late-wife & I decided, for the hell of it, to drive back to Denver, ---our home-----from LA, where we visited my relatives. -------We took the road as close to " Area 51" & we drove US 50 -------it was an unforgettable experience. We drove one full day, seeing no one. thankfully, ourcar, a '70 Maverick, did wonderfully------no problems at all, & we loved exploring several near ghost towns. Nevada is full of them. ----------Personally I love the desert. ------In many ways, I regret not moving there----somewhere----after I lost my wife, in '92. --------------------------------WolfSky9, 72 y/o

    • @denisemayosky1955
      @denisemayosky1955 4 года назад

      So sorry to hear about your wife, but what wonderful memories! Thank you for sharing them!

  • @joeytacey743
    @joeytacey743 5 лет назад +11

    100 years ago Goldfield was the largest town in Nevada... and the Goldfield Hotel which is still there, was the largest hotel in the whole state, most of the town was destroyed by fire many many decades ago, there is a movie called vanishing point and parts of the movie was filmed in Goldfield and at the Goldfield Hotel

    • @peedee4065
      @peedee4065 5 лет назад

      Thanks for the reference to Vanishing Point. If I see it again I'll keep Goldfield in mind.

  • @anthonywstanton
    @anthonywstanton 10 лет назад +5

    Once again thank you for sharing! I have been to Goldfield and took many pictures there. All of which are gone due to a crashed hard drive. I hope to get back there some day and do some more exploring! The graveyard is of particular interest and so is the hotel. It is the pits that nobody is allowed in the hotel for tours. And the decorated vehicles are well worth seeing!

    • @DesertKingTravel
      @DesertKingTravel  9 лет назад +1

      I know! They should allow that cool spooky hotel to be toured. At least part of it! Thanks a bunch Anthony. ~KJ

    • @LikaLaruku
      @LikaLaruku 9 лет назад

      There's free software that can recover images from a hard drive, though not even nessissary if you saved your windows.old folder.

    • @anthonywstanton
      @anthonywstanton 9 лет назад

      The hard drive not only crashed but emitted smoke as well. No saving.

  • @Wiseguy1408
    @Wiseguy1408 7 лет назад +203

    Those were not Bristlecone Pine Trees, they were Joshua Trees. Bristlecone Pines grow at a much higher elevation.

    • @williamneumann7288
      @williamneumann7288 5 лет назад +10

      Why did "fake news" seem to best describe this video? Ignorance is not bliss.

    • @kululv
      @kululv 5 лет назад +16

      hard to believe someone can mistake a Joshua tree for a brsitlecone pine...

    • @kcajmortsnnew1488
      @kcajmortsnnew1488 5 лет назад +1

      well , this bozo is blissful enough to laugh at his own "jokes" i got a whole raft of his vids. suggested , all creepy........desperate bid for clicks and yeah , bristlecone....you'd think he'd be embarrassed enough to take it down @@williamneumann7288

    • @reesedaniel5835
      @reesedaniel5835 5 лет назад

      @e james Yes I read Joshua trees only grow about 1 inch per year. So do the math on some of those trees. They were around back in the days of Blondie and Tuco in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, ha ha.

    • @chofujohn1
      @chofujohn1 5 лет назад +6

      Good for you. You saved me from posting that those are Joshua Trees.

  • @nuhnutguy
    @nuhnutguy 10 лет назад +1

    I grew up in Nevada and played High School,sports year round and because of that I have traveled just about everywhere in the state. Small towns like this is really not that uncommon in Nevada but your fascination is very humorous. I remember during a school trip stopping in a little town like the ones you posted. I dont remember the name but remember the store looked like a barn. Some of us went inside to buy soda and they only had 3 six packs of tab pop on a shelf next to other dust covered items. I remember picking up a can and it was empty and when I shook it, it sounded like there was powder inside. At another place in which I dont remember the name there was this box with a glass lid outside this store or restaurant. It had a warning sign that said Caution "Baby Rattlers". When we worked up the courage to look inside there were actual baby toy rattlers inside. It had a handle to move the box to make the toys rattle. I think if you stopped to check out some the towns you might run into some cool stuff.

    • @DesertKingTravel
      @DesertKingTravel  10 лет назад

      That's a neat story! Ya...we HAVE stopped in dozens of these cool places in the over 25 years we've been traveling to the desert. And yes...spoke to many fine people and seen lots of cool stuff! We just recently tried our hand at video. Never really planned to be a "travel channel". So...these videos I have uploaded are listed under "Desert Drives". Key word being "drives". At least I get to show the rest of the world...in a small way...just how different and fascinating the desert can be. As we go along...we'll start getting more thorough with the vids. For now...I'm happy to share what we DO have! Take care and thanks!! ~Kenneth

  • @marisolpintos8427
    @marisolpintos8427 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks for taking me along on another of your road trips. These are super spooky! so many abandoned cars. Were you guys ever game enough to pull over for a 'pit stop' just to see if anyone came out of those shacks or tailors? Love you guys, keep em coming

  • @leoclips2778
    @leoclips2778 5 лет назад +8

    Omg I love this it's so old fashioned and looks like where McQueen met sally

  • @charismao23
    @charismao23 5 лет назад +3

    According to Wikipedia, it’s an unincorporated community, that “While the unoccupied buildings of the town remain an attraction, they are not abandoned. Each building has an owner, many with plans to renovate the property. In addition, the Goldfield Days festival is held in August each year. The festival includes parades, booths, historical displays, and a land auction.” So no secret, it’s still in use and no it’s not “too secret.”

  • @roynapora7683
    @roynapora7683 4 года назад +1

    Thanks
    That was a pretty cool small desert tour. Good work pointing out some things!

  • @donjarrett9485
    @donjarrett9485 4 года назад +1

    What a wonderful video on Nevada,brings back memories of my youth.me and three friends left Alabama in 1969 on a road trip to see the west with about 500 dollars we were headed to Texas in a ford van ecolne 150 Superman wide frame,with camping equipment, two lids of pot and 12 black beauties.20 years old hippies on the road of free love and discovery,got to Texas stayed at campgrounds and state parks for about two weeks ,met lot of people and kept going through Nevada and to California,didn't make back home to six months later,what a good time we had that me and friends had to talk about memories lasting to this day,seeing these places look the same 50 years later,we all talked about doing it again before we died but now we waited too long,thanks for the memories.

  • @and1lirical
    @and1lirical 8 лет назад +139

    Trevor's neighborhood

    • @AllisonMiller30
      @AllisonMiller30 7 лет назад +2

      chris Who's Trevor.

    • @and1lirical
      @and1lirical 7 лет назад +5

      A character from GTA5

    • @lovelyflower875
      @lovelyflower875 6 лет назад +2

      Hahaha and the little hillbillies live out there

    • @judahtribe7
      @judahtribe7 5 лет назад

      Oh my God that crackling noise is driving me nuts

  • @mytfy1
    @mytfy1 7 лет назад +139

    That's my kinda town. I wouldn't mind being Mayor there. Just kick back and relax with a/c
    of course and watch for an occasional UFO or two. lol

    • @reesedaniel5835
      @reesedaniel5835 5 лет назад +2

      Same here. I could ride my 150cc scooter up and down the roads all I wanted without worrying about traffic! ; ) FUN

    • @gjmichaelson3739
      @gjmichaelson3739 5 лет назад +2

      @@reesedaniel5835 likewise...A place of chill if you've got a pretty lady

    • @saradecapua3264
      @saradecapua3264 5 лет назад +1

      Drive a little further to Tonapah and stay at the lovely Mizpah hotel that is haunted.

    • @denisemayosky1955
      @denisemayosky1955 4 года назад +1

      I so would want to move there myself!

    • @oddities-whatnot
      @oddities-whatnot 2 года назад

      @@gjmichaelson3739 and thats the key. You need a partner living somewhere like that or loneliness would finish you off

  • @louises-later1480
    @louises-later1480 5 лет назад +1

    Love all of your videos ...spooky ones are the best

  • @oddities-whatnot
    @oddities-whatnot 5 лет назад +1

    I actually think that looks a good place to live, away from all the city crime. I can imagine if you are nice to people, they will be nice with you.

  • @the1texasmccoy
    @the1texasmccoy 7 лет назад +117

    Definitely not an abandoned town. I got the most expensive ticket I've ever received in my life just outside Goldfield. The sheriff's deputy that gave it to me was seriously older than dirt. He looked older than the oldest dudes that greet people at the door in Wal-Mart. Very odd. The back of the ticket said that for an extra (several hundred dollar) "convenience fee", the ticket would be written off and not go on one's driving record. They definitely know people are willing to pay it to not have to go back to Goldfield and attend whatever semblance of traffic court they have there. Definitely watch your driving when passing through/near Goldfield, or any of the small weird towns on Hwy 95, for that matter. The hills most definitely have eyes.

    • @mickgatz214
      @mickgatz214 5 лет назад +3

      i like that place.... :)

    • @drumtwo4seven
      @drumtwo4seven 5 лет назад +3

      Mick Gatz
      me too

    • @brooksanderson2599
      @brooksanderson2599 5 лет назад +6

      Vintage Girl: Its ¨Mad Max Town!" Its a wonder that you didn´t have to fight Bubba in Thunderdome!

    • @hdaline69
      @hdaline69 5 лет назад +2

      @@brooksanderson2599 actually "Bubba" was a Sheriff's Deputy in Tonopah, 26 miles away. I believe he's retired now though.

    • @brooksanderson2599
      @brooksanderson2599 5 лет назад +5

      JustForgetit: During the 60s I used to work at the Nevada Test Site, Mercury, studying nuclear craters for the UN PLowshare Program. It was all rather surreal. And no, I never met Bubba. ;-)

  • @frankwesterfield2243
    @frankwesterfield2243 9 лет назад +11

    Small towns in the middle of no where usally have old cars and very old buildings

  • @helenjackman8984
    @helenjackman8984 5 лет назад +1

    122 degrees on cool days in summer.

  • @zerogpoo
    @zerogpoo 11 лет назад

    Great video man, keep'em coming.

  • @watutman
    @watutman 5 лет назад +14

    The only thing strange about Goldfield is there is no gas station. When I bought a car, I did not realize how small the gas tank was and I ran out of gas in Goldfield, Nevada. After asking around, I found out the police would give you 5 gallons if you gave your ID and filled out a form. I gladly did. The form asked you to donate what you could afford. I gladly donated full retail price for the gas.

    • @reesedaniel5835
      @reesedaniel5835 5 лет назад

      So, the police of Goldfield are the "jack of all trades" of the town it would seem. Of course, they've got to make it seem more "official" by getting your personal info ; )

  • @Tikii_9
    @Tikii_9 5 лет назад +5

    Nobody:
    I mean no one:
    This guy: *Funky old Mail box* ....... *strange old rock*

  • @maikailoa808
    @maikailoa808 5 лет назад +2

    Been to goldfield while traveling and always make a stop. Interesting town and a lot of history and some nice folks there.
    Ron

  • @rickydc0475
    @rickydc0475 5 лет назад

    God how I miss those warm sunny days of the great Southwest! It's another snow Day in the Northwest, thank God it's not windy and it's a "soft" snowfall. Come on Springtime!

  • @thehaglin
    @thehaglin 7 лет назад +20

    The town and people of Goldfield are amazing and hearty. This is a video of the current city if Goldfield. There is a Goldfield ghost town not to far south west towards Death Valley. It's really cool and also inhabited. I think there's a population of between 10 to 20. depending on the time of year. Gets unbelievably cold in the winter. If you would like to explore, I recommend being courteous and do not enter ANY buildings without permission. There's a great bar in the ghost town if you want to get some local flavor. If you're like the guy that called this area a sh*t h*ole... don't bother. you're not wanted there.

    • @SPGRAMPA1
      @SPGRAMPA1 5 лет назад +1

      Thatll be me hhahaha

  • @mothman-jz8ug
    @mothman-jz8ug 5 лет назад +5

    I like the Packard camper.

    • @SuperChuckRaney
      @SuperChuckRaney 5 лет назад +1

      that is factory made, check out METEOR CAMPERS

  • @MountainRiverRunner
    @MountainRiverRunner 5 лет назад +1

    Goldfield Nevada was a town that I lived in as a child. My father owned the top half of Columbia mountain which shows up in your video. At one time it was a booming gold mining town but unfortunately everything has been mined out that is closer to the surface and it would take a lot of money to get anything else out. Thank you for posting the video I will have to go back and visit again sometime. It has been a ghost town four many years with only a few stragglers hanging on probably because it doesn't cost much to live there.

  • @juliemont.999
    @juliemont.999 5 лет назад

    Crazy ! Thank you for sharing...

  • @101airbornechuck
    @101airbornechuck 8 лет назад +325

    good video, but the snide comments and veiled putdowns of the locals are not needed. i would rather live in one of these towns than new york, chicago, or los angeles any day. most of the problems come from "tourists" who run their mouths, make smart ass comments and then wonder why they get their ass kicked. these are good people who don't have a lot of money and get by the best way they can. they are friendly and open until you piss them off. i would rather be standing in one of these towns on main street at 2am then anywhere in the above cities i mentioned..i would be safer. and, most of the population is armed because emergency services are slow or non-existant. keep the videos coming but drop the smart assed comments.

    • @mominahxx9988
      @mominahxx9988 8 лет назад +13

      very true!

    • @damidnightgolfer
      @damidnightgolfer 5 лет назад +42

      Yet in your own comment you show your own contempt and disregard for the cities you mentioned. Charles, you might want to take your own advice before trying to give it out to anyone else.

    • @robertferera1186
      @robertferera1186 5 лет назад +20

      Charles was just stating a fact!

    • @helenjackman8984
      @helenjackman8984 5 лет назад

      So big shot you think that you are the only one who can do that.

    •  5 лет назад +9

      Charles, small towns are mean and nasty. You're a dumb-fuck yankee talkin out your ass.

  • @jamesrelinski8853
    @jamesrelinski8853 5 лет назад +5

    Notice the cars were all over 30 years old.
    Not a soul in sight...
    I would speculate on high levels of radiation from nuke testing maybe?
    Spooky. I'd stay the hell away personally.

  • @annacarroll4437
    @annacarroll4437 5 лет назад +2

    I've visited here, even spent the night, and to be honest, it would need to borrow a horse to be a 'one horse town'. That aside, it was actually charming and you can feel the history everywhere. From what we saw geology and mining are the major industries with some prospectors still hoping to find a gold strike out there. We drove down from Tonopah on our way to Las Vegas and stumbled on this unique place. Burning man and Goldfield Days seem big here with spots dedicated to them dotted around town. Check out the history of those very unique art cars when you visit. If you like places where History lives, it's worth a day trip or an hour or two at least. Check out the creepy half-restored hotel!

    • @-separate
      @-separate 5 лет назад

      Did you see any aliens lmfao

    • @annacarroll4437
      @annacarroll4437 5 лет назад +1

      @@-separate Only "aliens " we saw were the people looking shocked at the lack of a single fast food place.... Talk about an alien environment lol.

    • @-separate
      @-separate 5 лет назад +1

      @@annacarroll4437 lol

  • @haroldofcardboard
    @haroldofcardboard 5 лет назад +1

    love those old art cars! intersting video thx for uploading.

  • @honestytoafault
    @honestytoafault 9 лет назад +6

    The town itself looks like the setting for tremors
    The crazy cars look like something from mad Max

  • @wwb2081
    @wwb2081 8 лет назад +33

    2:52 What is this? Mad Max?

    • @wills.8849
      @wills.8849 8 лет назад +5

      Burning man probably

    • @marydominguez6033
      @marydominguez6033 7 лет назад

      Will S.WHY ARE WE NOT BUYING MAD MAX CARS AND COOL OUTFITS! AND DRIVING AROUND THERE FOR FUN PEOPLE!!

    • @tomquimby6432
      @tomquimby6432 5 лет назад

      Some people do that in California, Jay Leno showed it on his TV show Jay Leno`s Garage.

    • @rishirishiroopnarine5067
      @rishirishiroopnarine5067 5 лет назад

      Wyatt Button max mad

  • @davidbrown8303
    @davidbrown8303 4 года назад +1

    Just the kind of spooky town Scooby-Doo and the gang would investigate. We used to live in the middle of nowhere much like courage the cowardly dog but my dad got sick of looking out the window and seeing nothing so we moved. Now we live two miles out side of Dallas next to a big cemetery and its yet another place Scooby-Doo might investigate.

  • @melissaaspey5300
    @melissaaspey5300 10 лет назад +1

    I like your videos. The first time I watched a video was maybe 2012. I want to see more creepy places since I can't drive right now. Driving yourself is definitely an experience of a lifetime.

  • @XxMyvxRocksx382xX
    @XxMyvxRocksx382xX 5 лет назад +3

    we passed through goldfield once,daytime, only saw one(1) person around lol

  • @berjaboy
    @berjaboy 5 лет назад +6

    Goldfield, Nevada. Also known as "Glory Hole" from the 1987 film Cherry 2000.

  • @robertglancy4474
    @robertglancy4474 5 лет назад +2

    Used to work out at the Tonopah Test Range in the late 80's, been through this place quite a view times going back and forth from LV to Tonopah.

  • @monstervan
    @monstervan 5 лет назад

    That's a very interesting drive between Las Vegas and Reno. Lots to see, not creepy at all to me. I enjoyed your video!

  • @TheVamp1res
    @TheVamp1res 10 лет назад +13

    I'm fascinated by this! But if that were me driving along that road & i saw the rock & gem store at 2:37 Actually with the sign saying OPEN ! I would have had to have gone in there just for the trippy vibe!

    • @dennyscales
      @dennyscales 5 лет назад

      that was my pal, Rocky Fry's place back in the '80's , it was named " Rocky's antique shop and doll museum ".......I was on a selling road trip when I happened into Rocky's place , ( it WAS about the only shop open then ) that stop in that "hick town" turned out to be a 25 year friendship,......I miss Rocky.

    • @denisemayosky1955
      @denisemayosky1955 4 года назад

      Me too!

  • @hillwalker8741
    @hillwalker8741 5 лет назад +7

    good god 51 is on the other side of the state

  • @annagreengables8891
    @annagreengables8891 11 лет назад

    Enjoyed! Thanks for uploading and sharing.

  • @saundrajohnson1571
    @saundrajohnson1571 4 года назад +1

    "Odd place for a shipping container". 😄
    Can't deny that!

  • @IxFito95xI
    @IxFito95xI 10 лет назад +13

    .....FREE CARS!

    • @Sir_Nixon
      @Sir_Nixon 10 лет назад

      Let's go car shopping

  • @mdser86
    @mdser86 10 лет назад +18

    LOL the dixie flag!! Didnt know the Confederacy extended to Nevada...well, if you dont come to Dixie, Dixie will come to you....i guess :)

    • @DesertKingTravel
      @DesertKingTravel  10 лет назад +5

      Hahaha...you're one of only a few who've noticed that! ~KJ

    • @mdser86
      @mdser86 10 лет назад +1

      *****
      By the way.. i love your vids. Im european, but travelling the american desert just like that is one of my dream trips. Loving the sights.

    • @DesertKingTravel
      @DesertKingTravel  10 лет назад

      nunoPT Thanks very kindly! Glad to have you here! Take care! ~KJ

    • @YOUTUBEfucku
      @YOUTUBEfucku 5 лет назад

      The world is full of things that you do not know. ..

    • @tomquimby6432
      @tomquimby6432 5 лет назад +1

      Nevada is the battle born state. Nevada was admitted as a state in 1864 to keep it in the union, because there were Confederate sympathizers there. There was a battle between Union and Confederate sympathizers in Nevada at the start of the Civil War that centered around a saloon.

  • @asankaw1
    @asankaw1 9 лет назад

    i stumble upon one of your channels today and love your desert trips.. keep them coming.. enjoyed your videos.. brought back many happy memories.. thanks..

    • @laswans.2968
      @laswans.2968 8 лет назад

      +asankaw1 Just arrived here myself. Wish there were more vids cuz love them!

  • @kindnesscupcakesandcrazy4720
    @kindnesscupcakesandcrazy4720 5 лет назад +1

    I like the way you pause the video so we can see what you are talking about

  •  11 лет назад +7

    very cool this video! anyway what s so strange about this plaçe ?! anyone ever seen a ufo in this place?

  • @eriksic
    @eriksic 8 лет назад +3

    This is exactly what I aim to do later this year. For some odd reason desert and the sense of loneliness really amazes me in some weird way. Just have to talk my girlfriend into it instead of hanging in LA all the time...

  • @roncolson1361
    @roncolson1361 11 лет назад

    Awesome video thanks for taking the time to share it with everybody

  • @sharondiane227
    @sharondiane227 5 лет назад +1

    these videos always remind me of those desert horror, off the freeway motel - abandoned town horror flicks.. truly believe there is some truth to them..

  • @jaysoncolbert6187
    @jaysoncolbert6187 7 лет назад +5

    so crazy you saw a van and the scariest bristle cone pine.... why didn't you show the cemetery

  • @tommyers
    @tommyers 10 лет назад +3

    Wyatt Earp's brother was the Sheriff of that town briefly!

    • @DesertKingTravel
      @DesertKingTravel  10 лет назад +3

      If that's for real..that's very interesting and thanks! ~KJ

    • @tommyers
      @tommyers 10 лет назад +3

      I misspoke. He was sworn in as a deputy sheriff. goldfieldhistoricalsociety.com/featured-storyVirgilWalterEarpGoldfield.html
      Mark Twain was also a resident at one time, though!

    • @DesertKingTravel
      @DesertKingTravel  10 лет назад +1

      Tom Myers
      Thanks Tom! Great link by the way!! Interesting about Mark Twain too! Man...Goldfield has some pretty cool history behind it!! That 1906 boxing match was just one of MANY historic events and such! ~KJ

    • @DesertKingTravel
      @DesertKingTravel  10 лет назад

      Tom Myers
      Ya...already corrected that Tom....thanks!! ~KJ

  • @Itiswhatitis55
    @Itiswhatitis55 4 года назад

    Thanks for the detailed information! Appreciate it! 🙄😏

  • @septemberquest6393
    @septemberquest6393 5 лет назад

    Cool video... love this material!!🏚️🏠

  • @deuceduece3275
    @deuceduece3275 5 лет назад +3

    See those funky cars that's where 2pac and Dre filmed California Love! 💯fr...

  • @BCDJONES9725
    @BCDJONES9725 10 лет назад +15

    What is so spooky about Goldfield its the county seat for Esmeralda county. Far from a ghost town you should check out Goldfield days its a blast. The cars are art like the cadillacs in the desert in texas. I don't know if it will take off but there out in the desert you saw very little of them. Its not aliens its art ha ha. Next time you go thru goldfield stop at Jim Marshes bar its pretty cool. Also I would recommend checking out the courthouse its a real county courthouse and its like stepping back in time. Trivia this is the town Melvin Dumar picked up Howard Hughes and gave Howard a ride back to the DI.

    • @DesertKingTravel
      @DesertKingTravel  10 лет назад +1

      Thanks Cody! Goldfield is such a funky cool place. You know....we've been through probably 100 times over the past 20 years....maybe even more. The thing is...we're always on our way to or from Las Vegas and/or Reno...so we're always "makin' time". It's only in the past few years we've decided to start videoing our travels. I'm just glad to bring even what we have here for people to see...and hopefully they can get a chance to experience the fascinating desert some day themselves! Take care and thanks again! ~KK

    • @ericthered760
      @ericthered760 5 лет назад

      Cars look like something you'd see at Burning Man !

  • @scottjohnson1640
    @scottjohnson1640 4 года назад +1

    I love those little desert towns! I might move to one yet.

  • @helenjackman8984
    @helenjackman8984 4 года назад +1

    This place is haunted and I am not kidding! The worst thing about it is that it is HOTTER THAN HELL here in the summer.

  • @ironcagedragon
    @ironcagedragon 5 лет назад +5

    What you indicated as Brisle Cone Pine Trees were Joshua Trees. It is important to get your facts straight, otherwise your information is unreliable and should altogether be disregarded.

  • @melissaaspey5300
    @melissaaspey5300 10 лет назад +4

    I live in las Vegas. Not too far. I've seen goldfield on the map app. Thanks for the tour. I Like your sense of humor.

  • @TheChuck624
    @TheChuck624 12 лет назад

    Oh yeah, I enjoy your vids, thanks for sharing them with us and I appreciate your efforts. Added to favs.

  • @lmcsg9009
    @lmcsg9009 10 лет назад +1

    taking a roadtrip down there this summer...pretty excited!

    • @DesertKingTravel
      @DesertKingTravel  10 лет назад

      Ya...that will be a blast! You'll love it for sure! ~Kenneth

  • @470ohio
    @470ohio 9 лет назад +19

    Those are not Bristle Cone Trees, there Joshua Trees, & Joshua's don't have Pine Cone's they have pods

  • @tonyhouston755
    @tonyhouston755 8 лет назад +7

    Looks like the owners of the Gold Nuggets store are flying the Confederate Battle Flag there at 2:40 mark.

    • @boardskins
      @boardskins 8 лет назад

      +Tony Houston Bet they'll lose some customers over that! lol

    • @charleshoang6481
      @charleshoang6481 5 лет назад +1

      Not safe !

    • @charleshoang6481
      @charleshoang6481 5 лет назад

      Resident Evil !

    • @maxsands3861
      @maxsands3861 5 лет назад +4

      That flag is a part of our history, nothing to be ashamed of.

    • @jeremynelson3752
      @jeremynelson3752 5 лет назад

      FN LS I can racism is every where shame the devil

  • @rkr894able
    @rkr894able 5 лет назад

    How fascinating! Thanks for sharing (:

  • @spirit7052
    @spirit7052 5 лет назад

    Ijesztő! köszönjük a videot!

  • @aboutimeYluj
    @aboutimeYluj 9 лет назад +3

    Because of all the horror movies ive watched, I wouldn't be brave enough to go through a town like that. Ill just watch it on youtube from you guys. :D

    • @DesertKingTravel
      @DesertKingTravel  9 лет назад

      You know...probably not a bad idea! Hahaha...a lot less expensive too! Take care. Have a super 2015. ~Kenneth

  • @speedspeed121
    @speedspeed121 7 лет назад +21

    :38 those are Joshua Tree.

  • @katiecorley17
    @katiecorley17 9 лет назад +1

    Yeehaw!!! I went there this summer. Hardly anything has changed, it seemed more alive and it was a Sunday! We saw people out and about.

    • @DesertKingTravel
      @DesertKingTravel  9 лет назад +1

      Ya for sure Katie! This town DOES see quite a bit more action than some of the other towns I have on video....I guess mostly 'cause it's right on Hwy 95. Still....it's a super spooky place especially the old hotel which people say is haunted! We always love passing through this funky town! Anyway....thanks and take care. ~Kenneth

    • @gradybutts1546
      @gradybutts1546 5 лет назад +1

      Can a black person visit safely. Not meant to be racial. I love taking road trips and would love to go there.

    • @SPGRAMPA1
      @SPGRAMPA1 5 лет назад

      @@gradybutts1546 Sure can CUZ!!😊👍

  • @debbryant2402
    @debbryant2402 Год назад +1

    This town is to cool! We stopped here to see the hotel and ate at the dinky diner in town. Would love to go back sometime,maybe in may when we bowl in Vegas for nationals

  • @theshadowcyberman3358
    @theshadowcyberman3358 8 лет назад +15

    Kinda looks like something out of Fallout if you ask me.

    • @MageAtYou
      @MageAtYou 6 лет назад +2

      you can hear the radiation as he drives through

    • @theguitarprogresschannel1907
      @theguitarprogresschannel1907 5 лет назад

      Makes sense. One of the most popular fallout games is based in Nevada.

  • @jpeg6306
    @jpeg6306 2 года назад +2

    Somewhere In Nevada….

  • @chanceyaydino99
    @chanceyaydino99 11 лет назад

    Omg I think that's the place I was looking for thank you so much for uploading this

  • @BW92116
    @BW92116 3 года назад +1

    An update... There is now a visitor center, at the location on the right at 2:29. It's paved, you can park overnight, there is a fenced dog run and a public restroom. The visitor center building is a museum and is open most weekends. A new gas station is in the process of being built at the south end of town, very close to the Car Forest. The Car Forest is not seen at all in this video, as they drove right past it. The art cars seen towards the end of this video are now in a different spot, next to the general store. Goldfield is not close to Area 51, but it IS close to Nellis Air Force Base, despite what some are claiming here. The extreme northern end of Nellis is only a few miles to the east of Goldfield. The Hoist House is now called the Mozart Tavern. There are no bristlecone pines in Goldfield, but the bristlecone pine forest, with the world's oldest trees, is in the White Mountains not too far away. The White Mountains form a part of the border between Nevada and California, and the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest is only a 90-minute drive from Goldfield.

  • @judahtribe7
    @judahtribe7 5 лет назад +8

    Besides have you ever thought that the people might be Underground

  • @JGLtv
    @JGLtv 5 лет назад +4

    You must have never driven thru New Mexico or Arizona hahaha

  • @st9925
    @st9925 7 лет назад

    Omg I love your videos

  • @LizzieBeezie
    @LizzieBeezie 4 года назад +1

    The fire station and the cars around it, remind me of Radiator Springs in Cars lol.

  • @kimberlybrethauer7430
    @kimberlybrethauer7430 7 лет назад +3

    Those are Joshua trees not bristle cone.

  • @justsomeyeti5814
    @justsomeyeti5814 5 лет назад +3

    Ambient temperature is 120°....why is everyone inside?

    • @dogscratchedoor
      @dogscratchedoor 5 лет назад

      Yeah, what the heck is wrong with these folks? I absolutely LOVE hanging outside in 120 degree weather.

  • @craigslistrro709
    @craigslistrro709 7 лет назад +1

    I love how fascinated people get when they get out of their cities and see the rest of the country.

    • @RickZackExploreOffroad
      @RickZackExploreOffroad 5 лет назад

      I know, it's like clean air and open spaces freak them out.

    • @SPGRAMPA1
      @SPGRAMPA1 5 лет назад

      Saiz the Creepy guy on Craigslist!!😂👍👍Jus playen.Were not use to Slowed down places where there is absolutely nothing to do!!

    • @RickZackExploreOffroad
      @RickZackExploreOffroad 5 лет назад

      @MysteryFan Goldfield is an amazing place and well worth the time to explore. In fact the whole area is fascinating. The people are friendly and if you need help are more than willing to give assistance.

  • @teredoan5753
    @teredoan5753 5 лет назад

    Interesting place! Thanks for posting!

  • @standupstandout9636
    @standupstandout9636 5 лет назад +8

    Please Don’t run down my home state and locals.

  • @likepatsandGTOs
    @likepatsandGTOs 10 лет назад +6

    see any zombies???

  • @malachiwhite356
    @malachiwhite356 2 года назад

    So, I'm not the only Easterner fascinated with Western desert anything? The mines, the test sites, the stark sky and terrain, the desolate open road, the cacti, the snakes, the flying saucers . . .

  • @pietpuk9343
    @pietpuk9343 5 лет назад +1

    The " Gans vs Nelson " boxing fight was epic ! It lasted 42 rounds !

  • @BattleBornCowboy
    @BattleBornCowboy 5 лет назад +4

    Wow talk about inaccurate depiction of a historical town.

  • @hectora7479
    @hectora7479 7 лет назад +4

    The confederate flag is a weird touch.

  • @ReVolt_e-Vlogs
    @ReVolt_e-Vlogs 4 года назад +1

    Sad you're not making videos anymore, I been in Nevada for 16 years, ex pat of that country of Chicago!😂 I consider Nevada home now, Reno to be exact. Want to get out the city, so these lil town videos give me good ideas

  • @ericsuniversaltrip
    @ericsuniversaltrip 5 лет назад

    Glad you explorer's could catch these FUNKY events on camera. Wow. Funky.