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Take a trip to Idaho’s ghost towns

A broken wagon wheel sits in front of an abandoned house.
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A ghost town in Caribou County, Idaho.

Idahoe has a large number of abandoned towns, many of which have grown from mining operations that went bust.

One local blog, The Traveling Spud, is a one-stop-shop for travel adventures, and it has a great list of Idaho ghost towns that you can visit — including one or two that might be haunted!

Katie Williams joined Idaho Matters to talk more about ghostly destinations.

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