American Flats

This is what we explored on New Year's Day. These are the ruins of an old silver refinery outside of Virginia City, Nevada (in the middle of no where). It has obviously been abandoned for many years and become more of a playground for locals. The ruins that remain include the feeble skeletons of five main structures, as well as a seemingly endless maze of underground catacombs. It's hard to say what exactly some of these structures were used for......they are so unusual with tunnels and odd cavities everywhere. You have to be very careful when walking around because of all the holes in the ground. But everything is painted and some of the artwork there is incredible.