Berlin
State: Nevada
County: Nye County
Founded: 1897
Abandoned: 1911
Peak Population: 200-300
Berlin is Nevada's best-preserved ghost town—a company town where buildings remain in 'arrested decay.' But the park's real claim to fame: 225-million-year-old ichthyosaur fossils, the largest ever found (50-60 feet). The Shonisaurus popularis is Nevada's state fossil. Ghost town meets Jurassic sea monsters.
Quick Facts
- 50-60 foot ichthyosaur fossils are largest ever found
- Shonisaurus popularis is Nevada's state fossil
- Company-town ownership preserved buildings other ghost towns lost
- Only state park combining ghost town AND prehistoric fossils
Location
Address: Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park, Nye County, Nevada
Coordinates: 38.8806, -117.5958