Many Black Americans garnered wealth during the gold rush by opening up shops and mining for gold. Even though California was deemed a free state, however, many regions tolerated slavery.

COLOMA, Calif. — California's Gold Rush history comes to life in El Dorado County at the annual Coloma Gold Rush Live event. The Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park hosts the event each ...

Notes "The California Gold Rush: Getting there, Mining, Contemporary stories and accounts, Private coiners and assayers, San Francisco Mint -- Treasure of the S.S. Central America: Saga at sea of the ...

Off Highway 50 on the way to Tahoe, Gold Bug Mine, inside Gold Bug Park, is the kind of place you want to visit even if you don’t care much about gold rush history. It’s a beautiful park ...

There’s also the Matelot Gulch Mining Co. (22675 Main St.), where visitors can try their hand at mining for gold and gemstones.

For those who love the cultural legacy these mining towns left behind, you can visit these destinations today.