When we visited Calico for the Halloween Haunt event we took the Train ride. It offered a different view and perspective of the tiny town that was once again bustling with crowds of people. Calico was a silver mining town. It was built in the early 1880s. By 1907 it was empty when the silver veins were exhausted. In 1951 it was purchased by the owner of Knotts Berry Farm, Walter Knott, and he worked at preserving the history of the town. He then donated it to San Bernidino County. The town hosts

If spooking is your thing and Halloween brings out the howl in you, Calico Ghost Town may be the fright place to be the last two weekends in October for our annual Ghost Haunt: Terror Under The Big Top. The first weekend of ghost haunting starts Friday, Oct. 24 through Sunday, Oct. 26. The second weekend starts on Halloween, Friday, Oct. 31 through Sunday, Nov. 2. Visit parks.sbcounty.gov/calico-ghost-haunt for more info. Ghost Haunt hours are: • Friday: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. • Saturday: 9 a.m. to 10