Nothing is left of the former county seat but a cemetery that is being reclaimed by aspen, evergreens, and wildflowers. In much better shape is the nearly intact nearby Paris Mill (1890s–1950s) and the still working Home Sweet Home Mine, which claims to be the only rhodochrosite mine in the United States. A well-preserved arrastra, an ore-crushing device fashioned from natural stone, may be found near the town on Buckskin Creek.
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