I haven't been to that one, but I have been to quite a few out here in Colorado.
Its kinda fun to load up the SUV...
-Eeek*GASP* "Did he say 'SUV'? Quick, hide the kids!"
....and get off the asphalt to find and tool around in these places. Some are easy to get to and others can be quite difficult (i.e. the old back road to Tin Cup).
From what I have seen, they are very real with quite a bit of interesting history tied to them.
I like the "ghost stories" that go with these towns.
http://www.850koa.com/shows/zoo/sphoto-boo-03.html