Sheer granite cliffs and a jagged shoreline hem in glacier-carved Emerald Bay, a teardrop cove that will have you digging for your camera. Its most…
Must see attractions in South Lake Tahoe & Stateline
- Top ChoiceEmerald Bay State Park
- TTallac Historic Site
Three 1920s-era estates – Baldwin, Pope and Valhalla – sprawl across this 150-acre site on the southwest shore of Lake Tahoe. Free, self-guided tours wind…
- IInspiration Point
Swoon-worthy views of Emerald Bay, as the camera-wielding crowds testify.
- HHeavenly Gondola
Soar to the top of the world as you ride this gondola, which sweeps you from Heavenly Village to some 2.4 miles up the mountain in just 12 minutes. From…
- VVikingsholm Castle
Heiress Lora Knight's quirky mansion on the bay, Vikingsholm Castle is the focal point of Emerald Bay State Park, and a rare example of ancient…
- EEl Dorado National Park
West of Lake Tahoe, this mountainous park contains the formidably named Desolation Wilderness within its boundaries.
- Fannette Island
This uninhabited granite speck in Emerald Bay State Park is Lake Tahoe’s only island. It holds the vandalized remains of a tiny 1920s teahouse belonging…
- LLake Tahoe Historical Society Museum
This small but interesting museum displays artifacts from Tahoe’s pioneer past, including Washoe tribal baskets, vintage black-and-white films, hoary…