Housed inside the 1869 US Mint building, the Nevada State Museum generally hosts one visiting exhibition to complement its four excellent permanent exhibitions – Carson City Mint, Nevada's Changing Earth, Nevada: A People & Place Through Time and Under One Sky – to tell the story of what is one of America's most unique and independent-minded states.
Nevada State Museum
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Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
24.77 MILES
Stylized street scenes illustrate a century’s worth of automobile history at this engaging car museum. The collection is enormous and impressive, with one…
23.39 MILES
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…
9.4 MILES
Just 12 miles north of Carson City off Hwy I-580, almost halfway to Reno, you'll find this fabulous regional park with manicured gardens perfect for…
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park
21.95 MILES
The largest, and arguably most luxurious of the state parks at Lake Tahoe, Ed Z’Berg Sugar Pine State Park (formerly known as Sugar Pine State Park), sits…
21.96 MILES
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…
23.44 MILES
Swoon-worthy views of Emerald Bay, as the camera-wielding crowds testify.
23.56 MILES
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…
12.3 MILES
Good for hikes in summer and skiing and snowshoeing in winter; there's also a sledding hill.
Nearby Nevada attractions
1. Children's Museum of Northern Nevada
0.07 MILES
Carson City being the family-friendly place that it is, of course there's a museum that's just for kids, although adults are welcome if they're well…
2. Nevada State Capitol Building
0.29 MILES
Built in 1870, the handsome Nevada State Capitol is complete with a silver-covered dome in a not-so-subtle nod to the mineral that made this state famous…
3. Nevada State Railroad Museum
1.28 MILES
Loved by adults and kids alike, the hugely popular Nevada State Railroad Museum is worth a visit, even if you're not a rail buff, for its impressive…
8.63 MILES
Spooner Lake is popular for catch-and-release fishing, picnicking, nature walks, backcountry camping and cross-country skiing. It's also the start of the…
8.71 MILES
Two sand spits have formed a shallow bay here, with brilliant, warm turquoise water and white, boulder-strewn beaches. It gets very busy, especially…
8.79 MILES
During summer, you can tour the eccentric Thunderbird Lodge, a neo-Gothic 1930s mansion. The only way to get to the lodge is by shuttle bus, leaving from…
7. Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park
9.02 MILES
Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park is the east shore's biggest draw with beaches and hiking for all. Summer crowds splash in the turquoise waters of Sand Harbor…
8. Bower's Mansion Regional Park
9.4 MILES
Just 12 miles north of Carson City off Hwy I-580, almost halfway to Reno, you'll find this fabulous regional park with manicured gardens perfect for…