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Kyle Hot SpringsSoaking in the sulfuric water of this remote hot spring will turn your skin baby soft, and the endless view across the valley from the tub will seriously…
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Lamoille Recreation AreaThe Lamoille Recreation Area is part of the Ruby Mountains section of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It comprises the spectacular Lamoille Canyon…
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Great Basin National ParkNear the Nevada–Utah border, 67 miles east of Ely, this uncrowded national park encompasses the 13,063ft Wheeler Peak, rising abruptly from the desert and…
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Grimes Point Archaeological AreaAbout 10 miles east of Fallon, you can walk a ¾-mile trail past rock carvings (petroglyphs) dating as far back as 9000 years. Need more archaeological…
- LLehman Caves
A colossal marble cavern, Lehman Caves features a staggering collection of formations including stalactites, stalagmites, helictites, flowstone, popcorn…
- LLovelock Cave
Just under 20 miles south of town, this sizable cave was used from 2600 BCE by native peoples to store food and seasonal equipment. It was 'discovered' in…
- CCalifornia Trail Interpretive Center
If you're driving the I-80, which follows, in parts, the route of the original California Trail that pioneers trod when settling the West, a stop at this…
- WWestern Folklife Center
To get a taste of life in the Wild West, aspiring cowpokes should visit this cultural center, incorporating the Wiegand Gallery's impressive collection of…
- NNevada Northern Railway Museum
Ely was established as a mining town in the 1860s, but the railroad arrived in 1907. This rail museum, a must for trainspotters, inhabits the historic…
- NNortheastern Nevada Museum
The Northeastern Nevada Museum has excellent displays on pioneer life, Pony Express riders, Basque settlers and modern mining techniques. Free monthly…
- TToquima Caves
Inquire at the USDA Forest Service Austin Ranger District Office if you're interested in visiting these remote caves, sacred to local indigenous peoples…
- SSand Mountain Recreation Area
About 25 miles southeast of Fallon off Hwy 50 you'll come across Sand Mountain, a 600ft-tall sand dune that 'sings,' occasionally producing a low-pitched…
- WWard Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park
Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park sits off Hwy 93 south of Ely via signposted, well-maintained dirt roads. Perched in the Egan Mountain Range, it…
- CChurchill County Museum & Archives
Besides the usual pioneer relics, this museum and local county archives also displays an interesting replica of a Paiute hut and sponsors twice-monthly…
- HHickison Petroglyph Recreation Area
North of Hwy 50 at Hickison Summit, about 24 miles east of Austin, Hickison Petroglyph Recreation Area has panoramic lookout points, a self-guided tour,…
- EEly Renaissance Village
If you're in town on a Saturday in season, drop in to see this fabulous little collection of 12 'shotgun houses,' built by settlers from France, Slovakia,…
- WWalker Lake State Recreation Area
North of the town of Hawthorne, Hwy 95 traces the shrinking shoreline of this popular picnicking, swimming, boating and fishing spot. Summer months bring…
- TTrail of the '49ers Interpretive Center
The Trail of the ’49ers Interpretive Center is a sweet little local history museum that tells the story of mid-19th-century pioneers on the emigrant trail…
- PPershing County Courthouse
Lovelock's courthouse was inspired by Rome’s Pantheon.
- HHumboldt County Museum
North of the river in Winnemucca in a former church, the Humboldt County Museum shows off antique cars, farming implements and beautiful Paiute baskets,…