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Visitors are welcome to stroll the attractive grounds of the university's main campus, within which you'll find the stargazing, flying-saucer-shaped…
Must-see attractions in Nevada
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Looking like it's straight out of a 1970s B-grade flick on the outside, Atlantis is all fun on the inside, modeled on the legendary underwater city, with…
Hickison Petroglyph Recreation Area
Northern Nevada
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,…
Las Vegas
This New Orleans–themed casino hotel does a so-so job of re-creating the Big Easy. On the casino floor stand more than 3000 slot and video poker machines…
Don Laughlin's Classic Car Collection
Southern Nevada
Minnesota transplant and town namesake Don Laughlin has amassed over 80 cars in his lifetime. (It's impressive he has the spare time: apparently the 88…
Northern Nevada
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,…
Nevada
To see how the mining elite lived, stop by to photograph the exterior of 'the Castle,' a mansion built in 1868 by Robert Graves, a Comstock visionary. It…
Las Vegas
A hub for the arts in Vegas' up-and-coming Arts District, Art Square contains 16 creative, retail and professional spaces as well the Cockroach Theater,…
Southern Nevada
Kids go crazy for this massive, seasonal water park with slides, surfing, swimming, a lazy river, and cabanas for the big kids who paid for the tickets…
Las Vegas
Beginners’ wedding packages start at just $209 at this quiet, quaint little wooden chapel built in 1942, in the shadow of the south Strip, as seen in the…
Walker Lake State Recreation Area
Northern Nevada
North of the town of Hawthorne, Hwy 95 traces the shrinking shoreline of this popular picnicking, swimming, boating and fishing spot. Summer months bring…
Trail of the '49ers Interpretive Center
Northern Nevada
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…
Las Vegas
Housed in the Art Square complex, this sweet museum pays homage to the history of burlesque performance in the USA. Gawk at fab sequined outfits and…
Northern Nevada
North of the river in Winnemucca in a former church, the Humboldt County Museum shows off antique cars, farming implements and beautiful Paiute baskets,…
Las Vegas
The neighborhood west of the Strip has several old-school casino hotels, such as Gold Coast – now as well known for its authentic Chinese cuisine as its…
Northern Nevada
Dating from 1880, the interior of Eureka's original opera house (oh, how times have changed!) has been beautifully restored, although its facade is a…
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge
Northern Nevada
A bird-watcher's delight, northeast of Fallon off Stillwater Rd (NV Hwy 166), Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge is a haven for over 280 species of birds…
Southern Nevada
Rich with bird- and wildlife, this park, centered on a 65-acre artificial reservoir stocked with trout, some 30 miles northeast of Caliente, is a popular…
Northern Nevada
Housed within the former US Forest Service building, this quaint local history museum, inaugurated in 1992, has olde-worlde displays about mining,…
Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center
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Pop into this flying-saucer-shaped building at the University of Nevada for a window on the universe during star shows and feature presentations.
Rye Patch State Recreation Area
Northern Nevada
Roughly 25 miles north of Lovelock, just off the I-80, this little patch is a summery oasis amid the vast plains, where you can camp ($15), swim, fish or…
Mormon Station State Historic Park
Nevada
The Mormon Station State Historic Park displays pioneer-era artifacts and has a wonderfully green lawn out front, perfect for taking a little lie down on…
Nevada
The Genoa Courthouse Museum contains the original jail and a collection of woven Washoe baskets, along with exhibits on the famous Pony Express, which had…
Las Vegas
Offering the original Elvis impersonator wedding (from $199) for over 50 years. If it’s good enough for rock stars, then it’s probably good enough for you…
Northern Nevada
The Eureka Sentinel Museum displays yesteryear newspaper technology and some colorful examples of period reportage, housed in a cute-as-a-button…
Northern Nevada
Built in 1875, Marzen House now contains a small historical museum displaying mementos of local sweetheart Edna Purviance, Charlie Chaplin’s leading lady.
Las Vegas
As you're strolling or bar-hopping the vibrant Fremont East District, be sure to pop your nose in to this hub for local artists to see who's in residence.
Northern Nevada
Historic Wendover Airfield in Utah was a top-secret WWII-era USAF base, where the Enola Gay crew trained for dropping the atomic bomb on Japan.
Nevada
One of the town's star attractions, this quirky museum is a fun, old-fashioned place offering good background information on mining the lode.
Reno
Founded by Nevada gambling pioneer William Harrah in 1946, Harrah's is still one of the biggest and most popular casinos in town.
Northern Nevada
Pride of place goes to Eureka's carefully restored county courthouse, with its handsome pressed-tin ceilings and walk-in vaults.
Summerlin
Popular with a well-to-do older crowd, this high-end local's casino is only a short drive from the Strip, but feels worlds away.
Las Vegas
Despite its Carnaval theme, the all-suites Rio casino hotel is often overshadowed by the action at the Palms casino resort across the street. Occupying…
Las Vegas
A gambling hall and hotel have stood on this corner since 1906, one year after the whistle-stop railway town of Las Vegas was founded. It didn't become…
Las Vegas
For some reason, in such a sunshine-filled place, it took 60 years for an outdoor park to be built on the Las Vegas Strip. The new-in-2016 'park' is a…
Las Vegas
This medieval caricature, complete with crayon-colored towers and a faux drawbridge, epitomizes gaudy Vegas. Inside the mock castle, casino walls are hung…
Las Vegas
Unless it's 'bigger is better,' there is no real theme at this time-warped giant with its football-field-sized casino overhung by twinkling chandeliers…
Las Vegas
Built on the site of a Union Pacific Railroad Depot, the Plaza opened in 1971. For decades it was a gaudy, cheap-looking hotel attracting package tourists…
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A Victorian-themed place, the Silver Legacy is easily recognized by its white landmark dome, where a giant mock mining rig periodically erupts into a…
