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Discover your own Nevada and reconnect with your sense of outdoor adventure in the Silver State.
Hire a car or a Harley with Ride The World (Australia) and head off to the wide open spaces of Nevada. Reconnect with your sense
of outdoor adventure and discover your own Nevada by road-tripping to the
state’s top six treasures as chosen in a recent “Nevada’s Treasures”
competition. Make them a starting point for you to discover what other treasures
lay off the beaten track in the Silver State.
Pyramid Lake, Indian Territory.
Follow the National Scenic Byway along the shoreline of Pyramid Lake which
lies one hour north of Reno. The lake is significant in the history of the
Paiute Indian tribe and its byway is the only one in the country located
entirely within a tribal reservation. Drop by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Museum and Visitors Centre or try your hand at a myriad of water activities from
fishing, kayaking, water-skiing, wakeboarding and tubing.
The Star Hotel, Cowboy Country.
See the “wild, wild West” as it was meant to be seen – in an ATV or
4WD
Enjoy an old country Basque meal served family style at The Star Hotel in
Elko - a tradition that dates back to the late 19th century. While you’re in
Cowboy Country you can go hiking, horseback riding, fishing or bird watching in
the Ruby Mountains, go mountain biking on the Bloody Shins Trail, and enjoy
remote 4WD trails.
Nevada Northern Railway, Pony Express Territory.
Go back in time at the Nevada Northern Railway, nicknamed the Ghost Train.
On the streets of Ely (located halfway between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City)
you’ll come across many murals depicting past life in the town. Nevada Northern
Railway Museum is a National Historic Landmark, and the railway, established in
1905; is America’s best-preserved short line railroad and the most complete rail
facility left in the nation with operating steam and diesel locomotive trains.
Special events include “Be the Engineer”, “Polar Express” at Christmas, and
“Railroad Reality Week”.
The nearby Great Basin National Park is home to the longest living plants
on earth as well as the Lehman Caves.
Valley of Fire State Park, Las Vegas Territory
The Valley of Fire State Park is Nevada’s oldest and largest state park.
Take a Pink Jeep Tour and explore the fantastic rock formations and vibrant
colour of the backdrop to the Mojave Desert.
Goldwell Open Air Museum, Nevada Silver Trails Territory
The museum began in 1984 with the creation of a major sculpture by Belgian
artist Albert Szukalski interpreting “The Last Supper” and is now home to
several large scale sculptures that contrast starkly against the Mojave Desert.
The Silver Trails Territory is also renowned for star-gazing, Death Valley and
Area 51.
Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park, Reno-Tahoe Territory
The ranch is now a museum that houses a collection of 40,000 items original
to the site or the Dangberg family. Those items include mementoes of George
Ferris Jr., inventor of the Ferris wheel and younger brother of Heinrich
Dangberg’s wife. Whilst in Reno make sure you visit the world’s tallest climbing
wall at CommRow, the National Automobile Museum that is one of the top in the
world, and the scenic Lake Tahoe.
QUIRKY NEVADA
Nevada prides itself on being a little bit quirky, so we’ve gathered some
of the Silver State’s best hidden gems:
Aliens – Nevada is home to the Extra-Terrestrial Highway and Area 51. Visit
Rachel, the only town along the lonely road, and stop in at the Little A’Le’Inn
for a bit to eat and maybe even a UFO sighting.
Burning Man – every year over 50,000 people gather in Black Rock Desert for
a week of radical self-expression and self-reliance that ends with the burning
of the “Man”.
Ghosts – ask anyone in Nevada about ghosts and they’ll have a story to
tell. Pull up a stool at the bar in Tonopah’s historic Mizpah Hotel to hear
about the Red Lady who haunts the third floor and has a fondness for pretty
shoes.
Cowboys – Visit the Old West mining town of Virginia City and walk along
the same wooden sidewalks that Mark Twain once strolled along. Have a tipple in
the Bucket of Blood Saloon to see folks in traditional Western costume who love
to entertain visitors.
Altitude – You’ll never play a better game of gold than in Reno. The
altitude means that your golf ball will automatically fly 10 per cent further.
The high altitude at Battle Mountain means less drag which allows competitors of
the annual World Human Powered Speed Challenge an acceleration zone of over six
kilometres. The current record is 133.2km/hour!
Balls – Not only will your golf ball travel further, but Reno is so
passionate about the sport of bowling that it has its own National Bowling
Stadium. With five floors, 78 championship lanes and a state-of-the-art 134m
television screen, it’s the perfect place to work on your strike… or strike out
in style.
Meet Darth Vader – The annual Great Reno Balloon Race is the world’s
largest free hot-air ballooning event with over 100 balloonists including the
26-metre tall Darth Vader balloon which travels all the way from Belgium.
Be Corny – Grab a map and try to find your way out of the three-acre corn
maze at Lattin Farms in Fallon that is created by leading maze designers (yep,
they exist) every year.
Bathtub Boats - Adventurous souls modify their bathtubs, yes bathtubs, for
both motorized and non-motorized categories to race across Cave Lake in Ely for
the Great Bathtub Boat Races.
The Last Supper – the Goldwell Open Air Museum is home to a modern-day
version of the Last Supper with ghost-like figures starkly contrasting against
the Death Valley desert landscape.
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