Small Town Beauty in Nevada

Providing wonderful mountain bike trails, the little town of Austin sits on a hill. It has many historic structures.

Visitors enjoy the International Hotel, Cafe & Bar, which predates the Civil War years but is still a working establishment.

An impressive local landmark, Stokes Castle is a three-story tower built by a famous railroad magnate as a summer home. It overlooks the Reese River.

There are some historic churches, such as St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, built in 1866.

Outdoor lovers enjoy hiking the Tolyabe Crest National Recreation Trail.

The only incorporated city in Nevada is Boulder City. It is one of two communities where gambling is illegal.

This city provides access to the Hoover Dam, which is the number one attraction in the state.

Visitors enjoy the Lake Mead National Recreation Area with the largest man-made lake in North America.

Black Canyon National Water Trail is a 30-mile stretch of the Colorado River flowing through Black Canyon.

The town of Ely is home to one of the best-preserved historic railroads in the US.

See the Nevada Northern Railway Museum, where you can ride authentic steam and diesel trains through the desert.

The town is the base camp for Great Basin National Park, which has rugged mountain peaks and underground caverns.

On the list of the National Register of Historic Places is the town of Eureka. The buildings along Main Street date from 1880–1881.

The Eureka Opera House was built in 1880 and is one of the few surviving 19th-century opera houses in the US.

Enjoy accommodations at the iconic Jackson House.

Genoa is the oldest town in the state and one of the oldest in the West. It sits in the Carson Valley. Main Street is lined with trees.

For outstanding scenery, enjoy the Mormon Station State Historic Park and learn about the history of the town.

Relax at the Genoa Bar & Saloon, which is the oldest continuously operating bar in Nevada. It has Old West memorabilia.

Once a tiny gold camp, Goldfield became a thriving town.

The town has some ghosts in the Goldfield Hotel.

Take a look at an unusual building with a sign on the door “Radio Goldfield KGFN 89.1"; it calls itself “the voice of the Old West."

Nearby you can find the International Car Forest with painted cars. It is like an open-air gallery in the middle of the desert.

Enjoy local art at the Goldfield Art Car Park Gallery, a roadside attraction.

The town of Lamoille sits in the Ruby Mountain region, which is known as the “Swiss Alps of Nevada."

Glaciers carved the Ruby Mountains, a high-desert mountain paradise.

For aquatic recreation, there is Lamoille Lake.

You can enjoy the Lamoille Canyon Scenic Byway. Lamoille Canyon is known as the “Yosemite of Nevada."

For dining enjoyment, there is the Pine Lodge Dinner House.

Tonopah is a high desert town that is isolated and quiet.

It is home to the infamous Clown Motel. The Clown Motel has the largest private collection of clown figurines and memorabilia. You can get accommodations here as long as the clowns don’t spook you.

For recreation, enjoy the Mizpah Club Casino at the Mizpah Hotel.

Virginia City was founded in the 1850s during the Comstock Lode silver boom. In the town you’ll find wooden storefronts, saloons, and theaters, many with their original 19th-century signs.

The Mark Twain Museum celebrates the life of young Samuel Clemens, who started out as a journalist writing about miners, hustlers, and the social mayhem of a boomtown.