Nevada Silver Trails

Inside the museum you will experience life in the early 1900's. Learn how the early miner's lived, worked and played. Walk the footsteps of the "Bullfrog Gold Rush" and learn about the ghost towns and sites in the area.

As ominous as it sounds, Death Valley National Park is a landscape of incredible beauty characterized by miles of deep sand dunes, colorful rocks and canyons, an assortment of native wildlife and one-of-a-kind evaporative salt elements. Visitors to the unique park will also find a wealth of relics from its lengthy history that offer a glimpse into the harsh life of the area’s earliest settlers and its native inhabitants, such as metal ore mines, charcoal kilns, ghost towns, petroglyphs and ancie

Built in 1876, the Belmont Courthouse was the seat of Nye County government until 1905. The building is partially restored and offers a glimpse into Nevada's colorful past.

Located 53 miles southwest of Goldfield (go west at Scotty's Junction off U.S. Hwy. 95). Built in the 1920s, visitors can tour the massive, multi-story Spanish-style stucco mansion that is filled with original furnishings and stories of Walter Scott's exploits. Daily living history tours by rangers in period costumes.

The courthouse has been in continuous use since it was built in 1907. Historic photographs, artifacts, original furniture and the original Tiffany style lamps are available to view during normal business hours.

Gold-mining town founded in 1903. Sights include the majestic Goldfield hotel, Esmeralda County Courthouse and Santa Fe Saloon built in 1905. Inquire at local businesses for a free walking map of Goldfield's historic buildings.

The friendly staff at the Sand & Sage Lodge in Hawthorne will be happy to assist in making your stay a pleasant one. This pet-friendly motel also offers high-speed Internet.

The attractions at this 1,153-acre park are old and really old: a 1900s ghost town and the remains of the world's largest ichthyosaurs (marine reptiles that lived 225 million years ago). The original 14 buildings are considered to be the best preserved in the state. As for the fossils, nine large ones have been left in the ground exactly as they were. found.

Tonopah's Central Nevada Museum contains displays describing not only local mining history but also other cultural and social aspects of the region.

Self-guided tour of the site of the silver strike that started one of Nevada's biggest mining booms in the 1900's. The 110-acre park encompasses portions of four of Tonopah's major mines and includes original buildings, large and small artifacts and an underground mine tour

The Nevada State Park System acquired 3,200 acres along the Carson River in 1994 connecting Fort Churchill State Historic Park with Lahontan State Recreation Area. This scenic river corridor with diverse wildlife and terrain is a popular area for equestrians. The park also offers a horse camp where riders can camp with their mounts near Lake Lahontan. Getting There: Fort Churchill is located along the Carson River, 8 miles south of Silver Springs on U.S. Alt. 95. The park is 40 miles east of Ca

A small town museum that runs entirely on the efforts of volunteers, the Lyon County Museum does an excellent job of depicting the day-to-day life in both the Mason and Smith Valleys over the last 130 years. The museum’s collections can be found in seven separate structures, including three historic county schools, a general store, a blacksmith shop and the new E.L. Wiegand building.

View of old copper mine pit.