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For a family outing that’s sure to satisfy, hightail it down the highway to Boulder City. Less than 30 minutes from Las Vegas, this decked-in-Art-Deco community is positively beaming with rich history, small-town charm, and kid-approved activities. Start packing your bags now, because pedal-powered railroad rides, a vintage bowling alley, and picnicking alongside desert bighorn sheep are only the beginning of this overnight adventure.

Most Renoites have visited Virginia City. But have you really experienced the place? While you may have attended some wild annual events, until you’ve hunted barroom ghosts, danced a jig with locals clad in Victorian get-ups, or explored an underground mine or two.

Know someone who loves to get their hands on Nevada’s history and heritage? Treat that devotee of days gone by to a guided tour at famous locales, like Lake Tahoe, Virginia City, or Boulder City—on foot, on the water, or even on one of the state’s three still-chuggin’ scenic railways.

In honor of Nevada’s birthday, we’re back with another lineup of historical figures every Nevada-lover should get to know—as well as museums, state parks, and other intriguing places you can follow in their footsteps, all around the Silver State.

From the most haunted place in Nevada, to Sagebrush Saloons, Open-Air Galleries, and history too good to be true, read up on why Goldfield is the ultimate destination for all your Free-Range Art Highway discoveries.

We’re sure you’ve stayed in some interesting places. But not like ours. If you tend to pack a sense of adventure in your overnight bag, you’re in luck. From haunted hotels and ghost town B&Bs to off-the-grid guest ranches and train caboose quarters, say goodnight to normal at these only-in-Nevada places to stay.

The Ruby Mountains and Lamoille Canyon in northeastern Nevada are a summertime paradise for outdoor action-seekers of every stripe. With peaks that reach beyond 11,000’ harboring glacier-carved Lamoille Canyon within, the Ruby Mountains call to hikers, bikers, anglers, and more.

Discover the best places to spot migratory birds, bighorn sheep, wild horses and burros, the world’s rarest fish, and tons more spectacular species at wildlife refuges, animal sanctuaries, and zoological parks around Nevada.