Basque Adventure Challenge

Burning Man is a gathering unlike any other in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert: It’s a pop-up metropolis brimming with interactive art, mutant vehicles, and themed camps. Whether you’re curious about this signature Silver State event or prepping to party on the playa, our guide is here to help.

Northern Nevada may be famous for its Cowboy Corridor, but it’s also home to a vibrant Basque community. Travel through Elko, Winnemucca, and Reno to experience a variety of cultural celebrations and iconic establishments.

This cocktail is not for the faint of heart: It was meant to warm the bodies and soothe the souls of sheepherders and cowboys.

Las Vegas delivers the perfect love letter to all things punk.

Burning Man, held in the Black Rock Desert north of Reno, is an iconic event where creativity, radical self-expression, and community thrive. But the weeklong gathering leaves a lasting imprint on Nevada that extends far beyond the event itself.

At the Cowboy Arts & Gear Museum in Elko, artist-in-residence Gina Teichert paints portraits of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering community and turns their one-word descriptors into a collaborative poem.

Nevadans have a special place in their hearts for a sea creature known as the ichthyosaur. The official state fossil is the focal point of a state park, the namesake of a favorite northern Nevada beer, and the centerpiece of a new exhibit at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno.

Some Nevada towns and communities are decorated wall-to-wall (literally) with countless murals, livening up neighborhoods with a range of styles as wide as the color spectrum.