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A century of the Wildest, Richest Rodeo in the West. BY GUY CLIFTON In spring 1919, the Commercial Club of Reno—a precursor to the Reno Chamber of Commerce—created a committee […]

Welcome to the World’s Greatest Gold Camp! Hardcore History & Plenty of Mystery OK, we’ll admit it: we’re kind of obsessed with Goldfield. No matter where you are in the […]

Many Lake Tahoe ski resorts are known for their spectacular lake views, but only Homewood Mountain Resort earns a nod for its flawlessly maintained “peak-to-shore” trails.

Mt. Rose has the highest base elevation of any Tahoe resort at 8260′ and is located 25 minutes from Reno, making it the closest to the Reno-Tahoe International Airport.

The Elgin Schoolhouse may be tiny, but the caretakers’ meticulous attention to detail and the presence of original items makes it a can’t-miss for lovers of history and education.

From elaborative ivory figurines and trophy game animals of the Serengeti to Tang Dynasty pottery, Eskimo scrimshaw, and even a real shrunken head from South America, get to know this Legendary Nevadan, one collection of oddities and exotic wonders at a time.

In 1924, a group of scientists and reporters announced that Yerington was the cradle of civilization! This story first appeared in our August 1993 issue. BY HARRY A. CHALEKIAN On […]

Tucked into the hills in northeast Nevada, Ely was a thriving, multi-ethnic community for most of the 20th century. After the town entered a recession in the 1990s, a group of citizens embarked on a mission to transform one ruined block of homes into a place of living history.

When a sudden cloudburst bursts over the small towns of Seven Troughs and Mazuma, residents had only seconds to evacuate out of the raging torrent. After the flood waters rushed through the canyon, a town was completely destroyed.

Most of Nevada is part of the Great Basin Desert—a massive, dry expanse of parallel mountain ranges and deep valleys covered in sagebrush, where you can drive miles without seeing much in the way of humanity. While some look at the vast desert as mileage that needs to be covered before reaching a destination, author and University of Nevada, Reno English Professor Michael Branch looks at what others consider nothingness as a place of complicated beauty that is waiting to be explored on foot. Branch has penned three books that chronicle the joys—and hilarious challenges—of his life living on the edge of the dry Nevada wilderness.