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The rural Nevada activists haven’t learned to say, “No.” BY ANN HENDERSON | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007 Extended Online Version Don and Carol Shanks of Pioche describe themselves as “gross underachievers.” Hardly. […]

100 years ago, a devastating flood dealt this small northwestern Nevada mining camp its deathblow. BY MATTHEW B. BROWN | JULY/AUGUST 2012 Just prior to 5 p.m. on Thursday, July […]

  Literacy Caches Hunting for Treasures in Nevada’s Hidden Bookstores BY ANNIE FLANZRAICH Remnants of treasure hunts punctuate Nevada’s arid landscape. The state’s ghost towns—oblique wooden structures, crumbling under the […]

By Karen (Lani) Cazier This Nevadan’s family has been calling the Silver State home for 122 years. I guess you’d say I am embedded—it’s in my blood. Nevada is where […]

Nevada’s wildlife sanctuaries rescue animals while educating and entertaining visitors.

Whether you’ve got five minutes or two hours, the Nevada State Capitol and Battle Born Hall museum within are a great first stopping point when discovering the rich history and heritage around every corner in Nevada’s capital city.

Brimming with otherworldly landscapes, incredible geologic and human history, and animals found nowhere else on Earth, Death Valley National Park—the lowest, hottest, and driest place in North America—promises a lifetime of discovery.

Nestled in the basin and range of central Nevada just outside Austin, Spencer Hot Springs remains a favorite for veteran and newbie soakers alike.

Modeled after a real Roman tower for a well-heeled mining magnate in the late 1890s, Stokes Castle stands as a picturesque monument to Austin’s mining-era grandeur, and is a must-experience when road trippin’ the Loneliest Road.

Kick your Nuclear Nevada history lesson up a notch by snagging a spot on a tour of the Nevada National Security Sites.