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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.

Ready for an amazing central Nevada road trip? Get your hands on Nevada turquoise, explore ancient pictograph and petroglyph sites, drive backcountry canyons, soak in Nevada hot springs and more, all within 45 minutes of Austin, NV.

Although the desert bighorn sheep carries the Nevada State Animal crown upon its curvy horns, there’s another worthy critter out here that we consider a just-as-deserving Silver State symbol: the one-and-only wild burro. Learn about what makes them such stalwart survivalists, their firm place in our rich mining history, and where you can see them yourself — and maybe even meet one face to snout.

This six-pack of Nevada state parks—all within 70 miles of each other—serves up the best climbing secret in the state, stargazing from slot canyons, Fern Gully-style singletrack, and true alone-in-nature situations where it’s just you, pristine waterfalls, and incredible wildlife. Is there a more freeing seasonless road trip?

They don’t call Las Vegas the “Entertainment Capital of the World” for nothing. Find out why when we say, “What happens here, only happens here,” we really mean it.

Over the past decade, Great Basin National Park has become famous for an increasingly rare natural resource: its near-perfect night sky.