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Just around suppertime on July 11, 1912, housewives prepared meals, miners clocked in and out, and children played in the streets of the northwest Nevada mining camp of Mazuma. The town rested at the mouth of Seven Troughs Canyon, just below the mining camp of the same name, and on that day, everything seemed normal in this little slab of sagebrush, save for an unusually colossal gathering of somber thunderclouds that hovered just up the canyon.

Then, amid thunderous roars and cloudburst, a biblical tsunami rained down upon the canyon as if Heaven’s bathtub had swiftly cracked in two.

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 […]

Nevada’s Heart Beats Here Where History Lives and Adventure Awaits Welcome to Carson City, Nevada, home of your next great outdoors adventure. In the capital of Nevada, you can follow […]

Lake Las Vegas is a spectacular residential and resort destination situated on a privately-owned 320-acre lake, home to 11,000 hotel rooms at picturesque luxury resorts, each just minutes away from on-the-water fun, championship golf courses, fantastic dining, and more. If you’re looking to experience Las Vegas by day, but also to escape the bustle of the big city, welcome to your “getaway within a getaway.

The legacy of the Old West lives on in Fallon. More than 275 competitors of all ages strap on their six-shooters and go head-to-head for the bragging rights of being Fastest Gun Alive.

In a town with a haunted history as deep as Virginia City’s mines, October in these parts is aptly called – Hauntober. Head to Virginia City any time throughout the month of October for spooky fun the whole family can enjoy.

Historic and majestic, Palisades Tahoe offers 6,000 skiable acres across eight peaks at a base elevation of 6,200 feet in the Olympic Valley.

Locals and visitors to Las Vegas are likely to find just about any and everything in this fabulous 24-hour town. And for those willing to venture about 45 minutes away from The Strip, that includes unbeatable skiing, snowboarding, and mountain biking at Lee Canyon.

Nevada’s quietest and most remote state park, Beaver Dam rewards visitors with deep canyons, trout-packed streams, and hiking among waterfalls and lovely mixed-conifer forests.

The capital of Nevada’s natural, human, and cultural history comes alive in 17 galleries and unique displays in the historic Carson City Mint building, located in the heart of downtown Carson City.