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Fort Churchill State Historic Park offers a glimpse into Nevada’s pre-statehood past. BY GREG MCFARLANE Almost everything about life in mid-1800s Nevada seems difficult to fathom and even more difficult […]

1864 Tavern The Nevada pride flows—literally and figuratively—inside new California Avenue saloon in Reno. BY MATTHEW B. BROWN As Nevada preps for its sesquicentennial celebration of 2014, 1864 Tavern in […]

Glorified Ghost Towns A group of off-roaders find treasures in some of southwestern Nevada’s most inconspicuous places. BY ERIC CACHINERO Ghost towns. They practically hide in plain sight in our […]

Camping… Rural Nevada Style BY NEVADA MAGAZINE We don’t know about you, but when we’re camping, we want to feel like we’re camping. We don’t want a lot of neighbors, […]

Reaching a daily circulation of more than 15,000 copies, Virginia City’s Territorial Enterprise was at one time the largest newspaper west of the Mississippi River. Readers of this Nevada publication were treated to the prose and tales of famous journalist and author Samuel Clemens, who used the legendary nom de plume of Mark Twain. But another Enterprise reporter, renowned for his gymnastic vocabulary and whom some considered to be a better writer even than Twain, was William Wright.

Settle into the sweet sounds of summer at the 40th Annual Bowers Bluegrass Festival, a two-day celebration of strings, harmony, and high-desert charm.

Crystal Peak Park is a 56-acre riparian wonderland, perfect for enjoying a picnic with the family, birdwatching while beachside, angling for cutthroat trout in Verdi Pond, or wandering its history-packed interpretive trail.

One short southern Nevada walking trail holds a world of biodiversity.

Nevada’s Wild West roots are encapsulated in this living ghost town just one hour from the Las Vegas Strip.

Kids (and kids at heart) will delight over unique Nevada adventures that’ll get them hands-on with historic trains, mountain bikes, and furry friends.