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Boy, if these original stamped tin walls could talk! Open since 1913, you may recognize the Pioneer Saloon—the oldest bar in southern Nevada—from the dozens of commercials, video games, and movies it’s starred in. The only thing better than the drinks and food—we’re talkin’ notorious Bloody Marys and a Food Network-famous Ghost Burger—is the unbelievable amount of history you’ll find here and in the surrounding Goodsprings Ghost Town.

Rhyolite is one of the most photographed ghost towns in the West. Stop in during your Free-Range Art Highway adventure to find out why.

Most Renoites have visited Virginia City. But have you really experienced the place? While you may have attended some wild annual events, until you’ve hunted barroom ghosts, danced a jig with locals clad in Victorian get-ups, or explored an underground mine or two.

It doesn’t get much more out-of-town-for-the-weekend than this wild trip. Marked by stunning contrasts around every bend, this route blasts out of Vegas, winding through wide-open country to several Nevada state parks and a couple of historic, small-town-Nevada communities. Pro Tip? Pack all the things; this route is replete with chances for hiking, biking, swimming, fishing, endless photography, and a whole lot more.

From Wild West gunmen and mining-era lady entrepreneurs to historical celebrities like Mark Twain and Howard Hughes, get up close and personal with some of the larger-than-life personalities who helped shape Nevada’s, and discover where to follow in their footsteps today. Come meet some Legendary Nevadans.

A remote mountain town packing a big adventure punch, Ely’s an unbeatable escape for whenever you need to hit the road and live it up in the great outdoors.

If there is any better feeling than the second those tires leave the pavement, you drop off grid with friends, and spend the day digging through places that made the Silver State well, the Silver State… someone kindly loop me in. #NVGhostTown

The locals bill Pioche, NV as “Nevada’s liveliest ghost town,” and they ain’t lyin’. This small, picturesque eastern Nevada town along the Great Basin Highway boasts some of the Silver State’s wildest Western history at numerous fascinating sites—including at a few storied Sagebrush Saloons—all while putting visitors in close range of a few stunning state parks.

There’s no better way to get to know the spirit of the Silver State than within a ghost town great that solidified its sterling reputation. Nestled within mineral-rich mountains south of Hawthorne along the Free-Range Art Highway road trip, discover a history-packed Nevada ghost town within easy highway access at the historic silver mining town of Candelaria.

Get off the interstate and check out Unionville, one of Nevada’s coolest ghost towns. Here, you’ll have a chance to explore this fantastically historic mining town, and get a closer look at killer ruins like one of Mark Twain’s cabins