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With an elevation of 13,141′ Boundary is Nevada’s tallest peak, and considered to be the highest peak in the most mountainous state in the lower 48.

History Restored With the help of friends, Belmont Courthouse celebrates 140 years. BY RICHARD MASSEY Fiddles played, whiskey flowed, and there was dancing in the streets of Belmont on July […]

Explore the jewel that is Nevada’s remote northwest corner. BY MEGG MUELLER & ERIC CACHINERO “There are no services. No water. Your cell phones won’t work. You will be on […]

History buffs and Wild West enthusiasts will find a wealth of intriguing relics from the past in Dayton, the site of Nevada’s first gold discovery. Visitors to Old Dayton will be charmed by its nostalgic boardwalk sidewalks, fascinating shops, mom-and-pop dining establishments, and beautifully unique homes located in perfectly restored buildings that tell the story of Dayton’s storied past.

As modern as Reno feels these days, it still proudly marches cattle up its main drag to the Livestock Events Center for ten days of PRCA-sanctioned bull riding, steer wrestling, barrel racing, and entertainment, as it has every June for more than a century.

Dyer, NV is located in Esmeralda County, between the Silver Peak Range and the towering White Mountains that separate the Golden and Silver States. Visitors to this beautifully remote, pastoral corner of Nevada can enjoy a cozy vineyard B&B stay after exploring nearby ghost towns, the nation’s first designated wild burro range, beautiful Fish Lake Valley, and 13,140′ Boundary Peak—Nevada’s tallest summit.

The courthouse has been in continuous use since it was built in 1907.  Historic photographs, artifacts, original furniture and the original Tiffany style lamps are available to view during normal business hours.

While the Goldfield Hotel was once famous as the most lavish hotel in Nevada’s biggest, and wealthiest boomtown of its era, the historic building is renowned for being another thing altogether: one of the “Scariest Places on Earth”—and the entire country—drawing paranormal pros from all over, including the regularly visiting Zak Bagans’ “Ghost Adventures” crew.

In 1924, a group of scientists and reporters announced that Yerington was the cradle of civilization! This story first appeared in our August 1993 issue. BY HARRY A. CHALEKIAN On […]

At 34 years old, Jessie Beck (born Jessie Renfro) found herself recently divorced and nearly broke. Opportunities for a single mother in 1938 were few, so she was relieved to find work at a diner in Fort Worth. A few months into the job, Beck’s sister Mabel and brother-in-law Raymond “Pappy” Smith entered the restaurant. The two had just arrived from Reno, where Pappy managed the Harolds Club casino.