Search Results

The Petticoat Prospectors Looking back: The little-known history of female miners in the Silver State BY TERRY SPRENGER-FARLEY “We do not see any reason why women should not engage in […]

GRAND PRIZE WINNER Tony Fuentes Oftentimes, photographers explain that unexpected circumstances can lead to an extraordinary shot. Such is the case for the grand-prize winner of the 2016 Great Nevada […]

Savvy Sommelier Uncorks Delicious Adventure CARNEVINO’S KIRK PETERSON PAIRS WINE WITH FOOD…AND PEOPLE. BY MARISA FINETTI It’s well past lunch, yet a seductively plated dish of braised quail in cognac […]

Nevada rides the mining rollercoaster…again. BY RON SOODALTER Ghost towns are romantic. Sure-thing tourist attractions, they call to mind an earlier era. And Nevada purportedly has more ghost towns than […]

This historic icon’s influence spans more than 150 years. BY TAMERA BUZICK The best view of Nevada’s gold- and silver-mining days can still be seen from the Bowers Mansion porch. […]

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.

With a story defined by Wild West outlaw enclaves, caution-to-the-wind mining-era boomtowns, and other outlandish, uncommon chapters, it’s no wonder Nevada is considered to be one of the country’s most supernaturally active state. From haunted hotels and spirit-filled saloons to macabre museum collections and ghost hunt tours, discover how to get into Nevada’s haunted history at these classic haunts.

From the most haunted place in Nevada, to Sagebrush Saloons, Open-Air Galleries, and history too good to be true, read up on why Goldfield is the ultimate destination for all your Free-Range Art Highway discoveries.

Did you know that Vegas became the supercharged, mega-resort it is today because of Hoover dam? Read on for 30 reasons to drop into Boulder City’s glorious Historic District and museums within—this is one you ain’t gonna wanna miss.

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.