Nevada Tourism

Stockman's Hotel & Casino - Elko, Nevada

Stockman's Hotel & Casino - Elko, Nevada

This casino offers you both the newest slot machines and the old ones you enjoy.  There are 203 machines for you to pick from.  Enjoy the reel slots and the video machines that seem to have captured the attention of many.  There are machines from $ .01 to $1.00.

Of course there is Blackjack, Craps, three card poker for everyone to play.  Stockmen's Casino has something for everyone that enjoys gambling.  If you prefer slots or the table games, you will find a full selection of your favorite games at the Stockmen’s Casino.

There is a hotel for your comfort consisting of 141 rooms.  There is a pool and courtyard for you to enjoy when you aren’t at the casino.

Elko was first inhabited in 1868.  As of 2000 there were 20,732 people living in Elko, which makes a wonderful size community to spend some time and not have to fight the crowds of the bigger cities.  It does get cold in Elko in the winter; January averages 37.5 degrees F. with July averaging 89.6 degrees F.  Not too cold in the winter and not too hot in the summer, a great place to go for a get-a-way.

Location: 340 Commercial St., Elko Nevada 89801

Phone: 775-736-5141 or 1-800-648-2345

Red Garter Hotel & Casino - W. Wendover, Nevada

 

Red Garter Hotel & Casino - W. Wendover, Nevada

Enjoy a variety of specialty dishes in the lovely Garden Court Restaurant. Open 24 hours, don't forget to find about the "Red Garter Lady"! This is also the home of the $1.99 Ham & Egg Breakfast.  They also have newly renovated, these are rooms to fit your style and budget.

Located in Wendover, Nevada along I-80, this Hotel and 24 Hour Casino features a large gaming floor with tables, slots and video poker machines, Sports Bar, a 24 Hour Restaurant, and Bus Tours with Group Packages, Convention Rooms, Wedding Packages or Getaway Packages.

If you are looking for Old West fun at a casino this is the one you want to visit.

Location: 1225 W Wendover Blvd, West Wendover, NV 89883

Phone: (775) 664-2111

 

Rail City Casino - Sparks, Nevada

Rail City Casino - Sparks, Nevada

Terrible’s Casino in Sparks offers you an expanded slot area, gaming tables, restaurants and entertainment.

Terrible's Rail City Casino now offers "Texas Hold'em Poker" for both the experienced and novice player alike. The casino may not be the biggest in the area but the friendly staff, the comfortable environment will make you glad you chose to come here.

Buffets: B/L-$5.95 (Mon-Fri) D-$6.95/$9.95 (Fri)

Casino Size: 18,120 Square Feet

Games Offered: Slots, Video Poker, Blackjack,

                        Sports Book, Race Book, Keno,

                        Poker

Overnight RV Parking: No

Senior Discount: 20% off buffet if 50 or older

Location: 2121 Victorian Avenue, arks, Nevada 89431

Phone: (775) 359-9440

Bill's Casino - Lake Tahoe, Nevada

Bill's Casino - Lake Tahoe, Nevada

The only non-smoking casino in Tahoe they claim to have the best paying video poker  too (but you will have to be the judge of that.)  The claim is “Lake Tahoe's most favorable pay tables in video poker a player could actually exceed 100% payback on many of our video poker machines.”

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Mackay Mansion Museum - Virginia City, Nevada

Mackay Mansion Museum - Virginia City, Nevada

Gold and silver from this area of the states mining enterprises passed through the vaults of this mansion.  It assisted in the funding of the Union army during the Civil War, built downtown San Francisco, took Germany off the Silver Standard and led to the formation of International telephone and Telegraph along with a number of other financial empires.

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Tonopah Historic Mining Park - Tonopah, Nevada

Tonopah Historic Mining Park - Tonopah, Nevada

Take a tour of a mine; go underground at the Tonopah Historic Mining Park.  Silver was found in Tonopah in 1900  starting a rush to the area, making it Queen of the Silver Camps.

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Visit Two Museums - Hawthorne, Nevada

 

Visit Two Museums - Hawthorne, Nevada

When you are going through the community of Hawthorne you should take a little time and stop in and go through the museums they have in the town.  The first one is the Hawthorne Ordinance Museum which displays a large deal of ammunition from the years past.  There will be the opportunity to learn of the long history of munitions.  The museum is located at the corner of Ninth St and E Street in Hawthorne.

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Not a Ghost Town - Unionville, Nevada

Not a Ghost Town - Unionville, Nevada

Unionville is the typical silver mining town that was developed in the mid 1800’s, not very big but still, a place called home to a number of people that worked in the mines.  Even Mark Twain came to the community, thinking that he would find silver just laying on the ground he was quite distressed when he found that in order to find the silver he would have to dig for it.  Not being fond of physical labor he abandoned his quest for riches from silver and went to work at a newspaper The “Virginia City Enterprise” to stave off starvation.

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Lovelock Caves - Lovelock, Nevada

Lovelock Caves - Lovelock, Nevada

This horseshoe shaped cave is just 20 miles from Lovelock.  The cave reaches about 35 feet wide and 150 ft long.  It probably was formed when the collapse of a limestone dome and wave action during the time it was under Lake Lahontan, a prehistoric lake that covered most of Western Nevada.

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Ash Springs Rock Art Site - Caliente, Nevada

 

Ash Springs Rock Art Site - Caliente, Nevada

As with a great deal of the Great Basin rock art, Ash Springs Rock Art Site has petroglyphs, or rock art which is engraved, is the dominant form found at the site.  These are etched onto rock faces by pecking, abrading, scratching or a combination of the techniques.  All of them at Ash Springs are pecked and display a wide range of line widths.  The weather and humans have had their destructive effect on the art, but they are still able to be enjoyed.  Just don’t harm them, leave them for future generations to enjoy too.

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