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Nevada Tourism

Nevada Heli-Skiing - Lamoille, Nevada

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So you think you like to ski, like the challenge of the slopes, like the wind in your face, the speed of the downhill, when you have accomplished this, what's next?  Heli-Skiing!!

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Married at Lake Tahoe - Lake Tahoe, Nevada

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You are thinking about where you want to get married, where the scenery will accent the beauty of the day.  Consider Lake Tahoe with its sparkling waters and panoramic mountain views ad a backdrop to your wedding pictures!  Lake Tahoe has earned a reputation as one of the top 10 wedding destination in the world.  There is a reason for that and that is the beauty of the place!

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Hiking and Biking On Your Nevada Vacation - Lake Tahoe, Nevada

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You are off to Lake Tahoe in the summer and taking your bike with you!  Good for you!  There are fabulous off-road mountain biking opportunities for you to enjoy.  Imagine tackling the 72 mile ride around the lake, looking at all the beauty that surrounds you as you use your pedal power to fly down the path.

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Skiing at Tahoe - Lake Tahoe, Nevada

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Head down the slopes at 80 mph and you know you have arrived at the Mecca for skiing!  There are 18 resorts with slopes in Tahoe that offer you the thrill you are looking for if downhill is your sport.  Heavenly Valley, Mt. Rose, Diamond Peak and Squaw Valley are just 4 of them.  These resorts will provide you with the necessary thrills as they have an average annual snowfall of over 600 inches providing world-class alpine skiing.  The slopes and trails are meticulously groomed to accommodate everyone from the very beginner to the expert.

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Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park - Gabbs, Nevada

Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park.jpgBerlin-Ichthyosaur State Park - Gabbs, Nevada

Nestled at 7,000 feet on the western slope of the Shoshone mountain range this park provides a vast array of stimulating recreations opportunities.  Originally established to protect and display North America's most abundant concentration and largest known Ichthyosaur fossils.  Also as part of the preservation effort is the turn of the century mining town of Berlin as well as the Diana Mine.

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M&M's World - Las Vegas, Nevada

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Inside the Showcase Mall in Las Vegas is a life size, mouth-watering exhibit featuring a multitude of the M&M's selling everything from t-shirts to scores of the popular candy in every color under the rainbow plus silver and gold.

You can take a tour of the site and end up with a 3-D movie featuring Rd and Yellow's trip to Vegas.  When Red loses his "M" at the poker table, the two take a journey to the land of the lost to retrieve it.  Viewers are rewarded with a surprise treat upon their exit.

There is a 3-D 40 foot long M&M's bag shaking out candy as the sign on the strip.  Three M&M characters, 15 to 19 feet tall, entice Strip denizens to come inside.  You can see the see thru wall of a second floor store that is filled from floor to ceiling with - - you got it - - M&M's!

Hours: 9-11 Sunday - Thursday and 9am - 12 am Friday - Saturday.

Location: 3785 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

Phone: 702-736-7611

Goldwell Open Air Museum - Rhyolite (Beatty), Nevada

Gold Well Open Museum.jpgGoldwell Open Air Museum - Rhyolite (Beatty), Nevada

Sitting out in the middle on nowhere an unlikely group of prominent Belgian artists created a self-described art situation consisting of seven outdoor sculptures which are huge and unique not only in choice of material and subject but also in the placement within the upper Mojave desert.

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Thunder Mountain Monument - Imlay, Nevada

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Interstate 80 near Imlay offers you an opportunity to see what a huge conglomeration of quirky sculptures can become when made from things that most people would see a junk.  Old cars, bottles, railroad ties, machinery, wheels and a bucket load of concrete have become a sculpture created by a man named Frank Van Zant.  He felt it was a tribute to the Native American plight.  It was begun in 1967 and worked on it for over two decades.

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Stokes Castle - Austin, Nevada

stokes castle.jpgStokes Castle - Austin, Nevada

Do you want to see something different when you are vacationing in Nevada?  Check out Stokes Castle in Austin.  The mine developer, railroad magnate and member of a prominent eastern family, decided to build a summer home for his sons in Austin.  Anson Phelps Stokes began building the Stokes Castle in 1896 and finished it in 1897.  When it was completed the Stokes family used it for only a short time before they sold it along with the mining interests, milling equipment and never returned.

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Stremmel Gallery - Reno, Nevada

Stremmel Gallery - Reno, Nevada.jpgStremmel Gallery - Reno, Nevada

Founded in 1969 the Stremmel Gallery specializes in contemporary paintings, drawings and sculpture by mid-career and established American and European artists.  The works of over 50 artists are at the gallery.  The works show the brilliance and detail of those creative minds and talents.

The gallery is located in an architecturally award winning building which is in itself a fabulous piece of art.

The gallery offers a full range of client services, including conservation framing, restoration of paintings, and resale or direct purchase of single pieces or entire collections of important contemporary and modern work.  If you need their assistance they would be most pleased to talk with you.

Location: 1400 South Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89502

Telephone: 775-786-0558

Hours: Monday to Friday 9 - 5:30, Saturday 10 - 3 and Closed on Sundays and holidays.

 

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