Museums are located throughout all regions of Nevada. In addition to the numerous casinos, cabarets and amusement parks, Las Vegas has the highest concentration of museums in the state. The Las Vegas Natural History Museum offers a variety of displays, such as: Marine life, prehistoric animals, local and exotic live animal collections and the Young Scientist Center.

About a half hour north of Las Vegas is Mount Charleston. At nearly 12,000 feet, Mount Charleston has been described as "a garden island in a sea of desert." In the summer, it is the place in Southern Nevada where visitors can stay cool without air conditioning. In the winter, it's the only place in Southern Nevada for skiing and other snow sports. There are campgrounds, picnic areas and hiking trails.

An attraction of another sort can be found near the quiet, shaded community of Boulder City, located southeast of Las Vegas. Boulder City is the gateway to the Hoover Dam, a 726-foot- high concrete structure that creates Lake Mead. On the northeast side of Lake Mead, about 55 miles from Las Vegas, a State Scenic Byway leads travelers through the Valley of Fire State Park. Valley of Fire earned its name because of its bright red sandstone mountains and valleys.

Nearby, Lost City Museum at Overton is a storehouse of artifacts from the Anasazi or "Ancient Ones", a prehistoric tribe that lived in the area thousands of years ago. The exhibits include a full-size replica of the type of adobe dwelling inhabited by these ancient people.

Halfway between Laughlin and Las Vegas, near the Colorado River, lies the former mining town of Searchlight. Visitors will find a fine, small museum as well as picturesque mining head frames on the hills around the town.

The Reno-Tahoe Territory or Western Region, contains many of Nevada's most scenic and historic recreation areas. At the north end of the territory is the Black Rock Desert, a vast land of limitless vistas and stark beauty. Further to the south, visitors can enjoy a stop at Reno's National Automobile Museum, the Nevada Museum of Art, or perhaps saunter the shaded grounds of the University of Nevada, Reno, the state's oldest college. The W.M. Keck Museum is also situated in Reno and houses an outstanding collection of minerals, ores, fossil specimens and photographs, in addition to mining related remnants.

Carson City, located 30 miles south of Reno, offers numerous points of historic interest including the State Capitol, the Nevada State Museum and the Nevada State Railroad Museum. The Kit Carson Trail is a self-guided tour of the city's historic district, which winds past dozens of large Victorian homes that were once owned by the state's most prominent businessmen and politicians. Gypsum Cave, also situated in Carson City, was once thought to be one of the oldest aboriginal sites in North America. The cave is 300 feet long and 120 feet wide and is filled with dry, dusty deposits in all six rooms.

West of Carson City via U.S. Hwy. 50 is the gem of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, Lake Tahoe.

Natural, historic and recreational opportunities abound in Cowboy Country. Visitors may catch a mild case of cowboy fever while touring this land of independent spirit and rugged veracity. While visiting the Northern Region, head to the small town of Lovelock. This community has one of the state's architectural oddities, the Pershing County Courthouse. This unique, oval building is believed to be the only round courthouse in the country. Around the building is the town's large city park, shaded by 80-year-old trees.

About one hour west of Elko, history enthusiasts will enjoy a stop in Battle Mountain, where the Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center resides. The center commemorates the pioneers who traveled the Gold Rush Trail with exhibits explaining their migration and transportation.

Eureka is home to one of the best preserved 19th-century mining towns in Nevada. Founded in 1864, Eureka features many of its original buildings, a number of which have been carefully restored. The most impressive is the Eureka Courthouse, which opened in 1880. Across the street is the Eureka Opera House, built in 1880, which has been renovated into a modern convention facility and performing arts center.

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