Places sisricci Wants to Go

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Mine your own precious stones.

A little-known occurrence of fossil wood in northern Washoe County, Nevada, near the Black Rock Desert.

An internationally-recognized dark sky sanctuary lies in northern Nevada, near the Oregon line.

How a bat poo mine became a major Native American archaeological site—and connections to legendary red-haired giants.

An abandoned mine serves as a stark memorial of when mercury was a valued strategic metal.

This giant slab of driftwood marks the beginning of the Winnemucca to the Sea Highway.

Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants

An unusual waterfall in the Santa Rosa Range, within the Great Basin of Nevada.

This arts and culture cultural center explores the diverse cultural heritage of the American West.

Once a famous outpost for purchasing saddles and spurs, this museum preserves the art, craft, and style of the American cowboy.

The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.

An ill-fated attempt to grow wheat in the sagebrush steppe of northeastern Nevada.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.