US 50 in Nevada

Places on and near the "Loneliest Road," mentioned in my Post writeups.

28 Places

U.S. Route 50

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

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Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge

The sump of the landlocked Carson River is a haven for wildlife.

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Hidden Cave at Grimes Point

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

Helicopter Crash Memorial

Unopened beer cans are left at this monument to honor the Navy men who lost their lives during a training mission.

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Sand Mountain

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

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Project Shoal Site

On October 26, 1963, a 12-kiloton nuclear device was detonated here in granite some 1,211 feet below the ground surface.

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Middlegate Station

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

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Fairview Peak-Dixie Valley Fault Scarps

In 1954, two enormous earthquakes occurred just minutes apart, resulting in prominent scarps that extend for miles along the range fronts.

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Gabbs Mine

The only United States mine for magnesium carbonate has been operating continuously since the 1930s.

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Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States and an abandoned gold mine and ghost town all in one place!

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The Shoe Tree of Middlegate

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

Nevada State Route 722

US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.

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Stokes Castle

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

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Toiyabe Crest Trail

This little-used trail winds through the highest mountain range in central Nevada with sections around 10,000 feet.

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Millett, Nevada

Ophir

A difficult trail leads to interesting ruins in a remote canyon in the Toiyabe Range.

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Toquima Cave

This central Nevada cave is the spiritual home of ancient and enigmatic pictographs.

Hickison Summit

This rest area is also home to a remarkable petroglyph site.

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Round Mountain, Nevada

Diana's Punch Bowl

Located in the remote Monitor Valley, this travertine bowl contains a scalding pool of water.

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Manhattan, Nevada

Belmont

The second seat of Nye County, still mostly a ghost town, has become a magnet for those looking to live "away from it all."

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Afterlife Antiques & Oddities

A small shop filled with history, mystery, folklore, and more.

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Eureka County Courthouse

The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.

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Hamilton, Nevada

Belmont Mill

One of the best-preserved early 20th-century ore-processing mills in Nevada is maintained in a state of arrested decay.

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White Pine County, Nevada

Hamilton Ghost Town

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

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Garnet Hill Rockhound Area

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

Economy Drug & Old Fashioned Soda Fountain

Welcome to a feel-good American drugstore, in the classic sense of the term.

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Nevada Northern Railway Museum

This former mining railroad is one of the best-preserved short lines in North America.

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McGill Drugstore Museum

A perfectly preserved small-town pharmacy and soda fountain that opened in the early 20th century and closed in the 1980s.

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White Pine County, Nevada

Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

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