Reno-Tahoe Territory, Nevada Museums
Bowers Mansion
Built in 1864
Nevada State Museum
Housed in the former U.S. Mint, the museum features memorabilia of Nevada's history, geology and culture, including a full-size replica of a ghost town and an underground mine.
Nevada State Railroad Museum
Museum houses exhibits, photos and artifacts of Nevada's railroad heritage, including 19
Nevada State Library & Archives
Exhibits include the original state constitution, a video program highlighting Nevada'
Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center
Located in a finely restored 1920
Genoa Courthouse Museum
Take a step back in time to the first courthouse in Nevada, 1865, fully restored with original jail, a blacksmith shop, courtroom, and exhibits specific to early Genoa.
Wild West Museum
Attractions include Western/cowboy memorabilia, antique guns, animal mounts, Native American, John Wayne and cavalry displays, outlaw photo gallery and "Spook House"
Way It Was Museum
The museum displays the most complete collection of Comstock mining artifacts in the world plus rare photos, lithographs and maps of the "Bonanza"
Nevada Gambling Museum
Features more than half-a-million dollars worth of gaming memorabilia, including over 100 antique slot machines, cheating devices and gamblers'
Comstock Firemen's Museum
Preservation of 19
Ponderosa Ranch
Home of the "Bonanza"
Nevada Historical Society Museum
Founded in 1904, the state'
(Wilbur D.) May Museum
Museum houses the lifetime collections of the late Wilbur May, department store magnate, rancher, big-game hunter, businessman and philanthropist who traveled around the world 40
National Automobile Museum (The Harrah Collection)
Fun family experience with over 200 cars, theater/
Nevada Museum of Art
Visit Nevada'