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Reno & Lake Tahoe Museums

      A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Museums in Reno & Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
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Churchill County Museum and Archives
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Learn about the Pony Express, the local Native American tribes, the Emigrant Trail, and early Churchill County. This museum opened on July 4th, 1968, and from generous contributions has grown to fill 10,000 square feet of exhibit space since.
Address: 1050 S. Maine St. | Fallon, NV | 89406
Tel: 1 775 423-3677
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Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center
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This museum is housed in the former Douglas County High School building, designed by architect Frederic DeLongchamps in 1915. Exhibits include the Snowshoe Thompson exhibit which commemorates John A "Snowshoe" Thompson, who skied over the Sierra Nevada deliver mail to California and back. Other temporary exhibits features artists whose work focused on Nevada.
Address: (Old Douglas County High School), 1444 Hwy. 395 North | Gardnerville, NV | 89410 [ Map ]
Tel: 1 775 782-2555
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Nevada State Railroad Museum
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Featuring collections of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad cars and locomotives. Considered one of the finest railroad museums in the country, with over 60 pieces of railroad equipment from Nevada's past.
Address: 2180 S. Carson Street | Carson City, NV | 89701 [ Map ]
Tel: 1 775 687-6953
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Historic Fourth Ward School Museum
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This Victorian, four-story wooden school is dedicated to telling the real story of the Old West. Step back in time when you enter the authentically preserved 1870s building with original furnishings. The museum features exhibits on Comstock history, mining, journalism, alumni and ethnicity.
Address: 537 South C Street | Virginia City, NV | 89440
Tel: 1 775 847-0975
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Northern Nevada Children's Museum
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Providing a fun learning experience through hands on exhibits is the goal of the Northern Nevada Children's Museum in Carson City. More than 25 displays are available in the 8,000 sq ft (740 sq m) facility. The center is open to childing Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to 4:30pm.
Address: 813 N Carson St. | Carson City, NV | 89701 [ Map ]
Tel: 1 775 884-2226
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Liberty Engine Company #1 Comstock Fireman's Museum
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Learn about the history of firefighting in the area and wider Nevada at the Comstock Fireman's Museum. Antique fire wagons, uniforms and a variety of interesting artifacts are on display.
Address: 117 South C St. | Virginia City, NV | 89440
Tel: 1 775 847-0717
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Wigwam Native American Museum
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Fernley's Wigwam Native American Museum features a variety of artifacts, from arrowheads to stone tools to baskets to dolls. There is also a collection of Western art. The museum is open year round.
Address: 225 W. Main St. | Fernley, NV | 89408 [ Map ]
Tel: 1 775 575-2573
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Nevada State Museum Carson City
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This museum exhibits the long history of gold and silver mining in the state of Nevada and features replica of the mines in the past. It also showcases a life-size ghost town and the first coin press used in USA.
Address: 600 North Carson Street | Carson City, NV | 89701-4004 [ Map ]
Tel: 1 775 687-4810
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Nevada Gambling Museum
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Witness the long history of gambling in Nevada at this interesting museum that features more than half a million dollars worth of antique slot machines, gamblers' weapons, cheating devices and gaming equipment.
Address: 50 South C St. | Virginia City, NV | 89440
Tel: 1 775 847-9022
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Western Historic Radio Museum
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The Western Historic Radio Museum features comprehensive displays of antique radios and equipment, from early wireless spark-gap apparatus to the groovy radios of the 1950s.
Address: 109 South F St. | Virginia City, NV | 89440
Tel: 1 775 847-9047
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National Automobile Museum
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The National Automobile Museum allows visitors a taste of the past with its many antique car exhibits. Guests enjoy strolling down period street scenes and marvelling at exhibits like the vintage racers, which features cars such as a 1910 Franklin D Torpedo Phaeton Roadster. Other exhibits include a variety of vintage Fords, Ferraris and Hupmobiles.
Address: 10 Lake Street South (corner of Lake & Mill) | Reno, NV | 89501 [ Map ]
Tel: 1 775 333-9300
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Sharkey's Memorabilia Collection
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Sharkey's Memorabilia Collection exhibits a large selection of Western art from around the world. Additional features include boxing memorabilia, circus items and a saddle collection.
Address: 1440 US Hwy. 395 | Gardnerville, NV | 89410-5209 [ Map ]
Tel: 1 775 782-3133
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Dayton Historic Society Museum
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This museum explores the history of Dayton and is located in the second oldest school house in Nevada.
Address: 485 Shady Lane and Logan Streets | Dayton, NV | 89403
Tel: 1 775 246-7327
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Warren Engine Company Museum Carson City
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Located at Carson City's Fire Station No. 1, the Warren Engine Company Museum displays some of the original equipments previously used by firemen in this city. Displays ranges from fire trucks from 1912, to antique uniforms and alarm systems. Operating hours: 1-5pm weekdays, free admission.
Address: 111 N Curry Street | Carson City, NV | 89703-4935 [ Map ]
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Nevada Historical Society Museum Reno
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Founded in 1904, the Nevada Historical Society Museum in Reno is the oldest museum in the state of Nevada. The museum exhibits articfacts from prehistoric times to present times.
Address: 1650 N. Virginia St. | Reno, NV [ Map ]
Tel: 1 775 688-1190
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Comstock History Center
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The Comstock History Center is located in a building designed after railroad and mining structures that were built in the area. Visitors to the center will see the original Virginia & Truckee Railroad engine #18, historic photographs and temporary exhibitions. The Comstock History Center is open from 10am to 3pm, Thursday to Sunday.
Address: 20 North E. St. | Virginia City, NV | 89440
Tel: 1 775 847-0419
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Wilbur D. May Museum
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This museum features collectibles and artifacts from Wilbur D. May's numerous world travels and life as a Nevada rancher.
Address: 1595 N. Sierra | Reno, NV [ Map ]
Tel: 1 775 785-5961
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Mark Twain Museum at the Territorial Enterprise
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Mark Twain once worked for the Territorial Enterprise newspaper and here, in the third office of the Territorial Enterprise, built in 1876, the Mark Twain Museum displays original printing equipment, artifacts and newspaper clippings.
Address: C St. | Virginia City, NV | 89440
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Sparks Heritage Museum
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Sparks Heritage Museum showcases a collection of railroad and mining artifacts and memorabilia. Visitors will gain insight into the close relationship these two industries had with the city of Sparks.
Address: 820 Victorian Ave | Sparks, NV | 89431 [ Map ]
Tel: 1 775 355-1144
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Nevada Museum of Art
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Founded in 1931, the Nevada Museum of Art is the oldest arts organization in Nevada and it remains the only nationally accredited art museum in the state. The museum features world class exhibits from contemporary works to historic perspectives.
Address: 160 W. Liberty St. | Reno, NV | 89501 [ Map ]
Tel: 1 775 329-3333
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The Way It Was Museum
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Learn about Virginia City's "Bonanza" days through the museum's impressive collection of Comstock mining artifacts, historic photos, lithographs and maps. The museum is open daily (except Christmas), from 10am to 6pm.
Address: 113 North C St. | Virginia City, NV | 89440
Tel: 1 775 847-0766
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