Guide to Nevada's Reno/Tahoe Territory attractions, cities, towns, and activities.

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Overview
Cities/Towns & Counties in this Region

Overview
  The Reno-Tahoe Territory is famous for outdoor as well as indoor entertainment. Fabulous Lake Tahoe and Pyramid Lake provide everything from beautiful scenery, hiking, skiing, snowmobiling, fishing, swimming, boating, to kayaking and water sports. Carson City, Nevada's capital, is home to the restored V&T railway that runs from Virginia City to Gold Hill, as well as the museums, and ample opportunities for fine dining, gaming and nightlife entertainment.  Genoa, the first settlement in Nevada, is home to the oldest bar in Nevada, hot mineral springs, a winery, an a great place to golf. Reno is another city known for gaming, fine dining, museums, a planetarium and great entertainment. Virginia City gives the visitor a glimpse into the old west mining days with museums, saloons, and even holds Camel and Ostrich Races every September.
  Attractions include the Nevada State Railroad Museum, Children's Museum of Northern Nevada, Nevada Museum of Art, Topaz Lake, Fleischmann Planetarium, Tahoe Ridge Winery, David Walley's Hot Springs, The Genoa Bar, Heavenly Ski Area Gondola, Bower's Mansion, Black Rock Desert, National Wild Horse and Burro Center, Nevada State Museum, Stewart Indian Museum, Mormon Station Historic Park, Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center, Courthouse Museum, Virginia City National  Historic Landmark, Washoe Lake State Park, High Rock Canyon, Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, Dangberb Historic Home Ranch, Mormon Station State Historic Park, Brewery Arts, Center, McKeen Car No. 70, Nevada State Library, Warren Engine Co. No. 1 Historic Fire Museum, Carson Valley Museum, Tahoe Center for Environmental Science, Numana Hatchery Visitors Center, Animal Ark, Circus Circus Midway and Circus Acts, FunQuest, John Ben Snow Memorial Trust Art Gallery, Metro Gallery, National Automobile Museum, Reno Arch, Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, Sierra Arts Gallery, Sierra Safari Zoo, Ultimate Rush Speed and Thrill Park, W.. Keck Museum, Wilbur D. May Great Basin Adventure, Wingfield Park, Sparks Heritage Museum, Victorian Square Interactive Fountain, Wild Island Family Adventure Park, Boomtown's Family Fun Center, Comstock Fireman's Museum, Historic Fourth Ward School Museum, Julia C. Bulette Red Light Museum, Nevada Gamblin Museum, Piper's Opera House, Ponderosa Saloon Tour and Chollar Mine Tour, The Way It Was Museum, MS Dixie paddlewheeler and more.
  Scenic Drives include the State Route 445 that travels around the shoreline of Pyramid Lake and the Lake Tahoe National Scenic Byway where State Route 28 and Highway 50 combine for a 28 mile impressive scenic stretch. Mount Rose Scenic Byway, State Route 431 climbs up Mount Rose Summit to the 8,911 foot pass and then travels down into the Tahoe Basin.