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HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS / HISTORIC SITES

Points of Interest

Bonnie Springs Ranch
Red Rock Canyon
Blue Diamond 702-875-4191
https://bonniesprings.com/

Goldwell Open Air Museum
Rhyolite Area 702-870-9946
http://goldwellmuseum.org

Hoover Dam
Boulder City 702-597-5970
www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam

National Atomic Testing Museum
755 E Flamingo Road
Las Vegas 702-794-5151
http://nationalatomictestingmuseum.org

Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort
908 Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas 702-486-3511
http://parks.nv.gov/parks/old-las-vegas-mormon-fort

Spring Mountain Ranch
Blue Diamond 702-875-4141
http://parks.nv.gov/parks/spring-mountain-ranch-state-park

Sonny Liston Gravesite
Paradise Memorial Gardens
6200 S. Eastern Avenue
Las Vegas 702-736-6200

Valley of Fire State Park
Overton 702-397-2088
http://parks.nv.gov/parks/valley-of-fire-state-park

Ghost Towns

Authentic, dusty ghost towns and historic communities offer an intriguing glimpse into Nevada’s colorful past. A number of the state’s ghost towns are located within 50 miles of Las Vegas. Visitors are asked to respect historic sites and also to treat them with caution.

Belmont Area
775-867-3001
http://parks.nv.gov
The ghost town of Belmont is located 45 miles northeast of Tonopah on U.S. 6, State Route 376 and Monitor Valley Road. The courthouse is further distinguished as a State Historic Site.

Eldorado Canyon/Nelson
Just 40 miles southwest of Las Vegas, the area is dotted with old mining activity in a narrow, rugged canyon. Nelson is one of the most famous ghost towns or abandoned mining camps in the canyon. Located south of Las Vegas via Highway 95 and State Route 165, Nelson is a former mining camp that produced more than $10 million in bullion over the years. The community still claims a number of historic buildings along with the remains of the old mines and mills.

Goodsprings/Sandy Valley
This former mining town, located 50 miles southwest of Las Vegas off Interstate 15 and State Route 161, was founded in the 1860s. However, the area did not evolve into a large producer of silver and lead until the 1890s. Visitors will find remains of mining activity as well as an abandoned railroad grade. Sandy Valley, just 13 miles west of Good Springs, is home to an old gold mill and another ghost town called Sandy.

Potosi
Approximately 25 miles southwest of Las Vegas, Potosi claims the state’s oldest lode mine, located on Old Spanish Trail. The first mining began with Mormon settlers who were looking for lead.

Ryolite Area
Named after the silica-rich volcanic rock in the area, a 1904 mining boom spawned camps like Bullfrog, Jumpertown, and Amargosa. Within months, miners had established more than 2000 mining claims in a 30-mile radius.

Searchlight
702-297-1055
Located 55 miles south of Las Vegas via U.S. Highway 95, Searchlight claimed more than 5,000 residents, 44 working mines and a dozen saloons at its peak in 1907. When the mines played out, most residents moved on, especially to Las Vegas. Today, historic buildings and a living history museum blend with more modern structures.

Tonopah
775-482-9274
www.tonopahnevada.com
Known as “Queen of the Silver Camps,” Tonopah sprung to life with a strike in the year 1900. Visitors to this intriguing site will find an Historic Mining Park located on the site of the original mining claim.