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HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS \/ HISTORIC SITES
\n<\/strong>
\nPoints of Interest
\n<\/strong>
\nBonnie Springs Ranch
\n<\/strong>Red Rock Canyon
\nBlue Diamond 702-875-4191
\nhttps:\/\/bonniesprings.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Goldwell Open Air Museum
\n<\/strong>Rhyolite Area 702-870-9946
\nhttp:\/\/goldwellmuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Hoover Dam
\n<\/strong>Boulder City 702-597-5970
\nwww.usbr.gov\/lc\/hooverdam<\/a><\/p>\n

National Atomic Testing Museum
\n<\/strong>755 E Flamingo Road
\nLas Vegas 702-794-5151
\nhttp:\/\/nationalatomictestingmuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort
\n<\/strong>908 Las Vegas Boulevard
\nLas Vegas 702-486-3511
\nhttp:\/\/parks.nv.gov\/parks\/old-las-vegas-mormon-fort<\/a><\/p>\n

Spring Mountain Ranch
\n<\/strong>Blue Diamond 702-875-4141
\nhttp:\/\/parks.nv.gov\/parks\/spring-mountain-ranch-state-park<\/a><\/p>\n

Sonny Liston Gravesite
\n<\/strong>Paradise Memorial Gardens
\n6200 S. Eastern Avenue
\nLas Vegas 702-736-6200<\/p>\n

Valley of Fire State Park
\n<\/strong>Overton 702-397-2088
\nhttp:\/\/parks.nv.gov\/parks\/valley-of-fire-state-park<\/a><\/p>\n


\n<\/strong>Ghost Towns
\n<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Authentic, dusty ghost towns and historic communities offer an intriguing glimpse into Nevada\u2019s colorful past. A number of the state\u2019s ghost towns are located within 50 miles of Las Vegas. Visitors are asked to respect historic sites and also to treat them with caution.<\/p>\n

Belmont Area
\n<\/strong>775-867-3001
\nhttp:\/\/parks.nv.gov<\/a>
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n

Eldorado Canyon\/Nelson
\n<\/strong>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.<\/p>\n

Goodsprings\/Sandy Valley
\n<\/strong>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.<\/p>\n

Potosi
\n<\/strong>Approximately 25 miles southwest of Las Vegas, Potosi claims the state\u2019s oldest lode mine, located on Old Spanish Trail. The first mining began with Mormon settlers who were looking for lead.<\/p>\n

Ryolite Area
\n<\/strong>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.<\/p>\n

Searchlight
\n<\/strong>702-297-1055
\nLocated 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.<\/p>\n

Tonopah
\n<\/strong>775-482-9274
\nwww.tonopahnevada.com<\/a>
\nKnown as \u201cQueen of the Silver Camps,\u201d 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-328","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LasVegas3\/Windermere\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/328"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LasVegas3\/Windermere\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LasVegas3\/Windermere\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LasVegas3\/Windermere\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LasVegas3\/Windermere\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=328"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LasVegas3\/Windermere\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":738,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LasVegas3\/Windermere\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/328\/revisions\/738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LasVegas3\/Windermere\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}