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The National Atomic Testing Museum is located not far from the Strip, but you can really kick your Nuclear Nevada history lesson up a notch by snagging a spot on a tour to the Nevada National Security Site.

The city of Sparks, Nevada—Reno’s next-door neighbor—attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year for the meat-tacular Best in the West Nugget Cook-Off, the automobile extravaganza that is Hot August Nights, and big-time biker bashes during Street Vibrations. It’s also home to the Reno-Tahoe area’s premier shopping mall (including plenty of brand-name outlets) and the flagship location of award-winning Great Basin Brewing Company.

About seven miles east of Fallon along the Loneliest Road in America, a short interpretive trail weaves among a rocky canvas etched with prehistoric petroglyphs. About 1.5 miles beyond lies Hidden Cave, a four-millennia-old Paiute-Shoshone storage site, which can be toured with guides from the Churchill County Museum.

Don’t get us wrong. We cherish all our pristine scenery, world-class cuisine, and picture-perfect destinations. But also our clown-themed motels, car forests, and alien-themed highways. If you agree with us that quirks equal perks, come embrace your inner oddball at these #WeirdNevada wonders beyond our metros.

A historic Nevada homestead original to the Silver State story beckons outdoorsmen, backroaders, and adventure-seekers of all kinds to some of Nevada’s most ruggedly remote territory. Situated on the outskirts […]

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Just outside of the magnificent Great Basin National Park and Lehman Caves, archaeologists have determined that the Fremont people created a village on this site, often referred to as Baker Village. Learn more about the Fremont people who lived here thousands of years ago.

Offering a robust look at the history of nuclear testing in southern Nevada and nationwide, there’s no better way to get to know Nuclear Nevada history than at the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas.

We can neither confirm nor deny how many aliens Area 51 may be harboring, but we know where else you can safely space out on some only-in-Nevada extraterrestrial action without fear of arrest (or worse).

Know someone who loves to get their hands on Nevada’s history and heritage? Treat that devotee of days gone by to a guided tour at famous locales, like Lake Tahoe, Virginia City, or Boulder City—on foot, on the water, or even on one of the state’s three still-chuggin’ scenic railways.