Activities, Events and Recreation
The National Automobile Museum (The Harrah Collection) has a “Wow!” factor you don’t often find in a museum. You’ll see more than 200 eye-popping cars with authentic street scenes and sounds. The facades bring displays to life; a hardware store here, a movie theatre there which accompany artifacts from each era. It’s located on the […]
The mission of Liberty Engine Co. No. 1/Comstock Firemen’s Museum is to preserve, display and interpret firefighting apparatus and artifacts, and present the rich history and heritage of firefighting in Storey County with primary emphasis on Virginia City and Gold Hill, and the impact on life and culture in those communities and the state. Hours: […]
The Fourth Ward School is the last one of its kind still standing in the United States. The 1876 Second Empire, four-storied state-of-the-art wooden school preserves the real story of life in a booming Old West mining town. Built to accommodate more than 1,000 students, the sixteen classrooms retain original patina, desks, maps and books. […]
Called the most significant vintage theater in the West, Piper’s Opera House in Virginia City deserves a standing ovation for its long-standing contributions to Nevada’s rich history and culture. It is impossible to understand the real spirit of Piper’s Opera House without also looking at the era and the community in which she thrived. The […]
Explore the rich geological and cultural history of one of the great mines of the Comstock Lode! Go deep underground and discover how the miners of the Gold Rush extracted the wealth that made Virginia City famous. The gold and silver brought thousands across America to risk it all and seek their fortune. First staked […]
St. Mary’s Art Center is a regional art center, housed in the 14,000-square-foot St. Mary Louise Hospital built in 1875 and operated by the Daughters of Charity. Since 1964, the old hospital has been operating continuously as an art and retreat center featuring nationally known photography, painting, sculpting and mixed media instructors. The St. Mary’s […]
Built in 1860 by John Mackay, King of the Comstock, used the mansion as a residence and as the Gould & Curry Mine Office. Between 1860 and 1950, bars of gold bullion were sold directly from the vault. Tour highlights are: mining artifacts, original furnishings, Tiffany silver, and great historical anecdotes. The Mackay Mansion is […]
Daily Ghost Tours, Overnight Investigations or just want to stop in and take a look? We offer many different ways for you to enjoy your time in Historic Virginia City, NV. Enjoy the new site then stop by and enjoy a specialty drink in Virginia City’s Oldest Saloon! Excerpt: It all started when… In the […]
The Central Pacific Railroad Depot in Lovelock was built in 1880 in the Stick style or Eastlake style. It was the principal point of access to the town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The building, originally located on the northeast corner of West Broadway Avenue and Main Street, was moved by the […]
In Memory. This monument is dedicated to the members of the 509th Composite Group, United States Air Force, who trained at the Wendover, Utah, Army Air Force Base in 1944-45, for the vital, secret mission of delivering the first atomic bombs on Japanese targets in August 1945. The combined efforts of all members of the […]