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!
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It all started when…
In the salad days of Nevada’s Comstock Lode a great social institution was spawned by mining magnates, artists and men of letters who sought to hobnob in luxury. The Washoe Club gained a reputation throughout the Pacific Coast for luxurious accommodations, and at one time it was a household term.
Soon after Bonanza dividends surged from $3 per share in January 1875 to $10 per share within less than two months, an organizational meeting of the Club held on February 20 proved to be a prelude to a parade of notables that would cavort through the Club’s exclusive quarters which housed one of the finest libraries east of San Francisco, an elegant billiard room, a parlor adorned with Italian marble and bronze statuettes, and a wine room that boasted an elaborately carved black walnut sideboard. The Club’s membership roster read like a Who’s Who of Comstock and Pacific Coast history, and the pages of the Club’s guest register were emblazoned with the signatures of General Ulysses S. Grant, General Robert Sherman, actor-lecturer Artemus Ward, actor Edwin Booth and railroad magnate Darius Ogden Mills and fifty other millionaires of international reputation.
See rest of history on website.
Ghost Tours
Each guided tour is about 40 minutes in length. We offer tours 7 days a week and each tour includes ALL 3 floors of our historical site.
We encourage each guest to take photos and/or record audio during the tours..you never know what you will catch!
Overnight Investigations
The “Millionaires Club” is now available for overnight investigations. Yes, your group can be locked down in the Washoe Club for a full investigation just like Zak, Nick, and Aaron from the Travel Channel original series, Ghost Adventures.
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Courtesy T. Turner – The desert blooms