Location Exhibits, Clubs, Tours, and Museums - Detailed Information NV Nevada Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd. Reno, NV 89502 Tel: 775-861-6400 NV BLM Recreation Page - http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/prog/recreation.html NV Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology Great Basin Science Sample and Records Library, 2175 Raggio Pkwy, Reno, NV 89512 Tel: 775-682-8766 http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/Departments/GBSSRL/GBSSRL.html NV Nevada Commission on Tourism 401 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV 89701 Tel: 1-800-NEVADA8 or 775-687-4322 http://travelnevada.com NV Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs - http://nevadaculture.org/ NV Nevada Division of Minerals 400 W. King Street, Suite 106, Carson City, NV 89703 Tel: 775-684-7040; Fax: 775-684-7052; E-mail: [email protected] or 2030 E. Flamingo Rd., 220, , NV 89119 Tel: 702-486-4343; Fax: 702-486-4345; E-mail: [email protected] http://minerals.state.nv.us/ NV Nevada Division of State Parks - http://parks.nv.gov NV Nevada Gem, Mineral & Prospecting Clubs - http://minerals.state.nv.us/forms/mining/Clubs_20130426.pdf NV Nevada Trail Maps - http://www.nvtrailmaps.com/index.php NV Wikipedia List of Museums in Nevada - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Nevada NV Wikipedia List of State Parks in Nevada - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nevada_state_parks NV National Park Service: Nevada - http://www.nps.gov/state/nv/list.htm?program=parks NV - Baker Great Basin National Park/Lehman Caves 100 Great Basin National Park Baker, NV 89311 Tel: 775-234-7331; Fax: 775-234-7269 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.nps.gov/grba/index.htm Excellent underground tours of Lehman Cave. Spectacular mountain scenery. * NV - BATTLE Ghost Town of Galena MOUNTAIN Website: http://battlemountaintourism.com/recreation.html#ghost Galena is a quiet ghost town with remains of its prosperous past scattered throughout the canyon. For anyone wanting to visit and take pictures of an old mining town, Galena Canyon can be located 10 miles south of Battle Mountain on State Highway 305, turn right following the dirt road for three miles to Galena Canyon. * NV - BATTLE Mill Creek Canyon MOUNTAIN Website: http://battlemountaintourism.com/recreation.html#mill Mill Creek Canyon is full of surprises and is rich in history. Interested travelers can stop by the Battle Mountain Chamber of Commerce, 625 S. Broad St., for more information about the early days of Mill Creek Canyon. * NV - BEATTY Beatty Museum & Historical Society 417 Main Street, Beatty, NV 89003 Tel: 775-553-2303 Website: http://www.beattymuseum.com * NV - BEATTY Rhyolite Historic Town-site/Gold Well Open Air Museum PO Box 956, Beatty, NV 89003 Tel: 775-553-2424 (Beatty Chamber of Commerce) One of the most photographed ghost towns in the US, remaining buildings include the Bottle House and railroad depot. * Location Nevada Exhibits, Clubs, Tours, and Museums - Detailed Information NV - BELMONT Belmont Courthouse State Historic Site c/o Fallon Regional Headquarters, 16799 Lahontan Dam, Fallon, NV 89406 Tel: 775-867-3001 Website: http://parks.nv.gov/2008/11/inside-nevadas-belmont-courthouse-a-pictorial/ Located in the ghost town of Belmont, the partially restored courthouse was built in 1876. * NV - BERLIN Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park 23 miles east of Gabbs on State Route 884 HC 61, Box 61200, Austin, NV 89310-9301 Tel: 775-964-2440; Fax: 775-964-2012 Website: http://parks.nv.gov/parks/bi/ Unusual combination of early 20th century mining ghost town adjacent to an exceptional exhibit center featuring fossil ichthyosaurs. * NV - BOULDER Hoover Dam Visitor's Center CITY PO Box 60400, Boulder City, NV 89006-0400 Tel: 702-294-3517; Fax: 702-294-3585 Website: http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/ Tour of the dam interior is fascinating. Well worth the visit if you are in Southern Nevada. * NV - BOULDER Lake Mead National Recreation Area Visitor's Center CITY 601 Nevada Highway, Boulder City, NV 89005. Tel: 702-293-8990; Fax: 702-293-8936 Website: http://www.nps.gov/lake/planyourvisit/alan-bible-visitor-center.htm * NV - CALIENTE Kershw-Ryan State Park - Rainbow Canyon PO Box 985, Caliente, Nevada 89008 Tel: 775-726-3564; Fax: 775-726-3557 Website: http://parks.nv.gov/parks/kershaw-ryan-state-park/ Self-guided tour of interesting scenic area, including rock art, geologic features and natural resources. * NV - CARLIN Barrick Goldstrike Mine Tour PO Box 29, Elko, NV 89803 Tel: 775-778-8121 (Public Tours - May through August) Website: n/a Excellent tour of one of North America's largest gold mines. * NV - CARLIN Newmont Gold Quarry Mine Tour PO Box 669, Carlin, NV 89822 Tel: 775-778-4068; Fax: 775-778-4088 (Seasonal - April through October) Website: http://www.newmont.com Excellent tour of one of North America's largest gold mines. Adjacent to Barrick Goldstrike Mine. * NV - CARSON Children's Museum of Northern Nevada CITY 813 N. Carson, Carson City, NV 89701 Tel: 775-884-2226; Fax: 775-884-2179 Website: http://www.cmnn.org/ * NV - CARSON Nevada State Museum CITY 600 North Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701 Tel: 775-687-4810; Fax: 775-687-4333 Website: http://museums.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=486&Itemid=120 Housed in the former United States Carson City Branch Mint building where coins were minted from 1870 to 1893, all bearing the distinguishing "CC" mint mark.. The Earth Science Gallery explores Nevada's geologic history from 1,750 million years ago to 40 million years ago, including a walk-through Devonian Sea. Has an exceptional re-creation of an underground mine from the Comstock Lode. Also on display is America's largest exhibited Imperial mammoth (15,000 and 17,000 years old) found in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, and the battleship USS Nevada's silver service fashioned from 5,000 ounces (417 pounds troy weight) of silver from the deep shafts of the Tonopah mines and lined with gold from the mines of Goldfield. * Location Nevada Exhibits, Clubs, Tours, and Museums - Detailed Information NV - CARSON Nevada State Railroad Museum CITY 2180 S. Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701 Tel: 775-687-6953, Fax: 775-687-8294 Website: http://museums.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=412&Itemid=123 * NV - DAYTON Dayton Historical Society Museum Logan and Shady Lane, Old Town Dayton, NV 89403 Tel: 775-246-3256 (Tennant Construction) or 775-246-0188 (Dayton Courier) Contact: Laura Tennant Website: http://www.daytonnvhistory.org/ Established in an 1865 schoolhouse. Collection includes: artifacts and photographs of pioneers, Native Americans, Chinese, railroads, Sutro Tunnel and early Lyon County history. * NV - DENIO Rainbow Ridge Opal Mine Summer: PO Box 97, Denio, NV 89404 Tel: 775-941-0270 (approx. May through October) Winter Address: 437 NW 7th Street Redmond, OR 97756 Tel: 541-548-4810 (approx. November through April) Website: http://www.nevadaopal.com/season.html Great opportunity to collect black fire opal, opalized wood and fluorescent opal. * NV - DENIO Royal Peacock Opal Mine Summer: PO Box 165, Denio, NV 89404 Tel: 775-941-0374 (approx.: May 15 - November 15) Winter: HCR001-9535, Winnemucca, NV 89445 Tel: 775-272-3201 (approx. November 16 - May 14) Website: http://www.royalpeacock.com/ Great opportunity to collect black fire opal, opalized wood and fluorescent opal. * NV - ELKO Northeastern Nevada Museum 1515 Idaho Street, Elko, NV, 89801. Tel: 775-738-3418; Fax: 775-778-9318 Website: None. (Information from Nevada Commission on Tourism, http://travelnevada.com/, under Activities; Attractions & Museums; Cowboy Country; Elko) The museum collection contains over 29,000 photographs 3,000 books and area newspapers dating from 1869 to the present. Collection highlights include a 2 million year old American Mastodon, currently the only well documented American Mastodon in the Great Basin. A new exhibit features fossil plants and animals, most of which were found in Northeastern Nevada. Local mining history is also portrayed. * NV - ELKO Ruby Mountains Recreation Area/Thomas Canyon Campground/Lamoille Canyon Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, 1200 Franklin Way, Sparks, NV 89431 Tel: 775-331-6444 Website: http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/htnf/recarea/?recid=65570 Dramatic alpine scenery in Nevada's most beautiful setting. Glacial features, lakes and wildlife can be seen along the 12 mile National Scenic Byway, as well as the extensive hiking trails. * NV - ELY East Ely Railroad Depot 1100 Avenue A, PO Box 151100, Ely, NV 89301 Tel: 775-289-1663; Fax: 775-289-1664 Website: http://museums.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=408&Itemid=126 Located in the historic East Ely Railroad depot, preserves the mining and railroad history of eastern Nevada. * NV - ELY Garnet Hill Rockhounding Area Bureau of Land Management, Ely Field Office, 702 N. Industrial Way, Ely, NV 89301 Tel: 775-289-1800 Website: http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ely_field_office/blm_programs/recreation.html Spessartine garnets in rhyolite can be collected from a site overlooking the open pit copper mines at Ruth. * Location Nevada Exhibits, Clubs, Tours, and Museums - Detailed Information NV - ELY Nevada Northern Railway Museum PO Box 150040, East Ely, NV 89315 Tel: 775-289-2085 or 866-407-8326 Website: http://www.nnry.com Large collection of locomotives and cars that hauled copper from local mines. * NV - ELY Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Site Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park, P.O. Box 151761, Ely, NV 89315 Tel: 775-728-4460 Website: http://parks.nv.gov/parks/ward-charcoal-ovens-state-historic-park/ The park is located seven miles south of Ely via U.S. 50/6/93, then 11 miles southwest on Cave Valley Road. Cave Valley Road is a graded dirt road, accessible by passenger vehicles from May through October. Site consists of six large stone kilns (30 feet tall) which provided charcoal for the smelter at the Ward mining district. * NV - ELY White Pine Public Museum 2000 Aultman Street, Ely, Nevada 89301 Tel: 775-289-4710 Website: http://www.wpmuseum.org/ * NV - EUREKA Eureka Sentinel Museum 10 South Bateman Street, Eureka, NV 89316 Tel: 775-237-5010; Fax 775-237-6040 Website: http://www.co.eureka.nv.us/tourism/museum01.htm Mining history items from Eureka's 1870's lead/silver boom. * NV - FALLON Churchill County Museum & Archives 1050 S Main Street, Fallon, NV 89406 Tel: 775-423-3677 Website: http://www.ccmuseum.org * NV - Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center GARDNERVILLE 1477 Highway 395, Gardnerville, NV 89410 Tel: 775-782-2555 Website: None. (Information from Nevada Commission on Tourism, http://travelnevada.com/ , under Activities; Attractions & Museums; Reno-Tahoe Country; Gardnerville) * NV - GENOA Genoa Courthouse Museum Main and Fifth Street, Genoa, NV 89410 Tel: 775-782-4325 Website: None. (Information from Nevada Commission on Tourism, http://travelnevada.com/ , under Activities; Attractions & Museums; Reno-Tahoe Country; Genoa) * NV - GOLDFIELD Goldfield Historical Society PO Box 178, Goldfield, NV 89013 Tel: 775-485-6365 * NV - Mineral County Museum HAWTHORNE 400 10th Street, PO Box 1584, Hawthorne, NV 89415 Tel: 775-945-5142 Website: http://web2.greatbasin.net/~mcmuseum/ Collection includes mining equipment and fossils. * NV - Walker Lake Recreation Area HAWTHORNE Website: http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/carson_city_field/blm_programs/recreation/walker_lake.html Walker Lake is the remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan, formed during the last ice age. Wave benches showing the gradual recession of the lake over the last 10,000 years are visible above the current shoreline. * Location Nevada Exhibits, Clubs, Tours, and Museums - Detailed Information NV - Clark County Museum HENDERSON 1830 S Boulder Highway, Henderson, NV 89015 Tel: 702-455-7955 Website: http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/Depts/parks/Pages/clark-county-museum.aspx Well-done small museum which has a small mining and mineral exhibit (including some CFMS specimens). Annual Desert Treasures program (August-October) features a mineral/mining exhibit, gem & mineral fair and Friends of Mineralogy symposium. Research collection includes Nevada minerals, Nevada mining history documents (including photos, stock certificates and mining journals), as well as Native American artifacts, and gaming and local history. Historic homes and buildings on site also worth a look. * NV - McCaw Elementary School "School of Mines" HENDERSON 57 Lynn Lane, Henderson, NV 89015 Tel: 702-799-8930 Website: http://ccsd.net/schools/mccaw/index.html This is a field trip destination for thousands of Clark County School District students every year. The facility consists of a 4,400 square foot simulated underground mine, with exhibit rooms featuring geology, mining history, mining reclamation and the uses of minerals. * NV - LAKE Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park (Spooner Backcountry) TAHOE PO Box 8867, Incline Village, NV 89452 Tel: 775-831-0494 Website: http://parks.nv.gov/parks/marlette-hobart-backcountry/ One of the West's truly majestic lakes, set in the Sierra Nevada's. * NV - Las Vegas Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority 3150 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109 Tel: 702-892-0711; Toll-Free: 877-847-4858 http://www.lvcva.com/ NV - LAS VEGAS Las Vegas Museum of Natural History 900 Las Vegas Blvd. N,, Las Vegas, NV 89101 Tel: 702-384-3466; Fax: 702-384-5343 Website: http://www.lvnhm.org/ Exhibits feature marine life, Nevada's wildlife and animated dinosaurs. * NV - LAS VEGAS Lied Discovery Children's Museum 833 Las Vegas Blvd. N, Las Vegas, NV 89101 Tel: 702-382-3445; Fax: 702-382-0592 Website: http://www.discoverykidslv.org/ Over 100 hand-on exhibits in the arts, humanities and sciences at one of the countries largest children's museums. * NV - LAS VEGAS Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History University of Nevada-Las Vegas 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89154 Tel: 702-895-3381 Website: http://barrickmuseum.unlv.edu/ The museum is dedicated to collect, preserve and exhibit objects that illustrate the natural history of the southwest United States and its surrounding regions. * NV - LAS VEGAS Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas 309 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89107 Tel: 702-486-5205 Website: http://museums.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=427&Itemid=121* NV - LAS VEGAS Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area HCR 33, Box 5500, Las Vegas, NV 89124 Tel: 702-515-5350; Fax: 702-363-6779 Website: http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo/blm_programs/blm_special_areas/red_rock_nca.html One of the Nevada's most scenic spots, set among red rocks at the base of the Spring Mountains. * Location Nevada Exhibits, Clubs, Tours, and Museums - Detailed Information NV - LAS VEGAS Spring Mountain Ranch State Park PO Box 124, Blue Diamond, NV 89004 Tel: 702-875-4141 Website: http://parks.nv.gov/parks/spring-mountain-ranch-state-park/ Spectacular scenery at base of the Spring Mountains. * NV - LAS VEGAS UNLV Geoscience Exhibit Lilly Fong Geoscience Building (LFG) 104B 4505 Maryland Pkwy., Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010 Tel: 702-895-3262; Fax: 702-895-4064 Website: http://geoscience.unlv.edu/ Exhibit includes display cases with rocks and minerals, seismograph display, theses of past/present students, and research interests of professors. * NV - LOVELOCK Pershing County Marzen House Museum Marzen Lane, PO Box 566, Lovelock, NV 89419 Tel: 775-273-2115 Website: None. (Information from Nevada Commission on Tourism, http://travelnevada.com/ , under Activities; Attractions & Museums; Cowboy Country; Lovelock) * Exhibits include mining equipment, Native American artifacts and an Indian Cave. * NV - NELSON Techatticup Mining Camp (ELDORADO Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours / Colorado River Tours, Inc. CANYON) HC Box 440, Nelson, NV 89046 Tel: 702-291-0026 Website: http://eldoradocanyonminetours.com Tour the historical Techatticup Mine in Eldorado Canyon. The mine is the oldest, richest and most famous gold mine in Southern Nevada. * NV - OVERTON 721 S Moapa Valley Blvd., PO Box 807, Overton, NV 89040 Tel: 702-397-2193 Website: http://www.comnett.net/~kolson/ Exhibits focus on artifacts and dwellings of ancient Pueblo (Anazasi) culture (1-1150 A.D.). Also has exhibits on more recent Native American people, as well as local natural history and geology. * NV - OVERTON Valley of Fire State Park PO Box 515, Overton, NV 89040 Tel: 775-728-4460 Website: http://parks.nv.gov/parks/valley-of-fire-state-park/ Nevada's oldest and largest state park. Spectacular red rock formations, featuring petrified wood tree trunks and 3,000 year-old Indian petroglyphs. * NV - PANACA Cathedral Gorge State Park PO Box 176, Panaca, NV 89042 Tel: 775-728-4460 Website: http://parks.nv.gov/parks/cathedral-gorge/ Dramatic erosional features (spires and canyons) in a long, narrow valley. * NV - PIOCHE Echo Canyon State Park HC 74, Box 295, Pioche, NV 89043 Tel: 775-962-5103 Website: http://parks.nv.gov/parks/echo-canyon-state-park/ Echo Canyon State Park offers a 65-acre reservoir with a campground, picnic area, group use facilities and boat launch. The park is popular for camping, fishing, hiking and enjoying the beautiful scenery of eastern Nevada. Abundant wildlife, a wide variety of native plants and unique rock formations make exploration a favorite activity. * NV - PIOCHE Lincoln County Museum 69 Main Street, PO Box 515, Pioche, NV 89043 Tel: 775-962-5207 Location Nevada Exhibits, Clubs, Tours, and Museums - Detailed Information NV - PIOCHE Million Dollar Courthouse Lacour Street, PO Box 515, Pioche, NV 89043 Tel: 775-962-5182 Built in 1872, has jail, courthouse and mining exhibits. NV - RENO Fleischmann Planetarium University of Nevada-Reno 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557 Tel: 775-784-4811; Fax 775-784-4822 Website: http://planetarium.unr.nevada.edu/ * NV - RENO Nevada Historical Society Museum 1650 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89503 Tel: 775-688-1190; Fax: 775-688-2917 Website: http://museums.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=446&Itemid=122 * NV - RENO Peterson Peak, AKA Hallelujah Junction, California/Nevada 40 miles Northwest of Reno, Nevada Tel: Crystal Tips Mines, Foster Hallman 702-323-2862 or 702-825-9660; or Hallelujah Mining and Exploration Company, Jon Johnson at 702-786-3271 or Ed Christiansen (no phone number available) Website: None Great location for smoky and amethyst quartz crystals, including scepters and phantoms. The mountain is covered by a number of claims, some of which are open to collectors on a fee basis or by permission granted for club-sponsored field trips. * NV - RENO W. M. Keck Museum Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering University of Nevada-Reno Mail Stop 168, Reno, NV 89557-0047 Tel: 775-784-4528 Website: http://www.mines.unr.edu/museum/ * NV - RENO Wilbur D. May Center (Museum, Arboretum, and Botanical Garden) Rancho San Raphael Park 1502 Washington Street, Reno, NV 89503 Tel: 775-785-4319 Website: http://www.washoecounty.us/parks/mc_home (Information from Washoe county Regional Parks, http://www.washoecounty.us/parks/) The Wilbur D. May Center is an adventure for people of all ages! The Museum houses a collection of rare and exotic artifacts and hosts fun traveling exhibits and events. The Arboretum and Botanical Garden is a living museum of colorful flowers, creekside meadows, outdoor courtyards, and secluded benches. * NV - Reno-Sparks Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority 4001 South Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89502 Tel: 775-827-7600; Toll-Free: 800-367-7366 http://www.visitrenotahoe.com/ NV - ROUND Smoky Valley Museum MOUNTAIN Round Mountain, NV Tel: 775-377-2243 Website: n/a Located in a 1935 schoolhouse, features local history, vintage mining and assaying equipment. Open by appointment. * Location Nevada Exhibits, Clubs, Tours, and Museums - Detailed Information NV - Searchlight Heritage Museum and Historic Mining Park SEARCHLIGHT Searchlight Community Center 200 Michael Wendell Way, Searchlight, NV 89046 Tel: 702-297-0155 Website: http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/depts/parks/Pages/searchlight-museum.aspx This small museum, a satellite of the Clark County Museum, reports the history of the mining boom town of Searchlight. The story of Searchlight mining and railroad heritage and its many colorful pioneer citizens is told through photos, artifacts, exhibits, and an outdoor mining park. * NV - SILVER Fort Churchill State Historical Park SPRINGS 1000 Highway 95A Silver Springs, NV 89429 Tel: 775-577-2345 Website: http://parks.nv.gov/parks/fort-churchill-state-historic-park/ Fort Churchill was once a U.S. Army fort built in 1861 to provide protection for early settlers. It was abandoned nine years later, and today the ruins are preserved in a state of arrested decay. Twice a year the Nevada Civil War Volunteers puts on a civil war encampment at Fort Churchill. * NV - TONOPAH Central Nevada Museum 1900 Logan Field Road P.O. Box 326 Tonopah, NV 89049 Tel: 775-482-9676; Fax: 775-482-5423 Website: http://www.tonopahnevada.com/CentralNevadaMuseum.html * NV - TONOPAH Tonopah Historic Mining Park P.O. Box 965 (520 McCulloch Ave.), Tonopah, NV 89049-0965 Tel: 775-482-9274 Website: http://www.tonopahhistoricminingpark.com/ Located on site of Jim Butler's original mining claims. Park consists of 70 acres of mining claims comprising portions of four major mines. Original mine buildings, exhibits and collections of one of Nevada's most famous mining camps. . Guided tours weekends and by appointment. * NV - VIRGINIA Fourth Ward School Museum CITY PO Box 4 (537 South "C" Street) Virginia City, NV 89440 Tel: 775- 847-0975; Fax: 775-847-1011 Website: http://fourthwardschool.org/ * NV - VIRGINIA Mackay Mansion CITY 129 South D Street, P.O. Box 971, Virginia City 89440 Tel: 775-847-0336 Website: http://www.uniquitiesmackaymansion.com/ Built in 1860, home of Comstock Lode tycoon John Mackay. Collections include Comstock mining artifacts, Tiffany silver, Civil War collection and Victorian era furnishings. * NV - VIRGINIA Marshall Mint & Museum CITY 98 North C Street, PO Box 447, Virginia City, NV 89440 Tel: 775-847-0777 or 800-321-6374 Website: http://marshallmint.com/?page=about * NV - VIRGINIA Virginia & Truckee Railroad CITY PO Box 467, Washington & F Streets, Virginia City, NV 89440 Tel: 775-847-0380 Website: None. (Information from Nevada Commission on Tourism, http://travelnevada.com/ , under Activities; Attractions & Museums; Reno-Tahoe Country; Virginia City) 35 minute steam engine ride through the historic Comstock Lode mining region. * NV - VIRGINIA Way It Was Museum CITY 113 N. C Street, Virginia City, NV 89440 Tel: 775-847-0766 Website: http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/13263 . (Information from Museums USA; http://www.museumsusa.org/) Large collection of Comstock mining artifacts, photographs and maps. * Location Nevada Exhibits, Clubs, Tours, and Museums - Detailed Information NV - WASHOE Bowers Mansion VALLEY 4005 US Highway 395, Washoe Valley, NV 89704 Tel: 775-849-0201 Website: None. (Information from Nevada Commission on Tourism, http://travelnevada.com/ , under Activities; Attractions & Museums; Reno-Tahoe Country; Carson City) Built in 1864 for Sandy Bowers, the first millionaire on the Comstock Lode. * NV - Humboldt County Museum WINNEMUCCA 175 W Jungo Road and Maple Avenue, Winnemucca, NV 89445 Tel: 775-623-2912 Website: n/a* NV - Lyon County Museum YERINGTON 215 S. Main Street, Yerington, NV 89447 Tel: 775-463-6576 Website: http://www.lyoncountymuseum.com/ New natural history display, featuring a gomphothere. * Other – AZ Asarco Mineral Discovery Center (Sahuarita, Arizona), 520-625-7513, http://www.mineraldiscovery.com/ * Other – CA Borax Visitor Center (Boron, California), (760)762-7588, http://www.borax.com/about-borax/visitor-center * Other – CA California State Mining & Mineral Museum (Mariposa, California), 209-742-7625, http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=588 * Other – CA Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, CA 92328, 760-786-3200, http://www.death.valley.national- park.com/visit.htm * Other – KY Kentucky Coal Mining Museum (Benham, Kentucky), 606-848-1530, http://www.benhamky.org/Museum/ * Other – NC Linville Caverns (N. Carolina), 828-756-4171 or 800-419-0540, http://www.linvillecaverns.com/ * Other – NC Mineral & Lapidary Museum of Henderson County (Hendersonville, N. Carolina), 828-698-1977, http://www.mineralmuseum.org/ * Other – AZ Minnesota Discovery Center (Chisholm, Minnesota), 800-372-6437, http://mndiscoverycenter.com/ (formerly Ironworld) * Other – AZ Queen Mine Tours/City of Bisbee (Bisbee, Arizona), 520-432-2071, http://www.amdest.com/az/bisbee/queenmine.html * Other – NC Reed Gold Mine (Midland, N. Carolina), 704-721-4653, http://www.nchistoricsites.org/reed/reed.htm * Other – ID Sierra Silver Mine Tour (Wallace, Idaho), 208-752-5151, http://wallace-id.com/business.html#minetour * Other – WI Sterling Hill Mining Museum ( Ogdensburg, New Jersey), 973-209-7212, http://www.sterlinghill.org/ * Other – WI The Mining Museum (Platteville, Wisconsin), City of Platteville Museum Department, 608-348-3301, http://mining.jamison.museum/ * Other – ID Wallace District Mining Museum (Wallace, Idaho), 208-556-1592, http://wallace- id.com/business.html#mining * Other – MO World Museum Of Mining (Butte, Montana), 406-723-7211, http://www.miningmuseum.org/ *