Museums and Places to Visit:

MUSEUMS: 

• Bowers Mansion
  4005 U.S. 395 N.
  Carson City, NV 89704
  (775) 849-0201

• Buckaroo Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Museum
  30 W. Winnumucca Blvd.
  Winnemucca, NV 89445
  (775) 623-2225

• Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center
  1477 Highway 395
  Gardnerville, NV 89410
  (775) 782-2555

• Central Nevada Historical Museum
  Logan Field Road
  Tonopah, NV 89049
  (775) 482-9676

• Children's Museum of Northern Nevada
  813 N. Carson
  Carson City, NV 89702
  (775) 884-2226

• Churchill County Museum & Archives
  1050 S. Main Street
  Fallon, NV 89406
  (775) 423-2677

• Clark County Heritage Museum
  1830 S. Boulder Highway
  Henderson, NV 89015
  (702) 455-7955

• Desert Valley Museum
  Main Street
  Mesquite, NV 
  (702) 346-5705

• East Ely Railroad Depot Museum
  1100 Avenue A
  P.O. Box 151100
  Ely, NV 89301
  (775) 289-1663

• Eureka Sentinel Museum
  Ruby Hill Ave.
  Eureka, NV 89316
  (775) 237-5484

• Fourth Ward School Museum
  C Street
  Virginia City, NV 89440
  (775) 847-0975

• Genoa Courthouse Museum
  Main Street
  Genoa, NV 89411
  (775) 782-4325

• Humboldt County Historical Museum
  Jungo Rd./Maple Ave.
  Winnemucca, NV 89446
  (775) 623-2912

• Julia C. Bulette Red Light Museum
  5 C. Street
  Virginia City, NV 89440
  (775) 847-9991

• Las Vegas Natural History Museum
  900 Las Vegas Blvd. N
  Las Vegas, NV 89101

• Lied Discovery Children's Museum
  833 Las Vegas Blvd. N
  Las Vegas, NV 89101
  (702) 382-3445

• Lincoln County Historical Museum
  Main Street
  Pioche, NV 89043
  (775) 962-5207

• Lost City Museum
  721 S. Moapa Valley Blvd.
  P.O. Box 807
  Overton, NV 89040
  (702) 397-2193

• Lyon County Museum
  215 S. Main Street
  Yerington, NV 89447
  (775) 482-9676

• Mackay Mansion
  129 S. D Street
  Virginia City, NV 89440
  (775) 847-0173

• Mark Twain Museum
  C Street
  Virginia City, NV 89440

• Marzen House Pershing County Museum
  400 Main Street
  Lovelock, NV 89419
  (775) 273-7213

• Mineral County Museum
  400 Tenth Street
  Hawthorne, NV 89415
  (775) 945-5142

• Mormon Station State Historic Park
  Main Street
  Genoa, NV 89411
  (775) 782-2590

• National Automobile Museum
  10 Lake Street
  Reno, NV 89501
  (775) 333-9309

• Nevada Museum & Historical Society, Las Vegas
  700 Twin Lakes Drive
  Las Vegas, NV 89107
  (702) 486-5205

• Nevada Northern Railway Museum
  P.O. Box 150040
  East Ely, NV 89315
  (775) 289-2085

• Nevada State Fire Museum & Comstock Fireman's Museum
  117 S. C Street
  Virginia City, NV 89440
  (775) 847-0717

• Nevada State Museum
  600 North Carson Street
  Carson City, NV 89701
  (775) 687-4810

• Nevada State Museum & Historical Society
  700 Twin Lakes Drive
  Las Vegas, NV 
  (702) 486-5205

• Nevada State Railroad Museum
  2180 South Carson St
  Carson City, NV 89710
  (775) 687-6953

• Northeastern Nevada Museum
  1515 Idaho Street
  Elko, NV 89801
  (775) 738-3418

• Northern Nevada Railway Museum
  P.O. Box 150040
  East Ely, NV 89315
  (775) 289-2085

• Roberts House Museum
  1207 Carson Street
  Carson City, NV 89702
  (775) 882-1805

• Searchlight Museum
  200 Michael Wendell Way
  Searchlight, NV 89046
  (702) 297-1642

• Sparks Heritage Foundation and Museum
  820 "B" Street
  Sparks, NV 89432
  (775) 355-1144

• Stewart Indian Cultural Center
  5366 Snyder Ave.
  Carson City, NV 89701
  (775) 882-1808

• W. M. Keck Museum
  Mail Stop 168
  Mackay School of Mines
  University of Nevada, Reno
  Reno, NV 89557
  (775) 784-6052

• Western Folklife Center
  Pioneer Hotel
  501 Railroad Ave.
  Elko, NV 89801
  (775) 738-7508

• White Pine Public Museum
  2000 Aultman Street
  Ely, NV 89301
  (775) 289-4710

• Wilbur D. May Museum
  1502 Washington Street
  Reno, NV 89503
  (775) 785-5961

• Wild West Museum
  66 N. C Street
  Virginia City, NV 89440
  (775) 847-0400
  

To view more information about Nevada's cultural resources, go the State of Nevada, Department of Cultural Affairs web page at http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/

Public Participation and Outdoor Classroom Programs:

• Archaeology Week/Historic Preservation Week (second week in May)

Agencies and Groups:

• Nevada Archaeological Association (NAA), P.O. Box 73145, Las Vegas, NV 89170-3145 (http://www.webpanda.com/NAA/index.htm) 

• Am-Arcs of Nevada, P.O. Box 10384, Reno, NV 89510

• Archeo-Nevada Society, Las Vegas, NV (contact Helen Mortenson 702-876-6944)

• Churchill County Chapter of NAA (contact Maie Nygren 775-423-2212)

• White Pine Historical and Archaeological Society

• Southern Nevada Rock Art Enthusiasts (SNRAE), Las Vegas, NV (call 702-897-7878 and leave a message).

Suggested Reading:

• A free, bi-weekly history column provided by the Nevada Dept. of Cultural Affairs is available at: http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/dca/thiswas/thiswas.htm 
  This includes such topics as:
  --Nevada's First Community
  --Archaeology Offers Clues to Railroad History
  --Rock Art in Nevada

Audio-Visuals:

• What Price the Past
  Video West
   P.O. Box 1160
   Salt Lake City, UT 84110-1160
• Sherdy The Storyteller
  Dixie National Forest
  P.O. Box 0580
  Cedar City, UT  84211-0580
• It Was A Happy Life (About Katie Frasier, Pyrmid Lake Piaute)
  University of Nevada Reno Press
  900 N.  Virginia Street
  Reno, NV
  775-784-6573