Lake Tahoe: Attractions

If you're planning your visit to Reno & Lake Tahoe, or a local looking for something different to do, here are the attractions in and around the Reno & Lake Tahoe area.

MUSEUMS

Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center
Tel: 775 782-2555
Address: (Old Douglas County High School), 1444 Hwy. 395 North Gardnerville NV 89410
This museum is housed in the former Douglas County High School building, designed by architect Frederic DeLongchamps in 1915. Exhibits include the Snowshoe Thompson exhibit which commemorates John A "Snowshoe" Thompson, who skied over the Sierra Nevada deliver mail to California an back. Other temporary exhibits features artists whose work focused on Nevada.

Nevada State Railroad Museum
Tel: 775 687-6953
Fax: 775 687-8294
Address: 2180 S. Carson Street Carson City NV 89701
Featuring collections of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad cars and locomotives. Considered one of the finest railroad museums in the country, with over 60 pieces of railroad equipment from Nevada's past.

Brewery Arts Center
Tel: 775 883-1976
Fax: 775 883-1922
Address: 449 W. King St. Carson City NV 89703
Pottery studio, the kid street art gallery, exhibits, classes, music and theatrical performances, and a children's theatre. Featuring the Artisans' Store, offering craft and folk art work.

Children's Museum
Providing a fun learning experience through hands on exhibits.

Children's Museum of Northern Nevada
Tel: 775 884-2226
Fax: 775 884-2179
Address: 813 N. Carson St. Carson City 89701
Interactive and hands on exhibits for all ages.

National Automobile Museum
Tel: 775 333-9300
Address: 10 Lake Street South (corner of Lake & Mill) Reno NV 89501
Dedicated to education about automobiles.

National Automobile Museum (The Harrah's Collection)
Tel: 775 333-9300
Fax: 775 333-9309
Address: 10 Lake St. Reno NV 89501
A great family experience, featuring 200 cars.

Nevada Museum of Art
Tel: 775 329-3333
Fax: 775 329-1541
Address: 160 W. Liberty St. Reno 89501
Featuring world class exhibits from contemporary works to historic perspectives.

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PARKS, GARDENS & ANIMALS

Animal Ark, Inc.
Tel: 775 969-3111
An animal sanctuary especially for animals who do not have the skills to survive in the wild.

Sierra Safari Zoo
Tel: 775 677-1101
Address: 10200 North Virginia Street Reno NV 89506
This zoo has a large variety of exotic animals, from primates, great cats, small cats, hyenas, to reptiles and slothes.

SCIENCE CENTERS

Fleischmann Planetarium
Tel: 775 784-4811
Fax: 775 784-4822
Address: 1664 N. Virginia St., University of Nevada Reno 89557
Featuring star shows, and public sky viewing through the 12 inch telescope.

SPECIALITY ATTRACTIONS

Ponderosa Ranch
Tel: 775 831-0691
Fax: 775 831-0113
Address: 100 Ponderosa Ranch Rd. Incline Village NV 89451
The home of the "Bonanza" western TV series. A western town with antique automobiles, carriages and farm equipment.

SPORTS & RECREATION

Boomtown Family Fun Center
Tel: 775 782-2555
Address: (Old Douglas County High School), 1444 Hwy. 395 North Gardnerville NV 89410
Fun for the whole family enjoy: 9-Hole miniature golf, 1908 antique carousel, indoor ferris wheel, dynamic motion theater, over 200 redemption games, and 50 video and arcade games.

Boys and Girls Club of Trukee Meadow
Tel: 775 331-3605
Fax: 775 331-9012
The positive place for kids and teens. The club's facilities include the E.L. Cord large gymnasium, the Robert Z. Hawkins Kitchen and small gymnasium, gamesroom, the Bretzlaff Learning Center & Library, the teen center, the Washoe Health Systems Cultural Enrichment Center & sewing room, computer room, and an outdoor pavilion.