Must-SeeNevada
8 places and 16 sights on our lists.
Places in Nevada
Must-See
Must-SeeWorth a Detour
Worth a DetourBurning Man
Nevada
Late August to Labor Day
A temporary city of art in Nevada's Black Rock Desert. Tickets are hard to get, and you bring everything you need.
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Worth a DetourDeath Valley National Park
California and Nevada
Salt flats, dunes and colored canyons in the hottest, lowest place in North America. Go between November and March.
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Worth a DetourHoover Dam
Arizona and Nevada
A 1930s concrete giant across the Colorado River, 45 minutes from Las Vegas.
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Worth a DetourLake Tahoe
California and Nevada
A deep blue alpine lake ringed by peaks: beaches and hiking in summer, ski resorts in winter.
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If You're Nearby
If You're NearbyGreat Basin National Park
Nevada
A remote park with a glacier-carved 13,000-foot peak, ancient bristlecone pines, marble caves and very dark skies.
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If You're NearbyReno
Nevada
'The Biggest Little City in the World', a casino town on the Truckee River, near Lake Tahoe and Virginia City's mining past.
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Sights in Nevada
Also in Nevada
Not on the short list, but here if your work or family brings you.