Nevada’s public lands hold a wealth of rock art left behind by native cultures that developed long before Europeans arrived in the New World. Exploring Nevada’s rock art sites offers glimpses of the past and intriguing clues about ancient history.
Trip of the Week
Margo Bartlett Pesek writes about day trips from Las Vegas and information about the surrounding areas. Her column appears Sunday in Travel/Living.
The Desert National Wildlife Refuge, just north of Las Vegas, preserves a huge area of desert and mountains as habitat for bighorn sheep and other animals and plants.
Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area, a developing attraction in the extreme southern tip of Nevada, offers a variety of outdoor activities, including wildlife watching.
The Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge — the smallest of the four protected areas that constitute the Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex — includes 116 acres surrounding several natural warm springs that feed the Muddy River. The little-known oasis protects one of the rarest fish on Earth, the diminutive Moapa dace, as well as several other endangered species of plants, animals, birds and insects.
Roos-N-More, near Moapa, offers a hands-on zoo experience with more than 160 animals.
Scotty’s Castle in Death Valley National Park offers a glimpse into an opulent era in history, continuing to draw curiosity seekers much as it has since construction began on the Spanish-style mansion at Death Valley Ranch in remote Grapevine Canyon in 1924.
A hit from the beginning, the Mob Museum in downtown Las Vegas celebrated its first year of operation this month on the anniversary of the infamous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in 1929.
Stroll into Las Vegas history on a tour of the recently opened Neon Museum on Las Vegas Boulevard just north of Bonanza Road.
This spring, new facilities open for visitors to the 2,900-acre Clark County Wetlands Park on the eastern edge of the Las Vegas Valley.
