Nevada Information

Nearly everyone in the world has heard of Las Vegas, and hundreds of millions of people have visited the exciting “Entertainment Capital of the World,” enjoying the glittering resort hotels, nightlife, gourmet dining, designer shopping and scenic wonders. But, one might ask, what’s to be found beyond those dazzling city lights, in the rest of the state of Nevada?

Venturing beyond the Las Vegas lights is an experience that visitors find surprising and rewarding. Grand Canyon National Park is a short sightseeing flight from the Las Vegas Strip and some of the airlines will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel. Death Valley National Park is less than three hours from Las Vegas and enables visitors to see the driest, hottest place in the United States with the lowest elevation in North America, 282 feet below sea level at Badwater, and unforgettably desolate landscape.

Nevada is a desert state, and most of the towns north of Las Vegas are at 4,000 to 6,000 feet elevation and higher, where climates are cooler and scenery greener than in the southern part of the state. Charming historic mining towns with Old West ambience await the curious visitor, guest ranches welcome those who want to step into the boots of a cowboy for a few days, and resort hotels beckon with bright lights, 24-hour dining, and, of course, Nevada’s famous casino entertainment that’s always open.

Many of Nevada’s towering mountain peaks live up to the state’s name, which is Spanish for “snowcapped.” Between the mountain ranges are picturesque valleys, perhaps with sprawling ranches and grazing cattle, fields of crops such as alfalfa, or covered with sagebrush, Nevada’s state flower.