Nevada Off the Beaten Path®

by Heidi Rinella

Overview

Tired of the same old tourist traps? Take the road less traveled and uncover the hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales other guidebooks just don't offer. Off the Beaten Path® features the things you'd want to see―if only you knew about them! From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits, you'll say over and over again: “I didn't know that!”
Discover a different side of the Silver State. Pose with the legendary Great Stone Mother near Pyramid Lake; experience breathtaking views of Carson Valley in a Lake Tahoe Balloon; or embrace your inner archeologist with a visit to the sandstone formations and ancient petroglyphs of the Valley of Fire. So if you've “been there, done that” one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493087211
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	05/06/2025
Series:	Off the Beaten Path Series
Edition description:	Seventh Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Heidi Knapp Rinella has been a journalist for more than twenty years in Ohio, Florida, and Nevada, where she is a staff writer and restaurant critic for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. She moved to Nevada with her husband and two daughters in the late 1990s and continues to be intrigued by the rich lode of fascinating people and places she finds there. Nevada Off the Beaten Path is her eighth book.

Table of Contents

Introduction     ix
Las Vegas Territory     1
Pioneer Territory     29
Reno-Tahoe Territory     61
Cowboy Country     99
Pony Express Territory     139
Index     167
About the Author     175

Editorial Reviews

A top-notch regional travel book.” –Salt Lake City Tribune

Salt Lake Tribune

A top-notch regional travel book.” –Salt Lake City Tribune

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