From Prehistoric to the Present~

Indoor Exhibits Featuring: Tonopah “Queen of the Silver Camps”, Goldfield “The Greatest Gold Camp Ever” and boomtowns late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Native American artifacts, fossils, wildlife, mineral displays, art, mining in Central Nevada, railroads, ranch life, military artifacts and photos, ethnic groups and subjects on everyday life in a mining boom camp.

The outdoor exhibits include a reconstructed Old West town with miners’ cabins, a saloon, and a blacksmith shop. A railroad yard, early mining equipment, a ten-stamp mill, ore cars, and other original structures and tools illustrate the development of the region during the mining era.