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US-395 heads south from Reno along the jagged spires
of the High Sierra , past Mono Lake,
Mount Whitney and Death Valley . Just
thirty miles south of Reno, CARSON CITY , state
capital of Nevada, is small by comparison but has a number of
elegant buildings, some excellent historical museums and a handful
of world-weary casinos.
Carson City was named after frontier explorer Kit
Carson in 1858, and is still redolent with Wild West history.
A good introduction is the Nevada State Museum at
600 N Carson St (daily 8.30am-4.30pm; $3). Housed in the former
Carson Mint, it covers the geology and natural history of the
Great Basin desert, from prehistoric times up through the heyday
of the 1860s, when the silver mines of the nearby Comstock Lode
were at their peak. Amid the many guns and artifacts is the reconstructed
Ghost Town , from which a tunnel allows entry down into
a full-scale model of an underground mine .
Greyhound buses between Reno and
Los Angeles stop once a day in each direction, at 111 E Telegraph
Ave. Among budget motels are the Super 8 at 2829
S Carson St (tel 775/883-7800; $35-50), and the Hardman House
Motor Inn at 917 N Carson St (tel 775/882-7744 or 1-800/626-0793;
$75-100). The visitor center , on the south side
of town at 1900 S Carson St (Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-3pm;
tel 775/687-7410), can help with practical details and provide
maps for self-guided architectural walking and driving tours
of the town, taking in the State Capitol, the museums, and many
of the fine 1870s Victorian wooden houses and churches on the
west side.
