Guide · Nevada
Nevada, worth the detour.
10 hand-picked stops that never make the highway signs — the hidden gems, offbeat landmarks, and overlooked museums locals send you to, each with the story behind it and why it’s worth leaving the interstate.
Roadside Americana
3 stops in Nevada.
Desert-scale sculptures include Albert Szukalski's ghostly Last Supper, Ghost Rider, Lady Desert, and newer installations against the Amargosa landscape. The outdoor collection is always accessible, while visitor-center hours are narrower and heat-dependent.
International Car Forest of the Last ChurchMore than 40 painted cars, trucks, vans, and buses stand buried upright or balanced above the Goldfield tailings, forming a changing open-air art field just off US 95. Photograph the work but do not add graffiti.
Seven Magic MountainsUgo Rondinone's seven 30-foot stacks of neon-painted boulders in the open desert off I-15; free, no reservations needed.
Parks & scenic
1 stop in Nevada.
Outdoors
2 stops in Nevada.
Boardwalks cross spring-fed desert wetlands where relict fish and other endemic species survive, while the visitor center explains why this Mojave oasis is biologically unusual. Use the recommended west entrance for ordinary passenger vehicles.
Logandale Trails SystemBLM red-rock trail network with petroglyph panels between Moapa Valley farms and Valley of Fire.
Culture
4 stops in Nevada.
Nevada state museum on Ancestral Puebloan 'Lost City' sites, in a 1935 CCC adobe building.
Rhyolite Historic AreaWalk the ruins of a short-lived gold-boom town, including the Cook Bank shell and Tom Kelly's bottle house, four miles west of Beatty. The BLM site is day use only and offers an atmospheric outdoor stop rather than a restored town.
Tonopah Historic Mining ParkA self-guided route crosses more than 100 acres of preserved mine buildings, headframes, equipment, exhibits, and the claims that launched Tonopah's 1900 silver rush. Specialized vehicle tours require advance reservations.
Virgin Valley Heritage MuseumCity museum in a 1940 Pueblo Revival building; valley pioneer artifacts.
Plan the Nevada trip
Hidden gems, scenic drives, hikes — all in one Nevada guide.
See everything worth the detour in Nevada, then let Roamward build the trip around it. Know a Nevada spot we’re missing? Tell us — we’re building this with the people who actually drive it.