Washoe County - 11 Attractions You Must Visit

The Bowers Mansion was built in 1863 by Lemuel "Sandy" Bowers and his wife, Eilley Orrum Bowers, and is a prime example of the homes built in Nevada by the new millionaires of the Comstock Lode mining boom.

This is a hotel and casino which was located in Downtown reno Newada. It includes a 625 room hotel and a 66,515 sq ft casino which features free circus acts on a regular basis throughout the day over the midway which also offers 33 carnival games.

Fleischmann's planetarium was built in 1963. It was the first planetarium in the United States to feature a 360-degree projector capable of providing horizon-to-horizon images and through time-lapse photography showing an entire day's weather in a few minutes. DAily a lot of peoples visits this place and is one of the major tourist spot of this locality.

This is a huge church of Christianity. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno.It was used as a Catholic church as late as 2004 when construction on a larger building was completed and the parish moved to current location. Daily a lot of people visits this place and is a calm and quiet surrounding.

Lake Tahoe–Nevada State Park is a state park comprising multiple management units and public recreation areas on the northeast shores of Lake Tahoe in the U.S. state of Nevada.

Mount Rose is the highest mountain in Washoe County, It ranks thirty-seventh among the most topographically prominent peaks in the state. This place is famous for trekking and mountaineering. A lot of people visit this place every day.

Mount Rose Ski Tahoe is the closest ski resort to Reno, Nevada. Mt. Rose has the highest base elevation of a Tahoe-region ski resort at about 8,260 ft. The resort area is 1,200 acres and is located in Toiyabe National Forest.

The National Automobile Museum, located just south of the Truckee River in Reno, Nevada, displays historic automobiles from the late 19th century and from throughout the 20th. Most of the vehicles displayed are from the collection of the late casino owner William F. Harrah, and so the museum is sometimes referred to as The Harrah Collection.

Pyramid Lake is the geographic sink of the basin of the Truckee River. Pyramid Lake is an endorheic lake. It has no outlet, with water leaving only by evaporation or sub-surface seepage.

Washoe Lake State Park is a year-round public recreation area occupying 3,775 acres . It lies to the east of lake Tahoe. The area around the park is known for its high winds making Washoe Lake a popular destination for windsurfers.

Winnemucca Lake is a dry lake bed that features the oldest known petroglyphs in North America. it was a shallow lake that is home to several petroglyphs long believed to be very old.