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State Museums Are Planning Unique Nevadan Experiences to Celebrate Nevada Day
(Nevada, USA) Every seven years or so, Nevada Day falls on the actual anniversary date of the statehood, October 31. As a state holiday, it’s a good time for residents to visit and connect with their Silver State heritage at the State Museums. Here […]
The Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, is hosting its annual Harvest Train Festival, October 18-19, 2025. Join us for steam train rides behind the Glenbrook and V&T No. 25, food trucks, live music (Saturday only), and a pumpkin patch! For more information and tickets, please click […]
The Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, is hosting the Star Spangled Steam Up, July 3-6, 2025. Nevada County Narrow Gauge locomotive No. 5, Tahoe, from the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Museum will be the special guest for the weekend. Evening events will occur July 3, 4, and 5 featuring lectures, a train ride, […]
We apologize, but Whistle Stop Stories will be cancelled Thursday, May 29th. We’ll see you next […]
The Nevada State Railroad Museum will be closed on Thursday, November 28, in observance of Thanksgiving. The museum will reopen on Friday, November 29, at 9:00am. Happy […]
State Museums Are Planning Unique Nevadan Experiences to Celebrate Nevada Day
(Nevada, USA) With most Nevada residents having Nevada Day, October 25, off as a state holiday, it’s a good time to visit and connect with our Silver State heritage at most of the state museums. Here is a list of all the activities planned […]
(Carson City, NV) The Nevada Division of Museums and History’s seven state museums will join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to active-duty U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The 2024 program will begin on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 18, 2024, and end […]
Join us in an enchanting realm of creativity and wonder! Amidst the whispers of locomotives and tales of yore, partake in a magical painting experience within the heart of the Railroad Museum in Carson City. Your fee gets you into the museum and provides you with all the tools needed to craft your own […]
Join us for Ironhorse Rail Camp 2024, Thursday June 6, through Sunday, June 9, 2024. Have a unique opportunity to personally experience living history by learning to operate period railroad equipment in an environment that focuses on crew integration, interpretation of railroad activities, and safety.
Participants will operate a steam locomotive, Virginia & Truckee #25, […]
The Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, will be closed December 24-25, 2023, for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and on Monday, January 1, 2024, for New Year’s Day. Happy […]
