Virginia City Nevada Attractions

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Fourth Ward School Cultural Center
  C Street • Virginia City, NV 89440
  775-847-0975
  Built in 1876, the school houses permanent and changing exhibits featuring the history and culture... more...

• Storey County Courthouse
  26-27 South B Street • Virginia City, NV 89440
  775-847-0968
  This is the state's oldest continuously operating courthouse. more...

• Territorial Enterprise
  47-53 South C Street • Virginia City, NV 89440
  775-847-7950
  Built in 1876, it was the site for the first steam-press in Nevada. Famous American writers, one of... more...

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Piper's Opera House
  B Street at Union Street • Virginia City, NV 89440
  775-847-0433
  One of the most significant vintage theaters on the West Coast. more...

Museums & Galleries

• Mackay Mansion Museum
  129 South D Street • Virginia City, NV 89440
  775-847-5208
  Built in 1860 as the headquarters of John Mackay, King of the Comstock, it includes mining... more...

• Nevada Gambling Museum
  50 South C Street • Virginia City, NV 89440
  775-847-9022
  Features more than half-a-million dollars worth of gaming memorabilia, including over 100 antique... more...

• Nevada State Fire Museum
  51 South C Street • Virginia City, NV 89440
  775-847-0717
  This museum showcases 19th-century firefighting equipment. Originally organized in the 1860's,... more...

• Way It Was Museum
  113 North C Street • Virginia City, NV 89440
  775-847-0766
  The museum displays the most complete collection of Comstock mining artifacts in the would plus... more...

• Wild West Museum
  66 North C Street • Virginia City, NV 89440
  775-847-0400
  View an historic collection of antique guns, animal mounts, Native American, John Wayne, and... more...

Tours & Cruises

• Virginia & Truckee Railroad
  Post Office Box 467 • Virginia City, NV 89440
  775-847-0380
  Enjoy a 35-minute train ride through the heart of the historic Comstock mining region. more...

• Virginia City Historic Walking Tours
  PO Box 151 • Virginia City, NV 89440
  775-847-9255
  Historic walking tour of Virginia, catered lunches in Victorian settings offered. more...

• Virginia City Tours
  Post Office Box 933 • Virginia City, NV 89440
  775-786-0866
  Take part in this educational, 2.5-mile, 20-minute, narrated tour of Virginia City. more...