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A nice stroll from downtown along Riverside Drive, Idlewild Park features Reno's Municipal Rose Garden, as well as playgrounds, exercise equipment, a skate park, a swimming pool and various walking trails. On Friday evenings in the summer there are dozens of food trucks. Located on the south bank of the Truckee River.

The Nevada Museum of Art building was designed by Will Bruder and opened in 2003. It plays host to national and international touring exhibits in addition to smaller exhibits of regional significance. It is the only accredited art museum in Nevada. .

Closed through summer 2026. Along the Truckee River just a few blocks from the casino core, Wingfield Park features an amphitheater with regular performances during the summer months, a kayak park open year round, and many pleasant spots to sit and watch the world go by any day of the week, at pretty much any time of the day. Home of annual events the Reno River Festival, held for three days in early June, and the Artown Festival, July 1–31.

Children's museum with two stories of interactive exhibits.

This property features affordable gambling of all types and a variety of cheap dining options. This is the classic "Reno-style" casino and should not be missed, especially for those who like to gamble. For those who don't like to gamble, there are arcade games on the second floor.

This gym is part of the Whitney Peak hotel, but is open to anyone and is the only one in downtown. Basecamp has a small fitness center, 7,000 square feet of bouldering walls inside, and top rope walls on the outside of the building. Two of these top rope routes actually go up the whole side of the Whitney Peak building, making it the Guinness Book of World Records "World's Tallest Artificial Climbing Wall" at 164 feet.