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U.S. state
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Nevada is an arid state of the US, lying between California and Utah. Most of the state is within the Great Basin, but parts of the northeast drain into the Snake River and the southern portion is within the Mohave Desert and the Colorado river drainage. While many outsiders pronounce the state's name as "ne-VAH-duh", the correct local pronunciation is [nəˈvædə], with a short "a" as in apple. Although the majority of tourists only visit Las Vegas, Reno and Tahoe to gamble, watch shows, and indulge themselves in food and drink, Nevada offers the more discerning traveler western frontier experiences verging on horse opera cliché, and landscapes utterly different from Europe, East Asia or more populated parts of North America.
Features the cities of Reno and Carson City and Lake Tahoe
Mostly sparsely-populated desert
Generally sparsely-populated desert and wilderness, though more mountainous. Features Great Basin National Park and the small, pretty community of Ely
Features the bright lights and casinos of Las Vegas
By train
Amtrak's California Zephyr services Reno, Winnemucca and Elko as it crosses northern Nevada (along I-80 corridor) between Sacramento and Salt Lake City on its way to/from Chicago on one end and…
By plane
S. There are also direct international flights from Europe, Mexico, Canada, South Korea and Central America into Las Vegas.
By foot
By plane
Frontier and Southwest Airlines offer direct intrastate flights between Reno/Carson City and Las Vegas.
By bus
Information on transit can be found from APTA.
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the state capital, located nearby Lake Tahoe and named after Kit Carson, a famous frontiersman.
home of the iconic Hoover Dam.
Features ghost towns and is near the Great Basin National Park.
the second largest city in the state, often considered part of the Las Vegas valley and home to many educational institutions.
Known as "The Entertainment Capital of the World", Vegas is known internationally for its adult entertainment venues including extravagant casinos and nightclubs, world class restaurants, golf, gambling, and its history with the Manhattan Project.
Wineries and legal brothels.
Known for its lottery store and home of the state's largest roller coaster.
Known as "The Biggest Little City in the World," it is famous for its extravagant casinos and entertainment venues, also the birthplace of Harrah's.
The "twin" city of nearby Reno.
Great Basin National Park is a national park established in 1986, in east-central Nevada near its border with Utah, five miles west of the tiny town of Baker. The park's name is derived from the Great Basin, the dry and mountainous region between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a United States national recreation area (NRA) in southern Nevada along the northern border of Arizona.
The Loneliest Road in America is a highway route in Nevada and Utah. The name "Loneliest Road" originates from the remote areas which U.S. 50 goes through, with few or no signs of civilization along many parts of the route.
situated in the village of Rachel, Area 51 is a military installation that has intrigued conspiracy theorists with tales of extraterrestrial activity.
A city of 70,000 people during the annual Burning Man festival at the end of August, wide open desert during the rest of the year.
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