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7 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Austin, Nevada

Updated July 20, 2022

Unusual Attractions in Austin

The Loneliest Road in America

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U.S. Route 50

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

The pictographs use several pigments and line the cave walls

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Toquima Cave

This central Nevada cave is the spiritual home of ancient and enigmatic pictographs.

A giant concrete Ichthyosaur beckons you to explore the park.

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Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States.

Stokes Castle outside Austin, Nevada

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Stokes Castle

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

Looking toward Eastgate on old US-50 (NV-722), from near its west junction.

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Nevada State Route 722

US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.

On the Toiyabe Crest Trail in South Twin River Canyon, looking downstream. Arc Dome Wilderness.

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Toiyabe Crest Trail

This little-used trail winds through the highest mountain range in central Nevada with sections around 10,000 feet.

Close-up of elaborate petroglyphs by campground.

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Hickison Summit

This rest area is also home to a remarkable petroglyph site.

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Here at Atlas Obscura, we have a fondness for the forbidden, a hunger for the hidden, a gusto for the grim. (You get the point.) But it wouldn’t be so intrepid to simply highlight Nevada’s underbelly, would it? There’s more to the state than extraterrestrial-themed brothels and nuclear bomb test sites. Kids and grandparents might enjoy enormous Ferris wheels, unusual geysers, or pristine parklands. Even Nevada—home to Sin City—has a family-friendly side.

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