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All the United States Nevada Ely

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Ely

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Ely, Nevada

Updated September 9, 2024

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A ride by steam locomotive through the Robinson Canyon.

Ely, Nevada

Nevada Northern Railway Museum

This former mining railroad is one of the best-preserved short lines in North America.
Everything about Ely’s famous pharmacy is a throwback, from the 1950s interiors to the old-timey soda fountain.

Ely, Nevada

Economy Drug & Old Fashioned Soda Fountain

Welcome to a feel-good American drugstore, in the classic sense of the term.
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Some garnets collected at the Garnet Hill Rockhound Area.

Ruth, Nevada

Garnet Hill Rockhound Area

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.
4 miles from Ely
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McGill Drugstore Museum

A perfectly preserved small-town pharmacy and soda fountain that opened in the early 20th century and closed in the 1980s.
11 miles from Ely
Path to the six charcoal ovens

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Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.
15 miles from Ely

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Everything about Ely’s famous pharmacy is a throwback, from the 1950s interiors to the old-timey soda fountain.

Ely, Nevada

Economy Drug & Old Fashioned Soda Fountain

Welcome to a feel-good American drugstore, in the classic sense of the term.
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