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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Winnemucca

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Winnemucca, Nevada

Updated September 9, 2024

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Humboldt Museum

Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants
Near eastern mouth of Thousand Creek Gorge.

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Thousand Creek Gorge

A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.
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Winnemucca to the Sea Highway Marker

This giant slab of driftwood marks the beginning of the Winnemucca to the Sea Highway.
The scarp south of Golconda Canyon.

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Tobin Range (Pearce) Scarps

The strongest earthquake in Nevada's recorded history left these spectacular breaks along the west front of a range in central Nevada.
The antique, embossed tin on the walls and ceiling of the Martin Hotel have an “Arabesque” design motif, popular at the time of establishment.

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It may no longer take overnight guests, but the Martin still makes out-of-towners feel at home—just like it has for the past century.
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The Martin Hotel

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