OT: Reno Nev. trip ?

[Cecil Walker]

My wife has a meeting in Reno the first of June and I'm going along to roam the countryside for a few days. Any machinery dealers, etc. or other points of interest you know of that I could visit, and no the casinos don't interest me.

[Evan]

I haven't been to Reno in a long time but it is for the most part singularly uninteresting. The one real exception is the auto museum.

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">WILLIAM F. HARRAH FOUNDATION/NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM

See our founder’s world-famous antique car collection!

The collection features more than 200 stunning cars, including:

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1907 Thomas Flyer - winner of "The Great Race" from New York to Paris
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1938 Phantom Corsair - one-of-a-kind experimental car
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1960 Flying Caduceus - the first jet-propelled land-speed car
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Al Jolsonآ´s classic 1933 Cadillac V-16
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Lana Turnerآ´s 1941 Chrysler Newport - one of only six ever made
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James Deanآ´s 1949 Mercury from “Rebel Without a Causeâ€
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Rare 1936 Mercedes-Benz 500K special roadster

Phone
775-333-9300
Hours
9:30am–5:30pm Monday–Saturday
10am–4pm Sunday
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day

Address
Corner of Lake & Mill (10 Lake Street South), two blocks from downtown Reno

Admission
General Admission (19 or older) - $7.50
Junior Admission (ages 6-18) - $2.50
5 years and under - free
Senior Citizens (62 and over) - $6.50
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[zman92020]

Id want to go see ENCO and MSC . . their in the same building in Fernley

[Lynn Standish]

You might make the short run to Carson City (historic mining town).

[Evan]

Reno has really gone downhill since they closed the Mustang Ranch in 1999.

Heh heh. The Kit Kat Ranch in Carson City is still open...

[mixdenny]

If you drive around the lake, and a very nice drive it is, there is an interesting trading post/antique shop/home grown museum with lots of old tools. At least there was 10 years ago :-) Dennis

[3 Phase Lightbulb]

I would definitely go visit Soar Minden and get a Lake Tahoe Glider Ride.. There is always something fun to do at the smaller airports

http://www.soarminden.com/

-Adrian

[Guido]

Reno, The Biggest Little City on Earth.

A trip to Reno is not complete unless one spends at least one day, wandering around Virginia City. Plenty of old iron stores to sneak a look into, in Carson City. Also, might visit the museum in the old U.S.Mint building, there on the main drag.

With any luck at all, your wifey could reschedule your trip over the Hot August Nights weekend. About the same time you could spend a few days at the Reno Air Races. Then there is Truckee, Squaw Valley, Tahoe City and the rest of the lake. Better take about two weeks. One week could be spent at Donner Pass, walking the rails or better yet, try walking a mile or so on the routes over the rocks which those hardy souls used while moving west.

G