Ely, NV Road Trips

1 Nevada Northern Railway Museum, intersection of 11th Street and Avenue A (in East Ely), ☏ +1 775 289-2085, toll-free: +1-866-407-8326, fax: +1 775 289-6284. Su 8AM-4PM, M 8AM-5PM, Tu closed, W-Sa 8AM-5PM. Museum operating historic trains. Two train routes are run, each of which takes an hour and forty five minutes. Call to listen to recorded schedule information or visit their website. Museum admission: adults $4, children $2. Train ride: adults $23, children $15. 2 Ely Renaissance Society, 399 E Aultman St. Take the "Art Walk" sponsored by the Ely Renaissance Society and enjoy over twenty murals and sculptures by world famous artists. Ride the train to the Renaissance Village and step back in time as you visit the shot gun houses decorated to represent the diverse ethnic groups which came to Ely to work, and live. Participate in workshops and retreats or the yearly 4th of July activities. Visit the Farmer's Market or the Holiday Village which are all yearly activities hosted at the Ely Renaissance Village. 3 White Pine Public Museum, 2000 Aultman Street, ☏ +1 775-289-4710. (updated Oct 2016) 4 Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park, ☏ +1 775 289-1693, [email protected]. 24 hrs. $5/vehicle, Camping $15/night. (updated Dec 2019)

Ely has several small casinos that offer slot machines if you want to try your luck, and the Hotel Nevada has live gaming with blackjack and poker tables. At the east end of the city there are a few legalized brothels that will give visitors free tours. Photographers will want to take a stroll downtown for shots of a pretty little park, old buildings and signage, and the magnificent neon prospector on the Hotel Nevada's Nevada Club. Surrounding the city are mountain ranges that offer the adventure of driving a 4-wheel drive vehicle over beautiful mountains, up canyons, and remote valleys. Mountain climbers can find many peaks over 11,000 feet in elevation. 1 Cave Lake State Park, ☏ +1 775 728-4467, [email protected]. 24 hrs. Day use $5/vehicle, boat launch $10, camping $15/ night, camp and boat $20/night. (updated May 2019) 2 Garnet Hill (about 6 miles west of Ely along Hwy 50, look for BLM sign and access road on right), ☏ +1 775-289-1800, [email protected]. Popular rock hounding destination for collecting garnets, although now that the secret is out, you can imagine what effect that might have. It's still a nice place to walk and explore. Free. 3 Ely's Central Theatre, 145 W 15th St, ☏ +1 775 289-2202. (updated May 2019)

1 Hometown Pizza, 2060 E Aultman, ☏ +1 775-289-3739. Su-Th 11AM-9PM, F Sa 11AM-10PM. (updated Feb 2021) 2 Racks Bar & Grill, 753 Aultman St, ☏ +1 775-289-3131, [email protected]. (updated Apr 2021)

1 Shooter's Bar and Grill, 714 Aultman Street #2501, ☏ +1 775-289-3200. 2PM-2AM, daily. 2 pool tables and karaoke. (updated Mar 2021)

1 Magnuson Park Vue, 930 Aultman St, ☏ +1 775 289-4497, fax: +1 775 289-4541. Dog-friendly. 2 Bristlecone Motel, 700 Ave I, ☏ +1 775-289-8838, fax: +1 775 289-4803. Offering a selection of potentially fresh packaged pastries for breakfast. 3 Hotel Nevada and Gambling Hall, 501 E Aultman St, ☏ +1 775 289-6665, toll-free: +1-888-406-3055. A historic hotel built in 1929. 4 Ramada Ely, 805 Great Basin Boulevard, ☏ +1 775-289-4884. Check-in: 2 PM, check-out: noon. (updated Oct 2016) 5 Ely KOA, 1596 S Hwy 93, ☏ +1 775-289-3413. (updated Feb 2018) 6 Prospector Hotel & Gambling Hall, 1501 E Aultman St, ☏ +1 775 289-8900, toll-free: +1-800-750-0557, [email protected]. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. (updated May 2019)

U.S. Routes 6, 50 and 93 converge on Ely. To the north is Highway 93, which connects to Interstate 80 at Wells, I-84 at Twin Falls and I-90 at Missoula. Highway 50 heads west from Ely, eventually making its way to Fallon and Carson City on the other end of Nevada. This highway has an alternate route between Fallon and Fernley for easy access from I-80. Highway 6 travels southwest of Ely and connects to Tonopah and the Sierra Nevada region of California. Southeast of Ely there is a concurrency of all three highways; Route 93 quickly branches off south toward Las Vegas, while Highways 6 and 50 share the road all the way to Delta in Central Utah, not far from Interstate 15. The leg from the west of Route 50 is called the "Loneliest Road in America" because of the remote areas it goes through. There is no local train service. 1 Ely Airport (Yelland Field ELY IATA). No commercial air service is available from Ely Airport, but is open to general aviation. The nearest large commercial airports are in Salt Lake City, Utah and Las Vegas, Nevada.