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Attractions near Carson City

A museum to see in Carson City: Nevada State Railroad Museum

Visitors to Carson City can choose from 12 ski areas, 5 museums and 3 gardens. We list one place to visit inside Carson City and 30 within 40 miles. Make a day of it at Bear Valley, 49 mi away.

Attractions nearby
33
within 60 miles
The big one
16 mi
Lake Tahoe
Ski areas
13
Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Lake · 16 mi west

Lake Tahoe

Lake in California and Nevada, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Around Carson City, mapped

Furthest out is Kirkwood Mountain Resort, at 37 mi.

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Orange: Carson City. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All 31 on the list

31 places in all: one in town and 32 within 60 miles.

The places inside Carson City lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Carson City → · Carson City’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Lake Tahoe: Lara Farhadi, CC BY 2.0 · Donner Lake: J.smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley: Jonnyboyca at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mackay Stadium: Lanski, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Donner Memorial State Park: Joe Parks from Berkeley, CA, CC BY 2.0 · Mount Rose Ski Tahoe: Beesmill, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Desolation Wilderness: Phreakdigital at English Wikipedia, GFDL · Emerald Bay State Park: Michael, CC BY 2.0 · Reno Arch: Mobilus In Mobili, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kirkwood Mountain Resort: Gabeguss, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Automobile Museum: User:Jaydec, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bear Valley: Shayan Sanyal, CC BY 2.0 · Western Pacific Railroad Museum: The original uploader was Evicknair at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Fourth Ward School: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Nevada Museum of Art: Rmart123, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Piper's Opera House: Vivaverdi, CC BY 3.0 · Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ, JR, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0

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