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This museum is one of Nevada’s best. The TMM is a great place to learn about mining and the forces that made Tonopah what it was and is. The park is located upon the original mines that gave rise to the town in 1900. A walking tour takes you up and around four different mines, including Bill Butler’s original Mizpah Mine. You can also go underground through the ‘Burro Tunnel’ and look down from above over an old glory hole. Exhibits inside an old mining office further educate you on the minerals mined and methods used. This is an excellent museum where you might find yourself taking quite some time. A great place to start from before setting out to visit some of Nevada’s or California’s old mining ghost towns.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Phone: 1-775-482-9274
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Located just off the street leading to the Tonopah Mining Museum, you can find the old courthouse for Nye County. Nye County is Nevada's largest county stretching almost to Las Vegas. Most of the County lies within the Nellis Air Force Ranges, the Tonopah Missile Site - Area 52 - or the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Site. Tonopah is cut off from the few other towns that are in Nye County - Beatty, Amargosa Valley and Pahrumph - by Esmeralda County to the south. Nye County allows prostitution, something that Las Vegas' Clark County does not - a fact taken advantage of by the entrepeneurs of Pahrumph.
The county has a new courthouse outside of town to the west though you can find some services still at the old courthouse. Notice the dome of the old courthouse is appropriately of silver!
Written Oct 1, 2005
Website: http://www.tonopahnevada.com/
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If you've got time, check out the clown motel. I never stayed there, so I don't feel comfortable writing a hotel review of it, but I've driven by many many many times. What makes it so special? The clowns, I guess. Clowns everywhere. Positively eerie at night, when I drove up on it. I've never seen a place like this before. Also (literally) a foot away from the old Tonopah cemetery.
Written Oct 22, 2004
Address: 521 N Main St
Phone: 702-482-5920
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mtncorg Says: Opened in 1908, the Mizpah Hotel is still the largest building between Las Vegas and Carson city with its five stories, 54 room and initial $200000 cost. Lots of enhanced stories exist regarding the hotel's history - Wyatt Earp, Jack Dempsey, Howard Hughes and a Nevadan US...
Nevada has been a place for adults to tour for quite some time. I saw this old brothel "wheel of chance" in Tonopah Station. It's been "PG"-ed with a swip of color around the anatomically correct portions.
This tip could just as easily go in the warning section... Seeing as how prostitution is still legal, if you travel to Nevada with children, sooner or later you're going to get asked a question like. "Mom, why is there a naked lady on top of that cab?"
Updated Mar 26, 2005
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The police here are quick to pull you over if you're going 25 1/2 miles per hour. Don't just drive the speed limit (which is 25 through town), drive under the speed limit.
The police are everywhere and seem to do a good job at fulfilling their quotas.
Updated Mar 24, 2010
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There are lots of neat historic sites to visit in Tonapah and surrounding ghost towns. There are many little deserted mining spots that are kinda neat to go to. Nothing much to do in this town but look at old stuff n go rock hunting. LOL
There is a little muesuem a few miles into town that has interesting info about the town's past and has some different hands on activities.
Written Aug 25, 2002
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Tonopah’s history started with Jim Butler’s discovery of silver here in 1900. Shortly thereafter its establishment, 3000 people moved in to call this ‘home’. Booming mines pushed the town until WWI,...
I've driven through enough small towns to know that you MUST obey the speed laws. Tonopah is no different. I spent less than 15 hours in this town (10 of which were spent in my hotel room) and saw no...
An overview of the town showing the Mizpah Hotel. TONOPAH As the story goes, Jim Butler camped at Tonopah Springs and rose late to find his burros gone. Spotting the burros he picked up a very heavy...
If you are southbound, proceed to the top of the hill in Tonopah. At the top, on your right, will be a casino. By far, this was one of the most enjoyable meals I have ever had. The food was above...
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