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Welcome to Adventures by The Tonopah Collection, a curated collection of activities and upcoming events designed to help you explore the charming town of Tonopah, Nevada. Whether you are visiting in summer, winter or any time in between, the beauty and history of the Tonopah landscape awaits.
Come visit a cemetery right next to a clown motel.
Old Tonopah Cemetery was founded May 7, 1901 with the burial of John Randel Weeks, and was active until April 1911 when the number of dead outgrew the tiny plot. .
Without the clutter of city lights, the nighttime sky comes alive with stars you’ve probably never seen, no equipment needed.
The stars are gorgeous every clear night, but moonless nights are always the best for stargazing. Prepare to have our fantastic night skies take your breath away!
The story goes that in 1900, Jim Butler was chasing a runaway donkey, picked up a rock to throw at the animal, found it surprisingly heavy, and realized he had stumbled upon a wealth of untapped silver ore.
Today, the mining park is an interactive outdoor museum. Visitors have free reign over most of the park. There are also occasional events at the mining park, including historically accurate mining competitions and blacksmithing classes.
The Central Nevada Museum was founded in 1981 by the Central Nevada Historical Society.
The museum features exhibits describing the history of Central Nevada from prehistoric to present. Outdoor exhibits include an Old West Town with miner’s cabins, a saloon, blacksmith shop, and railroad yard.
Nevada has over a dozen volcanic areas, and the best is the Lunar Crater Volcanic Field, a zone of volcanism covering over 100 square miles at the southern end of the Pancake Range.
Comprised of cinder cones, outcrops of lava, elongated fissures, ash hills and, most visibly, the 430 foot deep Lunar Crater it is an impressive and rather unexpected site in an otherwise isolated area.
Photo courtesy of Sydney Martinez at Travel Nevada
