Museums, Arts, Science, History

The Discovery (Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum) in Reno, Nevada, provides children and families with an exciting place to explore Nevada and the natural world through seven hands-on exhibits and a variety of events and activities.

Take a picture tour of The Discovery (Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum) in Reno, Nevada. This tour highlights exhibits and a variety of things to do for children and families.

Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center in Reno presents a variety of full-dome movies and star shows in the Star Theater. This is excellent, and inexpensive, educational family entertainment.

The Nevada Museum of Art in Reno is the only art museum in Nevada that has received accreditation from the American Association of Museums. Rotating and permanent exhibit, along with educational programs, make the Nevada Museum of Art an outstanding Reno cultural institution.

The Nevada Museum of Art in Reno is the only art museum in Nevada accredited by the American Association of Museums. Rotating and permanent exhibit, along with educational programs, make the Nevada Museum of Art an outstanding Reno cultural institution.

Enjoy free admission and family activities at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno. These events are available on the second Saturday of each month.

Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center is part of the University of Nevada, Reno. The Fleischmann Planetarium shows full-dome movies and has activities for families and children in Reno.

The whole family can enjoy the wide variety of museums and related attractions available in the Reno area and throughout Nevada.

The Nevada Historical Society (NHS) is the state's oldest museum. The NHS facility in Reno houses a vast collection of artifacts and documents that chronicle Nevada's history. The collection covers everything from the time of prehistoric people through the coming of white settlers and the vast changes they wrought. Also included are stories...

The Historic Reno Preservation Society helps educate both local residents and visitors through walking tours, bus tours, and bike rides through Reno's historic districts and other areas of historic interest around the Truckee Meadows and northern Nevada.

The Historic Reno Preservation Society presents free lectures about Reno's historic districts and other areas of historic interest around the Truckee Meadows and northern Nevada.

W.M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum is packed with an amazing collection of mineral specimens, rocks, fossils, photographs, and historic mining artifacts from Nevada and many other locations around the world. The W.M. Keck Museum is located on the University of Nevada, Reno campus, in the Mackay School of Mines building.

Nevada's Historical Marker Program was authorized in 1967, with the purpose of commemorating and bringing to public attention the state's historic heritage. The 267 markers (as of early 2011) highlight the significance of people and places that have shaped Nevada - archaeological sites, early exploration, emigrants and pioneers, cowboys and...

Reno's variety of free art exhibits, public art installations, and other forms of freely available artistic expression are a wonderful part of the Reno / Lake Tahoe region.

Donner Party Park, a City of Reno public park, is a simple expanse of grass with some shade trees. There is nothing remarkable about the spot today, but its name alludes to a historic connection in the Truckee Meadows. It was near this spot, in October of 1846, that the emigrant Donner party established a camp and rested before attempting to...