Virginia City (Nevada) - census-designated place that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, United States

Virginia City is a small town south of Reno on highway 341, in Storey County, Western Nevada.

Understand

Virginia city is a small town of about 1,000 residents that has managed to maintain much of its 19th-century "Old West" feel. It is a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Visitor information

• Virginia City Visitors Center, 86 S C St, 39.30962°, -119.6501°, +1 775 847-7500, VisitorInfo@StoreyCounty.org. 2019-01-09

Get in

By road

From Reno: Take highway 395 south out of Reno and continue on to 341 south over the Geiger Grade.

Get around

Most everything is on C Street, which is the main street through town. It is easy to walk from one end to the other in less than an hour.

See

• People dressed in vintage 70's clothes (that would be the 1870s). They hang out at some of the saloons.
• Silver Terrace Cemetery, North E Street (at Carson Street), 39.316687°, -119.644233°. Old cemetery with interesting headstones. Worth a visit.

Museums

Virginia City has many different museums (a full list can be found here).

• Comstock Firemen's Museum, 125 C St, 39.30908°, -119.650007°, +1 775-847-0717. 10:00am-4:00pm. Museum dedicated to the history of firefighting in the county. Free admission; donations encouraged 2017-11-04
• Fourth Ward School Museum, 537 S. C St., 39.303161°, -119.652269°, +1-775-847-0975. 10:00am-5:00pm. A historic school of the Comstock. This museum focus on the school and the Comstock history including Mark Twain, as well as modern mining techniques. 2017-03-11
• Mark Twain Museum, 53 C St, 39.310069°, -119.649681°, +1 775-847-0525. 2017-11-04
• Marshall Mint Museum, 96 C St, 39.31205°, -119.649149°, +1 800-321-6374. 2017-11-04
• Washoe Club Museum & Saloon, 112 S C St, 39.309323°, -119.650266°, +1 775-847-4467. 11:00am-5:00pm. 2017-11-04
• St. Mary's in the Mountains Catholic Church, 111 S E St, 39.3091°, -119.6486°, +1 775 847-9099. 2018-12-13

Further afield

• Dayton State Park, US-50, Dayton, 39.2483°, -119.589°, +1 775 687-5678, wlsp@parks.nv.gov. Day use $5/vehicle, camping $15/night 2018-06-03
• Historical Society of Dayton Valley, 135 Shady Ln, Dayton, 39.237883°, -119.592582°, +1 775-246-6316. 2017-11-04

Do

• Wander C Street
• Have your picture taken with Sheeba, claimed to be North America's only tame leopard.
• Watch the Camel races.

Gambling

If you win...

Chances are that, if you win it big in Virginia City or Dayton and you are not a U.S. citizen your winnings will be subject to a 30% withholding tax from the Internal Revenue Service. That $10,000 slot winning can dwindle quite quickly if that is taken off the top. Not to worry though you can reclaim your gambling winnings tax through a 1042-S form. You should get this from the casino so don't lose it: it is your starting ticket to getting your gambling winnings back.

There are some gambling opportunities at the saloons.

• Mark Twain Saloon, 62 S C St, 39.30999°, -119.64993°, +1 775-847-0599. Open 24 hours. 2017-11-04

Further afield

• Gold Ranch Casino, 755 Old US Hwy 50, Dayton, 39.243826°, -119.589534°, +1 775-246-9696. 2017-11-04

Buy

• Old Red Garter, 80 S C St, 39.309756°, -119.649992°, +1 775-847-4488. 10:00am-6:00pm. Good western wear.

There are lots of gift shops on C Street. The quality ranges from good to garbage.

Eat

At the Saloons

• Cafe Del Rio, 394 C St (Southern end of C St.), 39.305445°, -119.651625°, +1 775 847-5151. A southwest spin on Mexican fare. Sunday brunch available.

Drink

• Bucket of Blood Saloon, 1 S C St, 39.31060°, -119.64937°, +1 775-847-0322.
• Delta Saloon, 18 S C St, 39.310623°, -119.649879°, +1 775-847-0789, info@TheDeltaSaloon.com. See the "Suicide Table"
• Sundance Saloon, 160 S C St, 39.308737°, -119.650435°, +1 775-847-0636.
• Firehouse Saloon (Firehouse BBQ), 171 S C St, 39.308472°, -119.650174°, +1 775-847-7744.
• Old Washoe Club, 112 S C St, 39.30931°, -119.65021°, +1 775-847-4467, info@thewashoeclub.com.
• Silver Dollar Saloon, 11 N C St, 39.31088°, -119.649214°, +1 775-847-0458.
• Ponderosa Saloon, 106 S C St, 39.309489°, -119.650102°, +1 775-847-0757, cherrie@ponderosa-saloon.com.
• Mark Twain Saloon, 62 S C St, 39.309996°, -119.649931°, +1 775-847-0599. Open 24 hours. 2017-11-04
• Red Dog Saloon, 76 N C St, 39.31178°, -119.64935°, +1 775-847-7474. 2021-02-20 Outdoor consumption of alcohol is tolerated.

Sleep

• Sugarloaf Mountain Motel, 430 C St, 39.3037°, -119.6524°, +1 775-847-0551. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Part of the motel was built as a boarding house for miners in the 1800s, and some rooms have original brick or stone walls and cast iron shutters. All rooms have a refrigerator, microwave, and WiFi. 2020-09-12
• Silver Queen Hotel, 28 N C St, 39.3130°, -119.6488°, +1 775 847-0440, info@silverqueenhotel.net. 28-room restored hotel established in 1876. Several rooms have claw foot bathtubs.
• Silverland Inn & Suites (formerly Ramada Virginia City), 100 North E St, 39.309306°, -119.648756°, +1 775 847-4484. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. A 67 rooms and suites hotel with meeting spaces, indoor pool, and complimentary wireless internet.
• Tahoe House Hotel, 162 S C St, 39.308659°, -119.650575°, +1 775-847-5264, tahoehousehotel@sbcglobal.net. Check-in: 3-6PM, check-out: 11AM. 2020-09-12

Go next

• Carson City
• Reno - is just up the highway
• Republic of Molossia - micronation