Popular Tourist Attractions

Valley of Fire State Park
Fremont Street Experience
Adventuredome
Great Basin National Park

National Parks

Great Basin National Park

State Parks

Valley of Fire State Park

Population

3,104,614

State Fish

Lahontan cutthroat trout

Popular Tourist Attractions

Popular Iconic Nevada Foods That Require Clean Water

Nevada is famous for the following foods:

Shrimp Cocktail

Chateaubriand

All-You-Can-Eat Sushi

Buffet Food

Prime Rib

Fun Facts

          • The name Nevada comes from Sierra Nevada, a Spanish term meaning snow-covered mountain range.
          • Las Vegas, Nevada has more hotel rooms than any other city on earth. As of 2016, 10 out of the top 15 biggest hotels in the world are in Las Vegas.
          • Lake Tahoe, located along the border between California and Nevada, is the largest alpine lake in North America. It is the second deepest lake in the United States.
          • Nevada has more hot springs than any other state in the country, with more than 300 occurring naturally.
          • Nevada is the driest state in the nation with an average annual rainfall of 9.5 inches.
          • In March 19, 1931, Governor Fred Balzar signed into law Assembly Bill 98, which legalizing gambling in the Nevada.
          • In 1931, the Pair-O-Dice Club was the first casino to open in Nevada.
          • Nevada is the largest gold-producing state in the United States.
          • The longest Morse Code telegram ever sent was the Nevada state constitution. Sent from Carson City to Washington D.C. in 1864, it was sent over two days and cost $4,303.27.

          This page was last updated on July 31, 2022.

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