National Automobile Museum
It's like driving a century in just two hours. The National Automobile Museum (The Harrah Collection) lets you travel through time like few other places can. Just two blocks from the streets of downtown Reno, you'll walk down streets of the past. Its cars, sights, sounds, and places are yours to explore. Beyond the streets, you'll discover a century of automobiles: more than 220 antique, vintage, classic, special interest and one-of-a-kind wonders. You'll be dazzled by the cars of the stars. And the road doesn't end there. Watch history drive by in the multimedia theater. Find new discoveries in the Changing Exhibits Gallery and Masterpiece Circle. Chat with mechanics in the Automotive Shop. Re-fuel with great food along the Truckee River at the Cafe, and shop in the unique Museum Store.

Nevada Northern Railway
Historical operating railroad museum. Nevada Northern railway offers train rides and special events.

North Lake Tahoe Historical Society

Northeastern Nevada Museum

Nevada Museum of Art
The museum concentrates on four areas: Collections, which reflect five focus areas centered on the aesthetic articulation of our land and environment; Education programs to stimulate artistic development for adults and children; Exhibitions including original documentation and scholarship of regional, national, and international impact related to the collections and educational missions of the NMA; Community Outreach through special events, new audience development, and social support to develop stronger ties to the community.

Tallac Historic Site
Features historic tours, exhibits, and living history programs. The Baldwin Estate serves as the educational center for the site and features museum exhibits on Lucky Baldwin and on the Washoe Indians. Valhalla is the community events center and is used nine months of the year--including part of the winter--for environmental education programs.

You may want to combine your enjoyment of the Tallac Historic Site with a visit to the nearby Lake of the Sky Trail and Visitor Center; please see the entry for that attraction. Most of Tallac Historic Site is wheelchair accessible. Guided tours and interpretive brochures are available. The grounds are open year-round, though most of the buildings are open only during summer. Cultural arts activities are offered July through mid-September. Call the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit for times of operation and up-to-date information on Tallac activities.

The Gatekeeper's Museum
The Gatekeeper's Museum houses an eclectic collection of Lake Tahoe history, including photographic collections, oral histories and transcriptions, newspapers, court ledgers, maps and subdivisions, books, magazines, letters, clothing, artifacts and furniture.

The Watson Cabin Living Museum
The Watson Cabin Living Museum is housed in a 1909 log cabin, listed on the National Register of Historical Homes as the oldest house, built on site, in Tahoe City. It is an example of how the pioneer families lived at the lake in the early years of the 20th century and it contains furnishings, kitchen appliances, toys, china, linens and decorations from the period of 1909 to 1930.

The Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum
The Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum houses a world-class collection of 800 Native American baskets representing tribes from the plains to the Southwest. West, Northwest Canada and Alaska: 100 Native American dolls; artifacts; examples of weaving materials and techniques and a comprehensive library of Native American Basketry and History.