Hello!

In order to use up an expiring America West voucher, I agreed to a ticket to Reno for mid-March. Now I wonder - what's there to do there? My local library has lots of Las Vegas books, but none on Reno or Nevada.

I enjoy the shows and the sights in Las Vegas, but not the gambling. Does Reno have anything except gambling?

Thank you!

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Middle_Seat

I can't offer much to do in Reno as although I've been many times I have only gambled in the city.

What I LOVE to do is get out of Reno and head to Lake Tahoe. The north end is about 35-40 minutes from Reno.

IMO most of Lake Tahoe is breathtaking.

I have also broken up trips that were supposed to be all in Reno to include stays at the casino area in the town of South Lake Tahoe.

Thanks, Sweet Willie!

I don't find much Reno entertainment listed on the web, so it's good that I'll only be there two nights.

There is an Expedia special deal for a room Sunday night at the Reno Hilton for $25 (twenty-five dollars) http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttravel_forum/smile.gif, which is cheaper than Days Inn. I went ahead and prepaid for the one night. Hotels near Tahoe seem to be a couple of hundred dollars more than that.

Sightseeing around Lake Tahoe does sound like fun, and going by the state capitol in Carson City. I assume that the ski resorts will still be open on March 23, so that might be fun also.

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Middle_Seat

If you like eating sushi, Sushi Pier is fantastic. All you can eat for $11.95 at lunch or $16.95 at dinner. We've never had better sushi. Located in the Airport Plaza across from Costco; just west of RNO airport.

Also located in the Airport Plaza is Sierra Trading Post, a discounter of outlet outdoor clothing and items. Our last visit yielded a Marmot jacket for my wife for about 70% off. Clothing, tents, boots, etc..

A trip to Virginia City is interesting, but a bit touristy for my tastes. There's a steam locomotive ride put on by volunteers that is great. From Virginia City, you can head south and end up in Carson City. There's not much in Carson City, IMHO.

If you're into a glider ride, the Minden airport has Soar Minden and a typical flight will include a view of Lake Tahoe. Glider flights from Minden at times have reached 50,000' and pilots from around the world come to ride "The Wave," which is created when winds from the west are uplifted by the Sierra. A $50-$100 flight might get you to 14,000' if conditions are right.

Bill Harrah established a very good car museum and it's worth a look if you're a car buff.

Eldorado has a decent buffet. The Silver Legacy (www.silverlegacy.com) usually has the top acts, but they're not showing much for normally slow March. Also, the Nugget, located to the east of downtown along I-80 often has good acts; they're showing Glen Campbell and Michael Martin Murphy during mid-March (www.janugget.com)

Tahoe will be cold in March. The skiing should be great (corn snow, mid-40s or even low 50s for temperature), but don't plan on any beach activity until late June.

Hmmm... did I mention Sushi Pier????!!!

A few additonal comments:

Reno:

There is a Patagonia outlet in a mall somewhere along/near the Truckee river.

Worth trying out the Basque restaurants. Louis's Basque Corner for one.

Bill Harrah's museum, or the remnants of such, is now the National Auto Museum. It's not the complete collection as it was auctioned off.

Tahoe:

best sushi is reputed to be up at Tahoe near Kings Beach. There is a small sushi resturant on CA89 just east of the terminus of CA 267.

Could drive up to Truckee to see the Donner Party site. There is also gliding out of Truckee airport.

Carson City: site of the state museum and I think old U.S. mint.

OK - so I have no class whatsoever, but whenever I am in Reno, I MUST go bowling at the National Bowling Center.

For a bowler, it's like achieving Nirvana!

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The NBC was not open to the public when it first opened but became so later (of course when attendance and revenue fell off and the place was losing $$$). Do you know when this was?