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4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Austin, Nevada

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The Loneliest Road in America

U.S. Route 50

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America" this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

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A giant concrete Ichthyosaur beckons you to explore the park.

Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States.

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The pictographs use several pigments and line the cave walls

Toquima Cave

This central Nevada cave is the spiritual home of ancient and enigmatic pictographs.

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Stokes Castle outside Austin, Nevada

Stokes Castle

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

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