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Unusual Attractions in Winnemucca

Winnemucca, Nevada

Royal Peacock Black Fire Opal Mine

Mine your own precious stones.

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Humboldt Museum

Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants

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Thousand Creek Gorge

A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.

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Winnemucca to the Sea Highway Marker

This giant slab of driftwood marks the beginning of the Winnemucca to the Sea Highway.

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