HistoryHidden gem
Rhyolite ghost town and Goldwell Open Air Museum
Beatty, Nevada
Ghost town ruins beside a desert sculpture park, five minutes from Beatty.
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 75 min
Rhyolite grew and collapsed in a few years of gold boom. Stone ruins and a bottle house stand next to Goldwell, a free outdoor art park. Sunset and stars are wonderful out here.
Good to know
- Great for stargazing after dark
- Goldwell shows a ghostly sculpture of The Last Supper
- Best time
- Late afternoon to dusk
- Getting there
- Sealed road then short gravel to car park
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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