Humbolt Museum

Ever wonder what became of old Winnemucca, the town where brave pioneers sought their fortune and weary cowboys hitched up their steeds after a day on the Nevada range?

Those days live on at the Humboldt Museum, along with the Great Depression, the Roaring Twenties, and even the Ice Age . The museum offers a compendium of area history through its many artifacts . Visitors will see a turn-of-the-century soda factory scene, several horseless carriages, a set of bones from a local mammoth, remnants from Chinatown and so much more .

The three acre Humboldt Museum complex consists of four structures open to tours: the former St . Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church built in 1907 (the original home of Humboldt Museum), the 1880’s Greinstein Mercantile Building, the Cumley-Richardson House built in 1899, and the modern two-story brick museum building which houses the bulk of the museum’s exhibits and collections . Visitors will also enjoy plenty of RV parking alongside a shaded interpretive viewing plaza overlooking the Humboldt River Valley .

Humboldt Museum is situated above the California Trail, along the Humboldt River, at 175 Museum Way in Winnemucca, Nevada . Public hours are Monday–Friday 9:00am-4:00pm & Saturdays 1:00pm-4:00pm . The museum is generally self-guided, although docent-guided tours are available . While admission is free, donations are always appreciated . For more information visit www.humboldtmuseum.org or call 775-623-2912 .