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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Austin

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

Updated July 20, 2022

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The Loneliest Road in America

Austin, Nevada

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.
The pictographs use several pigments and line the cave walls

Austin, Nevada

Toquima Cave

This central Nevada cave is the spiritual home of ancient and enigmatic pictographs.
A giant concrete Ichthyosaur beckons you to explore the park.

Austin, Nevada

Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States and an abandoned gold mine and ghost town all in one place!
Stokes Castle outside Austin, Nevada

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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Austin, Nevada

Nevada State Route 722

US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.
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Austin, Nevada

Hickison Summit

This rest area is also home to a remarkable petroglyph site.
On the Toiyabe Crest Trail in South Twin River Canyon, looking downstream.  Arc Dome Wilderness.

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Toiyabe Crest Trail

This little-used trail winds through the highest mountain range in central Nevada with sections around 10,000 feet.
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