Reno Travel Blog

During the month of July, the city of Reno becomes Artown. This month-long celebration of art, theater and dance features hundreds of events for all ages…most of them free. Photo by shortCHINESEguy/Flickr

A group of small children were busily playing in the flowing water of the Truckee Connects interactive watershed, one of the exhibits at the Nevada Discovery Museum. A young mother came over to one of the boys to tell him it was time to open his birthday presents. Without looking up he forcefully told...

The ladies can have fun by themselves in the Biggest Little City just like the men. There are numerous events, bars, restaurants and nightclubs that are friendly to women and offer specials on drinks, food and other libations. So, no matter what night you decide to hit the town here are a few places...

A few new bouncing bundles of joy have come to the National Automobile Museum in downtown Reno. “Quirky Rides” is the museum’s latest exhibit which features cars created by British customizer Andy Saunders and other designers. These cars are so cute you will want to take them home with...

The Reno bar culture is hopping with bars of all different flavors. Local bars are the most popular with Renoites usually sticking to their favorites. Many of these are within a walking distance to the downtown area, so they are easy to access. A few of these bars serve signature drinks and some even...

A few years ago Reno was voted one of the funkiest cities in the U.S. It’s true that Reno is an interesting mix of gaming, family activities and alternative lifestyles, but what exactly makes it funky? There are some hidden and unexpected little places in Reno that cater to oddball art, interesting...

The 2010 Reno Santa Pub Crawl on December 11 attracted over 3,000 festive revelers. That’s a lot of red and white! Over the past few years, Reno has become the place to be for various beer crawls that take participants to local bars and pubs in the downtown area. These include regular beer crawls...

The Reno Rink on the River opened up over the Thanksgiving holiday and is one of the most popular activities downtown during the holiday season. The rink is on the location of the former Mapes Hotel right on the Truckee River. The rink operates every day when the weather permits until February 21, 2011....

For visitors and locals, the city of Reno has a free bus available that runs along the downtown corridor from the riverside Arts District up to the University of Nevada. The Sierra Spirit runs every day, including holidays, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a schedule of every 10 minutes. The bus takes...