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Beatty Museum & Historical Society

417 West Main Street, Highway 374, Beatty, NV
775-553-2303
Ranked #3 of 3 attractions in Beatty
4.0 of 5 stars 8 Reviews
Type: Museums
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Olympia, WA
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2012

Knowledgeable docent and interesting displays. Learned about Rhyolite and Bullfrog, early mining towns. More

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Escondido
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65 reviews 65 reviews
Reviews in 37 cities Reviews in 37 cities
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2012

Small museum, chock full of history. Could spend 2 hours. Lady overseeing the place is too chummy. You can hear her talking to others while you are view and reading, and then she "latches on to you" to slow your progress. It would have been okay, but we did not expect them to be open on the day we visited... More

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Marina, California
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 February 2012

Lots of interesting artifacts and very helpful volunteers. More

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vancouver, bc
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2012

One would not know it from the look of Beatty today, but at one time it was a thriving and busy town. Inside this little museum is an eclectic collection of memorabilia of Beatty's past.The museum staff is eager to answer questions and talk about Beatty's history. Admission is free.Well worth a detour on the way to Death Valley. More

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reno,
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 December 2011

The museum has an eclectic collection. All kinds of old things, such as butter churns, old-fashioned refrigerators, farm tools, plus lots of stuff related to the mines. Many of the items have a printed page next to them describing them. I spent several hours in here looking around. Nothing really spectacular in here, but I though it well worth the... More

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Texas
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 December 2011

we meet a really nice young woman who was working at the museum and obviously loves the area. She spent a lot of time telling us about the history of Beatty, Rhyolite and the area. More

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nevada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 September 2011

This museum really houses a lot of artifacts about the entire area. The staff is friendly and efficient and you can really tell they care a lot about their town, area, and maintaining the historical abundance in this part of our country! Well worth the time to spend there and talk with them. More

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Beatty, Nevada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2011

This is a FREE museum about the history of the Bullfrog Mining District. If you are going to the ghost city of Rhyolite then you can stop here and see photos of how it used to be. Local history and info. More

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