Animal Ark
Animal Ark could appeal to you if you adore animals but find the limitations of conventional zoos unsettling. Bears, cheetahs, tigers, foxes, and other creatures are allowed to roam freely in spacious cages in the wildlife sanctuary. With Raptor Adventures, you may even take a stroll with a hawk or falcon. Be prepared to trek since Animal Ark is spread out over more than 40 acres, much of it in rugged terrain. Although there are designated picnic sites, it is strongly encouraged that people bring their own food. The major objective of the NGO, which is to care for and rehabilitate animals that are unable to survive on their own in the wild, will be covered in greater detail. During the winter, The Animal Ark shutters for the year and reopens in March 2022.
Hunter Creek Falls
Unexpectedly, this trip to a waterfall in the wilderness began in Reno’s suburbs.
The Mt. Rose Wilderness Area contains much of the Carson Range, a section of the Sierra Nevada to the west of Reno, Nevada, and has peaks that soar beyond 10,000 feet. One of the unexpected opportunities for outdoor leisure it provides near to the city is the Hunter Creek Trail to Hunter Creek Falls.
After first following an old Jeep road for approximately a quarter mile, the trailhead is located at the edge of a residential subdivision and provides entry to the Mt. Rose Wilderness. The route then keeps going south along the brook. There isn’t much shade along this part of the trail. About half a mile before the falls, the route enters the forest in the stream’s valley where there are a couple additional fords. With the possible exception of early-season runoff in rainy years, none of the fords should provide any difficulties.
The woodland trail’s end is where the 30-foot-tall falls are located. They have gained a total of less than 1,200 feet in elevation and are more than three miles from the wilderness area’s edge. Hunter Creek is a perennial stream, but it might someday become a trickle.
Recognize Before You Go
Take Interstate 80 west to North McCarran Blvd. exit from downtown Reno. Continue south for 1.2 miles to Mayberry Drive after crossing the Truckee River.
After 1.3 miles, turn left onto Plateau Road after making a right here. Plateau Road makes a round before typically heading south. The apparent trailhead above Hunter Creek, with a paved parking lot and facilities, is above the creek and may be reached by turning right onto Woodchuck Circle after 1.1 miles and continuing on it.
The route will be congested since locals like using it, particularly on weekends. Due to the trail’s close proximity to Mt. Rose Wilderness, bicycles and other motorized or mechanical equipment are not permitted; however, leashed dogs are allowed. Rattlesnakes are also found in the area, and they become active during the summer months. Please don’t bother them; they are safe in the wilderness area; nonetheless, keep an eye out for them.
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts
A well-known theater from the 1960s that features a geodesic dome built to Buckminster Fuller’s specifications.
The Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, constructed in 1967, is a remarkable building in downtown Reno because of its golden geodesic dome, formerly known as “the Golden Turtle.”
The theater’s most famous achievement is its gold-anodized geodesic dome ceiling, which was based on Buckminster Fuller’s revolutionary geodesic dome design. After the planning board for the theater was inspired by the geodesic dome of the Casa Maana Theater in Fort Worth, Texas, it was created by Don Richter, a Fuller student.
The Apollo Theater, which was initially supposed to be called the Pioneer Center, was given that name in honor of the memorial of an American pioneer family that stood in front of the Old State Building, which was then situated where the modern theater stands today. Now, the Pioneer Underground venue’s front door is close by.
The main floor of this theater is underground, and the balcony is barely above ground level, which is one of its most distinctive aspects outside of the dome. You could notice the enormous elevators that are used to raise the equipment to stage level if you gaze toward the southeast corner of the theater grounds.
Throughout the year, the theater hosts a number of events. Another option is Pioneer Underground, a comedy club that is only open on the weekends and is close to the main theater. The dome is constantly visible. The best views may be seen in the open space on Virginia Street’s east side.
Old Reno Arch
The triumphal arch that marked the beginning of the Lincoln and Victory motorways.
The National Automobile Museum is adjacent to THE OLD RENO ARCH. The arch’s location adjacent to the auto museum seems appropriate given that it was built for the Nevada Transcontinental Highway Exposition.
Virginia Street’s most recent iteration shouldn’t be considered to be the last word. Images of the Virginia Street position at the original Reno arch location on Lake Street are even visible on Google. One might walk the distance between the two arches. Just a short distance south of the Truckee River, the arch crosses Lake Street. It is a more basic rendition from a more basic era. The slogan for the city, “The Biggest Little City In The World,” was added after the arch was built, briefly removed in response to public protest, and then reinstated. The proverb dates back nearly a century.
Because the arch is situated above a public road, it is always visible. But go outside to take beautiful nighttime photos of the sign.
National Bowling Stadium
Bill Murray struck out three consecutive balls in this instance at the “Taj Mahal of Tenpins” in Reno.
When Peter and Bobby Farrely sought out a site to film their ultimate bowling match, The opinion became very obvious. After all, the National Bowling Stadium states that all lanes go to Reno.
Woody Harrelson and Bill Murray’s role in the 1996 Farrelly Brothers comedy Kingpin sheds a positive and only slightly exaggerated light on the world of competitive bowling. However, there is no way they could have photographed every aspect of the 363,000 square foot bowling lanes’ activities. The Stadium, which was built in 1995, the same year the film was released, provided Murray and Harrelson with the ideal location for their professional competition. With 78 competition lanes, seating for 1200 bowlers, clubs with a bowling theme, and even a movie theater, this cleaned, buffed, and waxed bowling heaven spans over eight acres of floor space. The term “Taj Mahal of Tenpins” is appropriate to describe this location.
It’s called a stadium for a reason—they don’t cater to you and your friends who want to bowl a few frames on a Friday night. Those’re welcome to have your game examined by their special CATS Lane (CATS is short for Computer Aided Tracking System for you non-bowlers out there), which will analyze your form and provide you tips for how to improve. Pros and amateur tournament players can use these 78 lanes. You accept the dangers, but there is no guarantee that CATS won’t have an opinion about that bowling jersey you admire as well.
The National Bowling Stadium is home to a satellite facility of the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame. The collection includes artifacts from bowling’s past as well as a plethora of information about Hall of Famers and renowned bowlers.
Other types of bowling exist in this globe, such as Italian bocce, duckpin, and candlepin in the Northeast. Traditional ten-pin lanes may be found in the National Bowling Stadium. It is not the largest facility in the world; in fact, compared to Japan’s 116-lane Inazawa Grand Bowl, these 78 lanes may look very small. But where else can you say that there is a building with an 80-foot bowling ball out front, where Bill Murray threw three strikes in a row and Woody Harrelson bowled with a rubber hand? All roads lead to Reno, according to a proverb.