Ely, Nevada

4 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

• Capital Theater (Ely, Nevada) · 0.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  This theater began as a vaudeville hall back in 1916, hosting acrobats, comedians, and more! The Capital Theater was built in Ely by C.O. Fleming and W.P. Hull. It started as a place for live entertainment. Think…

• Nevada Northern Railway Museum · 1.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine a time when copper was king and railroads were the arteries of industry. That's the story of the Nevada Northern Railway in Ely. Built in 1905 and 1906 by the Nevada Consolidated Copper Company, this railway was…

• McGill Historical Drug Store Museum · 12.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine walking into a time capsule: that's the McGill Drug Store Museum. It's a perfectly preserved pharmacy, untouched since the late '70s. The drug store served the mining town of McGill from 1915 until 1979. When…

• Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park · 14.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  These massive stone beehives aren't ancient dwellings, but relics of a silver boom that once roared through this remote Nevada landscape. In the late 1870s, the Ward Mining District exploded with activity. To process…