Nevada Off the Beaten Path®

Tired of the same old tourist traps? Take the road less traveled and uncover the hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales other guidebooks just don't offer. Off the Beaten Path® features the things you'd want to see―if only you knew about them! From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits, you'll say over and over again: "I didn't know that!" Discover a different side of the Silver State. Pose with the legendary Great Stone Mother near Pyramid Lake; experience breathtaking views of Carson Valley in a Lake Tahoe Balloon; or embrace your inner archeologist with a visit to the sandstone formations and ancient petroglyphs of the Valley of Fire. So if you've "been there, done that" one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.

Heidi Knapp Rinella has been a journalist for more than twenty years in Ohio, Florida, and Nevada, where she is a staff writer and restaurant critic for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. She moved to Nevada with her husband and two daughters in the late 1990s and continues to be intrigued by the rich lode of fascinating people and places she finds there. Nevada Off the Beaten Path is her eighth book.