It seems like whether we're coming from Carson City (taking Six Mile Canyon Road), or coming from Reno, we often see wild horses when we're going to visit Virginia City.�

It’s not a bit unusual to see a cattle drive down the middle of the street, in Virginia City.

Bonanza
27 N. C Street
Virginia City

Brass Rail, Pat Hart’s
26 1/2 C Street
Virginia City

Bucket of Blood
3 S. C Street
Virginia City

Comstock House
C Street
Virginia City

Crystal Bar/Crystal Saloon
36 S. C Street
Virginia City

Delta Saloon
25 S. C Street
Virginia City

Mark Twain Saloon
62 S. C Street
Virginia City

Old Capitol Saloon
28 C Street
Virginia City

Old Washoe Club
46A S. C Street
Virginia City

Ponderosa Saloon
C Street
Virginia City

Red Dog Saloon
76 North C Street
Virginia City

Red Garter
115 S. C Street
Virginia City

Sawdust Corner
C Street
Virginia City

Silver Dollar Hotel
C Street
Virginia City

Silver Queen
9 N. C Street
Virginia City

Territorial Enterprise Museum & Gift Shop
53 South C Street
Virginia City

I was going to say that there was no gambling here, but it’s iconic so I included it anyway. Just to confirm, I looked in Fuller’s Index Plus, and it’s listed…in 1972! So I’m guessing that they might have had a slot machine, or two, for a brief period of time.

Unsuccessful as a miner, Samuel Clemens went to work for the Territorial Enterprise Newspaper in Virginia City. While working there, he adopted the nom de plume Mark Twain.