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Mesquite
Virgin Valley Museum in Mesquite, Nevada (cc)
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Mesquite
Back on I-15 at the Nevada-Utah border, Mesquite is another gaming-fueled modern boomtown that has taken off like a rocket. The population has more than quadrupled since 1980 and casinos have sprung up like yucca blossoms in spring, including the massive, 1,000-room Si Redd’s Oasis Hotel. Visit the Desert Valley Museum, 31 Mesquite Boulevard, 702-346-5705, for a glimpse into the lives of Virgin Valley’s original inhabitants and the pioneers who followed them. The museum is open Monday through Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM. Admission is free. The Oasis Orvada Gun Club&Ranch, 800-621-0187, is in the center of a game reserve that also features a petting zoo, hayrides, skeet shooting and horseback riding. Maybe a day riding the range will clear your head after you have pondered exactly when the urban sprawl will stretch all the way across the border to Utah’s Zion and Bryce Canyons, and just where the people of Mesquite will get their water.
Last updated March 16, 2012
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