Your support goes directly to fund our reporters and support staff who are tirelessly working to ensure that local coverage of Reno can not only continue, but thrive. The Editor's Newsletter arrives in inboxes every Thursday! Astronomy A is for astronomy, the universe above. The Fleishmann Planetarium has a full menu for any summer, including feature movies and star programs.
Bowers Mansion B is for Bowers, a historical place. The Bowers Mansion county park is located on Old 19 miles south of Reno. The s mansion itself was built by wealthy Comstockers Lemuel and Eilley Bowers.
It is surrounded by a spring-fed swimming pool, picnic areas, a playground, and the graves of the Bowers can be reached with a small hike up the hill. Some of the most interesting features were stripped from the property in an early s renovation, but it remains a charming, easygoing park. More information is at www. Capitol C is for Capitol, where business gets done. At one time this building contained offices for the executive, legislative and judicial branches.
By definition, the capitol is the structure containing the representative assemblies, and the Nevada Senate and Assembly in moved into a new structure a few hundred feet south, across the Capitol Mall. Now, one of the old legislative halls upstairs is used for large meetings and the other is a museum, and the former Supreme Court room is also a meeting room. There are portraits of all the governors in the building and a frieze runs near the ceiling around the entire first floor.
On the mall there is statuary of significant figures in state history and a memorial to fallen police. Donner Lake D is for Donner, that infamous name. An easier reach than most of Lake Tahoe, Donner has boating, fishing, hiking trails, public docks and a number of inns and restaurants.
