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Mackay Mansion & Museum, Virginia City, NV

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Mackay Mansion & Museum

Historic mansion museum in Virginia City, Nevada, offering guided visits, tea parties, and private events.

Virginia City, NV

About Mackay Mansion & Museum

The Mackay Mansion Museum sits in Virginia City, Nevada. Its homepage lists tours, tea parties, weddings, private events, and paranormal investigations. The site also shares photos of the house and of artifacts dug up on the property, such as an old apothecary bottle.

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  • #Virginia City
  • #house tours
  • #tea parties
  • #weddings

What's around here?

The closest stops to Mackay Mansion & Museum, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Tours
    Iconic

    Virginia and Truckee Railroad

    Under $25

    Heritage steam and diesel excursion train running between Virginia City and Gold Hill on the original Comstock line.

    Steps awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Sightseeing
    History Buff

    Virginia City

    No admission fee

    A historic Comstock Lode silver-mining boomtown with board sidewalks, saloons, mine tours, and museums.

    0.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Museums

    Fourth Ward School Museum

    Under $25

    A museum in a restored 19th-century schoolhouse that tells the story of the Comstock Lode silver rush and Virginia City.

    0.3 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors

    Washoe Lake State Park

    Under $25

    Lakeside state park between Reno and Carson City offering camping, boating, fishing, trails and horse facilities.

    8.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors

  • Museums

    Nevada State Museum

    Check prices

    A state-run museum in Carson City that is part of the Nevada Division of Museums and History.

    11 mi awayMore like this

  • Museums

    Nevada State Railroad Museum

    Under $25

    Carson City museum showcasing Nevada's railroad history, especially Virginia and Truckee Railroad locomotives and rolling stock.

    13 mi awayMore like this