The best museums in Reno in March 2023

These are the top 5 best museums in Reno, United States, ranked by their rating and popularity in 2023. Click a museum for more information about the museum, including visitor information, exhibitions and reviews.

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These are the best museums in Reno:

  1. Nevada Museum of Art1

    Nevada Museum of Art

    Reno, NV
    The Nevada Museum of Art , is an art museum in Reno, Nevada . Located at 160 West Liberty Street in Reno, it is the only American Alliance of Museums (AAM) accredited art museum in the state of Nevada . The museum has chosen a thematic approach, placing a special emphasis on human interaction with t
  2. National Automobile Museum2

    National Automobile Museum

    Reno, NV
    The National Automobile Museum is a museum in Reno , Nevada . Most of the vehicles displayed are from the collection of William F. Harrah . The museum opened on November 5, 1989.
  3. Fleischmann Planetarium3

    Fleischmann Planetarium

    Reno, NV
    The Fleischmann Atmospherium Planetarium was built in 1963 on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. It was the first planetarium in the United States to feature a 360-degree projector capable of providing horizon-to-horizon images and through time-lapse photography showing an entire day's weather
  4. Nevada Historical Society4

    Nevada Historical Society

    Reno, NV
    The state's oldest museum that is located on the University of Nevada campus. They have a good account of the region's indigenous cultures.
  5. Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum5

    Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum

    Reno, NV
    The brand new museum dedicated to regional history follows all the latest trends: it's highly interactive, hands-on, playful!

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