best of nevada 2009
If Nevada Magazine were to choose the Silver State’s “bests,” it would be mission impossible. There are just too many options. That’s why we leave the tough decisions to our readers. From February 15 to April 17, for the second year in a row, voting in our Best of Nevada survey was conducted right here on nevadamagazine.com.
“Rural” constitutes the highest vote getter outside of Carson City, Las Vegas, and Reno in a given category. The Statewide Runner-Up designation is given to the most votes outside the winners of North/South/Rural. Here are the results from our 12th annual poll:
North: Lake Tahoe
visitinglaketahoe.com
South: Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
redrockcanyonlv.org
Rural: Ruby Mountains
& Lamoille Canyon
fs.fed.us/r4/htnf
Statewide Runner-Up:
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
nps.gov/lame
BUFFET
North: Toucan Charlie’s, Atlantis, Reno
atlantiscasino.com
South: Carnival World Buffet, Rio All-Suite, Las Vegas
riolasvegas.com
Rural: Red Lion Coffee Garden Restaurant, Elko
redlion.com
Statewide Runner-Up (Tie): The Buffet, Eldorado, Reno & Rum Jungle Buffet, Casino Fandango, Carson City
eldoradoreno.com,
casinofandango.com
CASINO
North: Atlantis, Reno
atlantiscasino.com
South: Bellagio, Las Vegas
bellagio.com
Rural: Cal Neva Resort, Crystal Bay
calnevaresort.com
Statewide Runner-Up (Tie):
Silver Legacy, Reno & Peppermill, Reno
silverlegacyreno.com,
peppermillreno.com
ENTERTAINER
Greg London
gregorylondon.com
EVENT
North: Hot August Nights, Reno-Sparks
hotaugustnights.net
South: National Finals Rodeo,
Las Vegas
nfrexperience.com
Rural: National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Elko
westernfolklife.org
Statewide Runner-Up:
Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off, Sparks
nuggetribcookoff.com
North: The Resort at Red Hawk, Sparks
resortatredhawk.com
South: Tournament Players Club,
Las Vegas
tpc.com/lasvegas
Rural: Ruby View, Elko
ci.elko.nv.us
Statewide Runner-Up (Tie):
Silver Oak Golf Course, Carson City
& Montrêux Golf & Country Club, Reno
silveroakgolf.com, montreuxgolf.com
HOTEL
North: Peppermill, Reno
peppermillreno.com
South: Bellagio, Las Vegas
bellagio.com
Rural: Harrah’s Lake
Tahoe, Stateline
harrahslaketahoe.com
Statewide Runner-Up (Tie):
Atlantis, Reno
& JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa
atlantiscasino.com,
jwlasvegasresort.com
MUSEUM
North: Nevada State Museum,
Carson City
nevadaculture.org
South: Atomic Testing Museum,
Las Vegas
atomictestingmuseum.org
Rural: Nevada Northern Railway, Ely
nnry.com
Statewide Runner-Up:
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno
nevadaart.org
NIGHTCLUB
North: Edge, Peppermill, Reno
peppermillreno.com
South: Tao, The Venetian, Las Vegas
taolasvegas.com
Rural: Vex, Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline
harrahslaketahoe.com
Statewide Runner-Up:
Aura Ultra Lounge, Silver Legacy, Reno
silverlegacyreno.com
PLACE TO SHOP
North: The Summit Reno
thesummitonline.com
South (Tie): Fashion Show Mall
& The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace
thefashionshow.com,
caesarspalace.com
Rural: Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas, Primm
fashionoutletlasvegas.com
Statewide Runner-Up: Town Square, Las Vegas
townsquarelasvegas.com
PLACE TO TAKE KIDS
North: Wild Island Family Adventure Park, Sparks
wildisland.com
South: Springs Preserve, Las Vegas
springspreserve.org
Rural: Nevada Northern Railway, Ely
nnry.com
Statewide Runner-Up (Tie):
Circus Circus, Reno & Las Vegas
circusreno.com,
circuscircus.com
North: Sterling’s, Silver Legacy, Reno
silverlegacyreno.com
South: The Range Steakhouse, Harrah’s Laughlin
harrahslaughlin.com
Rural: The Star, Elko
775-753-8696
Statewide Runner-Up:
Adele’s, Carson City
adelesrestaurantandlounge.com
SHOW
North: Greg London’s “ICONMAN,” Harrah’s Reno
harrahsreno.com
South: “LOVE,” by Cirque du Soleil,
The Mirage, Las Vegas
mirage.com
Rural: Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Sand Harbor
laketahoeshakespeare.com
Statewide Runner-Up: Blue Man Group, The Venetian, Las Vegas
bluemangroup.com
SKI RESORT
Heavenly Mountain Resort
skiheavenly.com
STATE PARK
North: Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park
parks.nv.gov
South: Valley of Fire State Park
parks.nv.gov
Rural: Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park
parks.nv.gov
Statewide Runner-Up:
Cathedral Gorge State Park
parks.nv.gov
TOUR COMPANY
North: Aramark/Lake Tahoe Cruises, Zephyr Cove Resort
zephyrcove.com
South: Pink Jeep Tours
pinkjeep.com
Rural: Black Canyon & Willow Beach River Adventures by Forever Resorts
blackcanyonadventures.com
Statewide Runner-Up:
Looktours, LLC
looktours.com
WEDDING VENUE
North: Silver Oak Event Center, Carson City
silveroakgolf.com
South: JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa
jwlasvegasresort.com
Rural: Little Church of the Crossroads, Lamoille
lamoillehouse.com
Statewide Runner-Up: The Resort at Red Hawk, Sparks
resortatredhawk.com
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Nevada is very lucky to have the NFR and Michael Gaughan living in the same state.