May and June Nevada State Prison historic tours in Carson City sold out; tours offered July into fall
Historic tours of Nevada State Prison in Carson City have been filled for May and June, with tours available on select days from July to October, according to the board of directors of the Nevada State Prison Preservation Society.
The Nevada State Prison has an extensive history within Carson City, beginning as the site of the first meetings of the Territorial Legislature, and quickly becoming the Territorial Prison in 1862. With statehood in 1864, it became the Nevada State Prison, and was the only state prison in Nevada until the late 1950s. Until its closing in 2012, Nevada State Prison was one of the oldest prisons still operating in the entire country.
There are dates are available in July, August, September and October, with four tours each day at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, and 1 p.m. Tickets are $15 each. The dates are:
— July: Saturday, July 2, Sunday, July 3, Monday (Independence Day) July 4, and Saturday, July 16.
— August: Saturday, August 6, and Saturday, August 20.
— September: Saturday, Sept. 3, Sunday, Sept. 4, Monday (Labor Day) Sept. 5, and Saturday, Sept. 17.
— October: Saturday, Oct. 1, Saturday, Oct. 15, and the season finale for Nevada Day weekend, Friday, Oct. 28 and Saturday, Oct. 29, and Sunday, Oct. 30.
For more information about the tours, including a one minute video, and to buy tickets for the July and August dates, visit: nevadastateprison.org/tours.
Tickets for September and October will go on sale in August. Nevada State Prison Preservation Society will announce ticket availability on the website and in the local media.