Goldwell Open Air Museum

Founded in 1904 Rhyolite, Nevada was once a flourishing mining community of 10,000. By 1916 it was deserted. Today Rhyolite stands as one of the most interesting ghost towns in Nevada, with the remains of stone buildings, a mission style railroad station and a home constructed of 50,000 liquor bottles.

Just outside of Rhyolite you will find one of the most interesting museums in Nevada-the Goldwell Open Air Museum founded by Belgian artist Albert Szukalski "The Sculptor of Ghosts". In this free, always open, outdoor art center you will find...

"life-size, ghostly interpretation of the Last Supper painting by Leonardo Da Vinci; a 25-foot high pink woman made of cinder blocks; a 24-foot high steel prospector accompanied by a penguin; a blossoming tangle of gleaming chrome car parts; and an exquisitely carved winged woman reaching for the sun from high atop a wooden pillar by the original Belgian artists, as well as new pieces by contemporary American artists."


A detour you may want to explore if you are traveling State Highway 374 near Death Valley.

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