Tonopah’s eclectic history and colorful culture run deep.
This is a town whose founder discovered the area’s rich silver deposits when trying to chase down his runaway burro. A unique Old West mining town, its fortunes have had more twists and turns than the soaring experimental planes flying out of nearby Tonopah Test Range. To say it is one of a kind is an understatement—you won’t find anywhere quite like Tonopah!