2. Nicknames: Silver State; Sagebrush State; Battle Born State Motto: All For Our Country Area - Ranked 7th in the US Total - 286,367 km2 Population - Ranked 35th in the US Total - 2,700,551 Admission to Union - October 31, 1864 (36 th ) Capital - Carson City Largest city - Las Vegas

3. Flag and Seal of Nevada and Nevada quarter

5. State animal: Desert Bighorn Sheep State bird: Mountain Bluebird State flower: Sagebrush State grass: Indian ricegrass

9. Nicknames: "The Entertainment Capital of the World", "Sin City", "Capital of Second Chances", "The Marriage Capital of the World" The famous “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign was created in 1959.

10. Lake Tahoe Emerald Bay

11. U.S. Route 50

12. Elephant Rock Valley of Fire

13. Boundary Peak, in the White Mountains.

14. Wheeler Peak

15. Fly Geyser

16. Angel LakeBig Smoky Valley Christmas Tree Pass Secret Pass

17. Excalibur Hotel and Casino

18. Stupid Nevada Laws Up until February 2007, it was against the law to speak any language other than English in the town of Pahrump outside of Las Vegas. In Nyala a man is forbidden from buying drinks for more than three people other than himself at any one period during the day. It is still "legal" to hang someone for shooting your dog on your property. In Eureka men who wear moustaches are forbidden from kissing women. In Elko everyone walking the streets is required to wear a mask. It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.