The 22 areas of Nevada

Four miles of casino resorts on Las Vegas Boulevard South — the reason most people fly into Harry Reid in the first place.

The original 1940s casino district on Fremont Street — cheaper tables, older carpets, more character than the Strip.

Affluent master-planned suburb at the foot of Red Rock Canyon — golf, trails, and the quietest Vegas hotels.

Nevada's second-largest city, southeast of Vegas — lakes, casinos for locals, and a genuinely walkable Water Street.

The 1930s company town built to construct Hoover Dam — one of two Nevada cities with no gambling.

Northern Nevada's casino city on the Truckee River — 40 minutes from Lake Tahoe and a genuine downtown with a river running through it.

Reno's eastern neighbor across the Truckee River — cheaper hotels, an outlet mall lake, and the Nugget's rib cook-off.

Nevada's state capital — a small, walkable historic downtown at the base of the Sierra with a silver-dome capitol.

The Nevada shore of the alpine lake — casinos at Stateline, quieter beaches on the east, ski access at Heavenly.

Exclusive north-shore Tahoe community — Diamond Peak skiing, private beaches, and the best lake views on the Nevada side.

The 1859 silver-boom town preserved as a National Historic Landmark — wooden boardwalks, working saloons, and mine tours.

Northeast Nevada mining and ranching town — gateway to the Ruby Mountains and home of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

Remote east-central mining town on US 50 — steam trains, dark skies, and the gateway to Great Basin National Park.

Small casino and golf town on Interstate 15 near the Arizona border — cheaper than Vegas, halfway to Utah's national parks.

River-casino town on the Colorado at the Arizona border — cheaper than Vegas, packed with retiree snowbirds October to April.

Sprawling desert town an hour west of Vegas — closest Nevada base to Death Valley, with wineries and legal brothels on the outskirts.

Silver-boom ghost town on US 95 halfway between Vegas and Reno — a certified dark-sky community with a haunted hotel.

Ranching and mining hub on I-80 in north-central Nevada — Basque restaurants, decent chain hotels, and a jumping-off point for the Black Rock Desert.

Agricultural town east of Reno with the Naval Air Station where Top Gun is filmed — melon fields, sand dunes, and quiet motels.

Tiny US 95 town 8 miles from Death Valley's east entrance — a functioning gateway with the Rhyolite ghost town next door.

Tiny casino town on the Idaho border — built expressly for Idahoans to gamble, 65 miles from any real destination.

Nevada's oldest settlement (1851) at the foot of the Sierra — a village of 900 with a saloon that's poured since 1853.