Genoa Courthouse Museum — Attraction in Nevada

The accounts and photos and heirlooms of John "Snowshoe" Thompson were well worth the visit. A Norwegen who became a US citizen, crossed and recrossed the huge Sierra Nevada range in any and all weather. Carried mail like the Pony Express, and rescued individuals stranded in a blizzard....

Neutral rating. It is 2:50 pm on Tuesday and the museum is closed. Google Maps shows today's museum hours as 10 am to 4:30 pm 😕 Looks like the museum may be undergoing repairs. No answer when I tried their phone number, and could find no further info...

Amazing museum! Our favorite was learning more about Snowshoe Thompson and how he ate beef jerky, crackers and melted snow while delivering mail. Staff was very kind and shared fun facts about George Ferris who invented the ferris wheel and lived in...