
Stokes Castle: A Forgotten Treasure Along the Loneliest Highway
Clip: Season 3 Episode 3 | 5m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Travel the Loneliest Highway to Stokes Castle, a short-lived 1890s retreat in Nevada’s high desert.
Outdoor Nevada host John Burke travels the Loneliest Highway to Austin, Nevada, to explore Stokes Castle — a three-story stone tower built in the 1890s as a summer retreat for a wealthy mining family. Learn the story behind this lavish, short-lived getaway and its place in the rugged legacy of Nevada’s high desert.
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Stokes Castle: A Forgotten Treasure Along the Loneliest Highway
Clip: Season 3 Episode 3 | 5m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Outdoor Nevada host John Burke travels the Loneliest Highway to Austin, Nevada, to explore Stokes Castle — a three-story stone tower built in the 1890s as a summer retreat for a wealthy mining family. Learn the story behind this lavish, short-lived getaway and its place in the rugged legacy of Nevada’s high desert.
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