On the scale of capital cities, Carson City ranks among the smallest in the United States, but you wouldn't know it from all the action around town.

Rich historic offerings, endlessly entertaining casinos and world-class golf, draw visitors from around the globe, as does Carson City's prominent position on Nevada's map. Carson City serves as the hub of the wagon wheel for site-seers and adventure-seekers.

From the Capitol building at the center of downtown, visitors are just a stone's throw away from Lake Tahoe to the west, Virginia City to the east, Reno to the north and Genoa to the south.

Skiers and snowboarders come to Carson City to stay warm, but are within a few minutes drive of several ski resorts. History buffs can take a break from the museums and working locomotives in Carson City and make their way to Virginia City to step back in time to a frontier mining mecca captured in its pristine state.

If mountain biking is your thing, the trails are endless, including Lake Tahoe's famous rim trail, which after two decades of construction, surrounds the lake in the upper elevations.

Carson City may be small in size, but it's big in stature.