Exploring the Tiny Historic Mining Town of Austin, Nevada 

As a child, I lived in that second house you peeked into. It was around 1990. I’m so glad to have found this video. Thank you.

So I lived in Austin for four years, washed dishes at the international, the owl club was around then as well!!! What a blast From the past👍😁

“Gly”: I spent two months in Austin this year exploring abandoned mines in the area for my RU-vid channel. I really enjoyed Austin and the people there are just awesome.

We moved from Austin in 1948. I was 12 and my dad was a Forest Ranger. The Shell truck belonged to Mastretti and Son who also had the DC Power for the town. The Odd Fellows Hall was the Town Pump. I learned to dance at the Hotel Austin and my buddy's dad Bill Williams owned the Golden Saloon (burned) Frank Aldape owned the Silver Dollar Saloon. Reed (Georgia's dad) owned the cafe and soda fountain. Vigus owned the grocery store and the JP was Bert Acre. He and wife Millie were the Sax and Piano orchestra for the dances. Great place to grow up.

I like the sign. "What Happens in Austin You Brag About"

Great second video on Austin Sarah. Couple years ago on my way back from Arizona bike week , I decided to go to Tonopah get gas and then I headed towards Austin , there was a stop sign about 5 miles out of Tonopah and a mining town about halfway in between which did not have an open gas station 101 miles after the 1st. stop sign I came to the next stop sign and there was nothing there either. Well I could go right to Eureka 43 miles or left to Austin for 16 mi. It was midnight and I was almost out of gas so I took a left , all the sudden the sign said 35 miles an hour which usually I kind of ignore but I chose to pay attention and slow down and boy am I glad I did. The road got very twisty and started to descend , before me appeared this little town on the hill. However every motel was full of pick up trucks obviously miners of some kind, but at least they had open gas stations. The wind was blowing it was kind of cold so I filled up and headed to battle Mountain and nobody could’ve told me that you can go downhill for 61 miles anywhere in America but that’s what I did. Checked into a motel in battle Mountain. The next morning all the hills were covered in snow just above me so I guess it was a good thing I did not stop in Austin. But I’m definitely going back . Great video,

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Evidently, one more gold & silver mining town that exhausted its $50 million in ore production and turned into another ghost town of a bygone era. Good video, Sarah.. keep 'em coming!

Oh I need a road trip to Nevada

I went to Austin in 98, Camped in Berlin and visited Grantsville and Ione Loved it!

In the Early 90's there was a grocery store. Worked on a ranch nearby and used to go there on occasion.

Thanks Sara. i drove this highway towing a trailer 100 mph on cruise control for about an hour and fourty min. its lonely but beautiful . oh and someone passed me.

John Taffer would have a fun time rescuing those bars!

I lived just outside of Austin in 1965. It was a gas station, restaurant and motel. If I remember right, it was called the Frontier Cafe or Restaurant.

When I was a kid, we (my parents and the whole family) broke down in Austin twice! One time we had to be towed all the way back to Fallon. I think it's 105 miles. And it was so hot. Over 100 degrees. Lol. But I love Nevada so much! I lived in Sparks for two years. It's my adopted home state.

US 50 runs from Sacramento, CA to Ocean City, MD. A little over 3,000 miles and about a dozen states I think. It goes through IN and IL about 30 miles North of where I live. It was a big deal before the Interstate highway system.

Austin is probably my favorite town in NV. My Grandparents lived in Winnemucca off the Grid on 40 acres for 40+ years and we always stopped in Austin on our way.

Sarah, That was Austin( I mean Awesome) :) I spent two summers travelling the US back in the 60's and it's small towns like this that are the heart of the country. So many memories(sigh) Thank you so much..This is a winner! Cheers, Rik Spector

That wood bar could be salvaged, you cant buy that kind of workmanship anymore, even if you could it would cost a fortune!

Love this place. Had lots of fun in the bars.

Austin, Nevada looks purty cool from Stokes Castle. The second house you showed looks inhabitable.

That old tanker truck probably delivered heating oil to all the homes and businesses.

Always a good show Sarah Jane 👍😊👌. Very interesting. It's like I was there.

You have a way of making history so interesting. Thank you for the Austin update.

Another great adventure, Sarah Jane! That sure looks like Ann Margret ! She is gorgeous and so are you dear !

What a cool little town!! Thanks Wonder

Thank you for taking us along for this fun journey! Hope you have another great adventure soon!🧧🤙🌺

Wonderhussy, the old gas truck is a wwll GMC, CCKW deuce and a half. Someone removed the troop transport body and replaced it with a tank. Nice find.

did you know that they filmed a little bit of the TV show emergency out there well just half of an episode of the TV show emergency they went to that little medical center there and anyway the plot of the show was that Johnny and Roy were coming back from a fishing trip they happened upon a car wreck and take them to the local medical center the medical center doctor was inadequate so Johnny and Roy had to take care of the patient from there on the phone with Doctor bracket which would have been back at the hospital in rampart California

Thanks for the tour WH!

I remember watching that early video. It was rough, but I stuck with you to see you become the professional entertainer and educator that you are today. 😂

I just watched one of the old episodes of Death Valley Days and they had the true story of Emma Nevada - it was very good and lots of history - and when you said you were going to Austin Nevada I had to see the place - good video

Each week I look forward to your adventure vlogs, your wit, and your humor. Thank you for putting this together.

I really enjoyed this adventure. Thanks. You, Larry and John seem like a fun bunch to hang-out with. Always exploring. Keep having fun.

always love going on adventures with you Sarah !

Absolutely beautiful, great work. Thank you for sharing these beautiful historic buildings with us

Love these tours. Great Job....Thanks for doing this

23:00 WOW!! WHAT A VIEW...AND THOSE NATURAL CLOUDS AND NO CHEMTRAILS = AWESOME!!

Let's have a picnic at the castle bench,,,,,, stands clapping ,,,, greatness

wow! thank you Sarah for this amazing video,i love old towns im definately going there next year for vacation,cant wait to revisit all the places you explored,btw i wanted to tell you you remind me so much of Shania Twain in the looks department and you also have a nice singing voice,thanks again you are such a doll,stay safe and blessed dear!

Great video Sarah. You do an excellent job. 😊

No it's a sad town in some ways, but if are caught in a winter storm or big thunderstorm, you'll be glad for the motels. Long way between there and Eureka.

Love that little cabin on the hill! Great view.

what an excellent little tour by you SJ of this really interesting place....Was really enjoyable to watch.thx for sharing

Love your videos. Fun and an escape from my reality.

I think that's a real picture of Ann-Margret, it's been a while I may be wrong 🤔😎

Great video, I appreciate you filming these videos. Hope in future I can see these areas myself.

Love that little town. The area in general. Love the hussy as well! Great videos..

Thank you Sarah,,Fantastic tour..Hope all is going well.Stay well ,Be waiting for your next adventure..

Another great old town! Always enjoy your travels! Stay safe WH! ♥️♥️♥️

Wonderful adventures, wonderful friends, and Wonder Hussy. You have a wonderful life Sarah!

Beautiful old bar back thanks for the stroll....

Fun video as always. I drove through there a few years ago. Great location.

I drove highway 50 in 1992 in my 18 wheeler, it truly is the loneliest highway in America. Almost ran over a drunk women who had a fight with her old man. It was 20 degrees and by law I had to give her a ride to where she would be safe. I took her to a town about 80 miles away, that's how far I had to take her where she wouldn't freeze to death. I barely ever saw another car.

WONDER BABY. SWAMP HUGS FROM LOUISIANA

I have always seen this on the maps and wanted to go here!

I love this episode. I usually turned back to Reno or Tahoe at Fallon but I've decided to move on to Austin next time for sure. Thank you.

Really enjoyed this! Thank you!

That thing you saw at that old house was an antique table saw... I paused the video to look at it man that thing is dangerous look at how small the base is that thing could easily fall over if not bolted to the floor

Awesome job on this one Wonderhussy!

Hello wonderhussy. Your friend Ted from Texas here. This is a super cool video I love the fact that you went to Old historic towns such as this. We have lots of towns like this and Texas as well. And traveling through them and seeing the old stuff is outrageously cool. Keeping this videos like this and I will keep watching. Love the show the scenery is gorgeous. Remember you have a friend in Texas.

Title of video--"Austin City Limits"

Great video..I'm putting this on my list.

I would love to have a few beers at those bars in the evening!

From rough and stuff of past to polished professional. Way to record Wonderful Hussey

That was a fun video Sarah!.

picture in the bar looks alot like you smile live laugh and love thank you for the videos

You have the best travel & history channel!,!!!

Now I've been to Austin, Nevada ... thanks for the hosted look-around - enjoyed!

Really nice video please keep up the great work

Love what you do...thank's cheers from Australia..

I like the old roads in Austin . The vista outside of the Castle is gorgeous .

We are buying the building next to the library. And opening a bar. We are NOT ready to open yet, there are logistical issues for people to come out to do construction, everything is 3x as expensive than we budgeted for so it's been challenging. We would be glad to have you out again when we are ready. 😊

I've always WANTED to stop there and do what you did the next time I'm through there I'm stopping for sure. Great video WH. THANK you for this

❤️ Love your vids Hussy. You are an entertaining and educational diversion..

You guys are just adorable! Thanks for this wonderful informative FAR OUT tour of Austin, NV. Sarah Jane Wonderhussy you are amazing.

Great Video Guys!

Loved the tour....thanks Gurl..🤪

best tour guides on the tube .

THAT FAMOUS PAINTING IN THAT SERBIAN BAR, IS THAT THE WONDERHUSSY ON THAT SOFA!💖

Another Great Informative video! Stay Safe!

That was one of your most informative video's and was just plane-ass fun tov watch. Thank you so much...

This video was interesting, the past is always intriguing

That was a fun adventure!

I love this video! I'd enjoy living up there!

Places like that fascinate me. Just think of the generations who lived their whole lives in these cocoons. Thank You Sarah.

Last! Nice one (the video). I especially liked those pine cones at 16:20.

Great video - one of the filming locations for the movie Vanishing Point ‘71.

I will have to check this place out. I really love your videos been watching since....maybe about when you started making youtube stuff and I just have really loved the journey. If you ever decide to explore around in Arizona give us a heads up I and I am sure many other viewers from here in AZ can tell you where to find some pretty neat stuff here as well but man it looks like Nevada is a goldmine for such places.I need to start visiting your state!

Neat town I am adding it to places to check out, I am pretty sure I went through in 1990 but do not remember much, sadly. Awesome show as always. Larry is a lucky ducky at the hot tub!

Love the way you sing window.

I drove highway 50 from Lake Tahoe , and i remember Austin well, and it,s a desolate Highway all right. That was back in 1972, i also drove it again in the 90s I also remember indian ruins some where out there. Thanks for the memories, i'm planing on some desert road trips with my women soon.

Wonderhussy, nice video. In the ‘80’s we drove Hwy 50 from off of I-70 to Salina all the way west to Carson City. I remember gassing up in Ely. Most of the drive was at night so we didn’t see much.

Great little town. There's a speed trap that you have to watch out for lol The Stokes Castle 🏰 definitely neat. 💯💯

I love your videos !!

I would love that town. I'd buy that second house next to the red one.

I like Austin. Tx that is. Never heard of this 1. Henderson, NV. Representing! Thanks for sharing, SJ 😎👍

Great video!

Pretty cool stuff

Nicely done! I haven't been through Austin for something like 10 years. We stayed in the same motel, guess it's gotten a lot better since we stayed there. We had some drinks in the bar right down the street, it might have been the Owl Bar. "Crazy Sue" was the bartender... I still remember her and her "Texas Fly Swatter". We were surprised to see Sue when we had breakfast at the Toiyabe Cafe the next morning and she was our waitress! That's one hard partying, hard working gal!