The railroads connecting the transcontinental railroad to the mines in Austin, Nevada and Eureka, Nevada have long been removed, but the railroad to Ely is preserved as a heritage railway by the Nevada Northern Railway and known as the Ghost Train of Old Ely.
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Ely Nevada was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route.
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Gold mines as widespread as the Robinson project near Ruth, and AmSelco's Alligator Ridge mine 65 miles from Ely Nevada, kept the town alive during the 1980s and 1990s, until the recent revival of copper mining.
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The diurnal temperature range of Ely Nevada is so great due to its elevation, dry air, clear skies, and location in a valley, allowing for intense radiative cooling at sunset, even after hot summer days.
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The railroad museum features the Ghost Train of Old Ely Nevada, a working steam-engine passenger train that travels the historic tracks from Ely Nevada to the Robinson mining district.
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Ely Nevada is the nearest city to the proposed site of the Clock of the Long Now on Mount Washington.
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Long stretch of road on State Route 318 near Ely Nevada is known for the annual 90 miles Silver State Classic Challenge course, an authorized time-trial Cannonball Run-style race that attracts entries from all over the world.
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Ely Nevada was the host of the 2016 National Speleological Society's annual convention.
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The Ely Nevada Elk Viewing Area offers visitors the opportunity to see an elk community up close.
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In 1943, Kennecott Copper Corporation took over Ely Nevada Consolidated and by 1958 had consolidated all of the properties in the district.
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In 2011, the Ely Nevada Airport was frequently cited as one of the rural airports receiving federal subsidies through the Essential Air Service program.
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Historic Lincoln Highway, the first road across America, went through Ely Nevada, entering town from the north on US Route 93 and departing town to the west on US Route 50.
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