Carson City is extremely different from any other city you may have visited. Those who live there like to say that when you first get a glimpse, you are seeing a city that look just like it did the day it was founded. Locals are proud of this defining characteristic. There is something to be said about a timeless town. There is a rich culture in Carson City with deep roots to frontiersmen and exporers. There is a certain type of will and determination that the people living there have, as it has been passed down to them through the years. There is a "never quit" attitude that the people living there have. It takes a lot to live in a semi-desert which can get both extremely hot and very cold. There are lots of things to see while in Carson City which represent the culture, including rodeos and ghost towns which demonstrate what life was like for the people who once risked it all to explore new land. There are a lot of different types of people who live there. Some like to ski, some like to golf, and some just like to bask in the beauty of the mountains and the surrounding scenery.