If you venture to Lake Tahoe, which is a little over 30 minute from Reno by car, the drive over the Mt. Rose Highway is nice. Beautiful views of the Lake as you drop into the Tahoe basin.
Lakeshore Drive in Incline Village has some awesome lakefront homes. All at eight figure prices. They are better seen from the Lake, but you see a lot from the road, as well.
The Lone Eagle Grille at the Hyatt Incline Village is a great place to have drinks or lunch/dinner. The setting is right on the Lake, and the food is really good.
If you want a nice Italian restaurant at reasonable prices, Casale's Road House in Reno is good (pretty nondescript on the outside, but good food, and has been there for ages). In the Tahoe Basin, Lanza's Italian Restaurant in Kings Beach is really good. They don't take reservations, and are generally fairly busy,. But you are going in the offseason, so you should not have trouble getting a table.
Squaw Valley is a nice thing to see. You can ride the tram up to High Camp (elevation 8,200 feet) for lunch or catching the spring skiers. They also have a large pool and jacuzzi(s) area. If you go to South Shore (other side of the Lake), there is also a tram at Heavenly Valley ski resort..The big South Shore casinos at Stateline (Harrah's, Harvey's , etc.) serve a nice brunch in their top floor restaurants, which feature a nice view of the Lake. There is a Chart House restaurant in South Shore (up in the hills, off of Kingsbury Grade) that boasts terrific views as well.
If you go anywhere near Squaw Valley, you won't be far away from Tahoe City, which is on the Lake. (Squaw Valley is about 4 miles west of the Lake, on Hwy. 89.). In Tahoe City, the Bridgetender is a great place for lunch and drinks. When the weather is decent, they have an outdoor seating area that is right next to Fanny Bridge. (So called, because there are always people standing on the sidewalk and leaning over to look at the rainbow trout in the pool where the actual Bridge Tender lets water out of Lake Tahoe.) It is the only spot where water exits Lake Tahoe, and is the start of the Truckee River. It will be flowing at a high rate when you get there, due to all of the snow and rain that is going into Lake Tahoe..
If you want high end dining,Wolfdale's in Tahoe City is nice. Also very nice is Jakes on the Lake in Tahoe City, and Sunnyside, about five miles south on Tahoe's West Shore.
