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Rising out of the southern Nevada desert like a modern day Emerald City, Las Vegas is a fantasyland of resort hotels, exciting entertainment and casino gaming. Las Vegas also means sporting events and fun for the entire family at amusement parks and museums.
Visitors will find the Las Vegas Territory offers much more than the glitter and excitement of Las Vegas by discovering Red Rock Canyon, a spectacular natural scenic area only 20 minutes from downtown Las Vegas. Other state parks filled with natural wonders and the surrounding towns of Jean/Stateline, Laughlin, Henderson, Boulder City and Searchlight, to name a few, have much in store for the traveler. Water sports abound along the 600 mile shoreline of Lake Mead and a tour of Hoover Dam showcases this amazing man-made structure.
Choose a city below to find a museum:
Boulder City | Henderson | Las Vegas | Mesquite | Overton | Pahrump
Boulder City
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Boulder City Museum & Historical Association
1305 Arizona St.
P.O. Box 60516
Boulder City, NV 89006-0516
Phone: 702-294-1988
Fax: 702-294-4380
Email: bcmha@yahoo.com
Website: www.bcmha.org
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| Located inside the historic Boulder Dam Hotel, the exhibits and collections at the Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum explore the social and economic aspects of the Boulder Canyon Project and the Great Depression during which Hoover Dam and Boulder City were built. Permanent interactive and temporary special exhibits provide a glimpse into the ordinary lives of the dam workers and their families. The museum also houses an extensive research collection of photographs, documents, publications, and artifacts. |
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Hoover Dam, Bureau of Reclamation
P.O. Box 60400 LCD-3009
Boulder City, NV 89005
Phone: 702-293-8388
Email: ewoodward@lc.usbr.gov
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Henderson
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Clark County Museum
1830 S. Boulder Highway
Henderson NV 89015
Phone: (702) 455-7955
Fax: (702) 455-7955
Email: ryz@co.clark.nv.us
Website:
www.co.clark.nv.us./parks/clark_county_museum.htm
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The rich and colorful history of Southern Nevada comes to life on the 30 acre campus at the Clark County Museum. Step into the past on Heritage Street, a unique collection of historic homes and businesses. The Pueblo style Exhibit Center houses a time-line from prehistory to the 21st century, as well as traveling and special theme exhibits. Outdoor exhibits include a resurrected Ghost Town, Mining and Railroad history. A Southwest themed Museum Giftshop completes your visit. Annual museum programs include the Spring Native American Festival and Fall Heritage Festival.
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Las Vegas
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Atomic Testing Museum
Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation
755 East Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Phone: 702-794-5151
Fax: 702-794-5155
Email: info@ntshf.org
Website: www.AtomicTestingMuseum.org
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| The museum is open to the public Monday-Saturday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and on Sundays from 1:00 p.m. through 5:00 p.m. |
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| The Guggenheim Hermitage Museum is housed in a venue designed by noted architect Rem Koolhaas. Conceived as a "jewel box" for the presentation of exhibitions based on the collections of the Guggenheim and State Hermitage museums, exhibitions change twice yearly. The museum operates seven days a week, 9:30 am until 7:30 pm. |
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| Exhibits are located throughout McCarran International Airport, and focus on the history of aviation in Southern Nevada, and its impact on the growth of development of the area. One aircraft, the Hacienda Cessna which holds the World Endurance Aloft Record hangs over north baggage claim. Other exhibits focus on airlines, personalities, events, airports, promotions, and aircraft which have affected Clark County and Southern Nevada. A reference collectiona and archives are available by appointment for researchers at the Clark County Museum. |
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The Las Vegas Art Museum presents to its community and to Las Vegas visitors a continuous schedule of ambitious fine-arts exhibitions worthy of the growing international stature Las Vegas now enjoys as a cultural tourism destination.
The Museum makes art accessible to a diverse audience through exhibitions, education, events and community outreach. The museum aspires to enhance the cultural and educational opportunities for the city's residents and visitors.
Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday - 1pm - 5pm
Weekend Docent Tours 2 pm
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Las Vegas Natural History Museum
900 Las Vegas Boulevard, North
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: (702) 384-3466
Fax: (702) 384-5343
E-mail: dino@lvnhm.org
Website: www.lvnhm.org
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| The Las Vegas Natural History Museum displays exhibits on wildlife and the environment. Galleries include: The African Savannah, Rainforest, Early Man, Prehistoric Life, Wild Nevada, Marine Life, Animal Families, Geology and a Hands On Gallery for our young visitors. Highlighted exhibits include live sharks and life sized dinosaurs. There are Family Science Workshops every Saturday, and the Museum is open everyday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
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The Las Vegas Springs Preserve is 180 acres of historic land located just west of Downtown Las Vegas. Historically known as "Big Springs", the area is one of the richest and most unique cultural and biological resources in Souther Nevada.
Unravel 5,000 years of local history and explore the possibilities for the future through a series of museums, gardens, trails, restored structures and more when the site opens in 2007. |
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Lied Discovery Children's Museum
833 Las Vegas Boulevard, North
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: (702) 382-3445
Fax: (702) 382-0592
E-mail wadams@ldcm.org
Website: www.ldcm.org
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| An indoor tour the Museum features "Mr. Showmanship's dazzling jewelry, rare antiques, unsurpassed wardrobe, unique and historical pianos and his custom car collection. |
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| Our Mission: We collect, preserve, study and exhibit neon signs and associated artifacts to inspire educational and cultural enrichment for diverse members of our international community. Refurbished signs are exhibited outdoors in downtown Las Vegas. The Neon Boneyard has non-restored signs from the 1940s-present and is accessible by appointment only. Fees apply. The Living Museum Project includes a Neon Survey of existing signs and a program for owners to learn about preservation and donation opportunities. Photo copyright Randall Harness |
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Nevada State Museum & Historical Society
Division of Museums & History
Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs
700 Twin Lakes Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89107
Phone: 702-486-5205
Fax: 702-486-5172
Email: www.dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/email/lvform.htm
Website: www.dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/lv/vegas.htm
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| The Nevada State Museum & Historical Society presents exhibits on the early people and history of southern Nevada, fossils and important geological formations, and the state's plants and animals. The research library specializes in southern Nevada history with newspaper indexes, materials on microfilm, map, photograph and manuscript collections. School group visits are by reservation with materials for use before and during a visit sent in advance. Traveling history trunks on three subjects are available for loan to classroom teachers. The Nevada State Museum & Historical Society is one of seven museums operated within the Nevada Department Affairs. |
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Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park
500 E. Washington Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: 702-486-3511
Fax: 702-486-3734
Email: Cmacek@parks.nv.gov
Website: www.parks.nv.gov/olvmf.htm
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| The Old Fort is the site of the first non Native American settlement in Las Vegas and is recognized as the place where Las Vegas began. Today, the site includes a new visitor center, inside and outside exhibits, an historic building, a reconstruction of the fort originally built between 1855 and 1857, a recreated historic creek and gardens. Programs and guided tours are available throughout the year. |
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Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association
1000 Scenic Loop Drive
Mailing Address
HCR 33 Box 5500
Las Vegas, NV 89124
Phone: (702) 228-3938
Fax: (702) 228-3929
E-mail: jr@rrcia.com
Website: www.redrockcanyonlv.org
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Mesquite
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Virgin Valley Heritage Museum
35 E. Mesquite Boulevard
Mailing Address
10 E. Mesquite Boulevard
Las Vegas NV 89027
Phone: (702) 346-5705
Fax: (702) 346-2795
Website: www.mesquite.com
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Overton
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Lost City Museum
Division of Museums & History
Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs
721 S. Moapa Valley Blvd.
Mailing Address
PO Box 807
Overton, NV 89040
Phone: (702) 397-2193
Fax: (702) 397-8987
Email: lostcity@comnett.net
Website: www.nevadaculture.org
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| Located on an actual archaeological site of Pueblo Grande de Nevada (Nevada's Lost City) the Lost City Museum interprets the artifacts left behind by the Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) occupation of the Moapa Valley from the first through thirteenth centuries AD. Artifacts include pottery, lithics, textiles and stone and shell jewelry. The museum also contains displays about the Early Man and Archaic periods of southern Nevada, as well as the later occupants of the valley, the Paiute whose exquisite basketry is on display. There are geologic, ethnographic and historic exhibits as well. The Lost City Museum is one of seven museums operated within the Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs. |
Pahrump
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