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Museums Around Las Vegas
- Atomic Testing Museum
755 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119
702-794-5151 Rating & Comments
The Atomic Testing Museum currently offers a 2,000 square-foot temporary gallery with various traveling displays and the ATM Store, a specialty gift shop. Both are free to the public and open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except holidays.
A permanent 8,000 sq. ft. gallery is expected to be open by the end of 2004.
- Boulder City / Hoover Dam Museum
444 Hotel Plaza, Boulder City, NV 89005
702-294-1988 Rating & Comments
Free movie screening, "The Construction of Hoover Dam," and historical
memorabilia relating to the workers and construction of Hoover Dam.
Gift shop. Donation.
Open 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Bruno's Indian Museum
1306 Nevada Hwy., Boulder City, NV 89005
702-293-4865 Rating & Comments
Bruno's Indian Museum promotes and educates the public about the Native American artists of the Southwest, of which 2,000 are represented in the fine art gallery and jewelry store.
Open daily 10am - 5pm
- Carroll Shelby Museum
6755 Speedway Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89115
702-643-3000 Rating & Comments
See 35 years of Shelby performance cars and the company's 100,000
sq ft. manufacturing facility for the Shelby Corbras and the new
Series 1. Open Monday thru Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm Free tours are held daily at 10:30am and by appointment at 3:30pm.
Shelby American is located at the entrance to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
- Casino Legends Hall of Fame Museum
3801 Las Vegas Blvd. So., Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-739-5444 Rating & Comments
The Casino Legends Hall of Fame houses the largest and most unique collection of Nevada gaming memorabilia ever assembled, celebrating the legends that made Las Vegas the gaming and entertainment capital of the world. The Casino Legends Hall of Fame displays artifacts from casinos that have been closed for decades to the mega-resorts of today. More than 738 casinos are represented in the museum, 550 of which no longer exist.
- Central Nevada Museum
P.O. Box 326, Tonopah, NV 89049 (209 miles northwest of Las Vegas)
702-482-9676 Rating & Comments
Dedicated to the history of Nye and
Esmeralda Counties, the museum
houses fascinating artifacts from the
area's early days as a mining boom
town.
Seasonal hours.
- Clark County Heritage Museum
1820 S Boulder Hwy., Henderson, NV 89014
702-455-7955 Rating & Comments
County history museum with exhibits, restored historic structures and ghost town.
- Elvis-a-Rama Museum
3401 Industrial Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-309-7200 Rating & Comments
Open 9:00am to 7:00pm daily. Adults $9.95; discounts for students and seniors. Children under 12 are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Coupon
- Gallery Of History
3200 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV
731-0785 Rating & Comments
Historical documents framed as elegant works of art.
Located in The Fashion Show Mall
- George L. Sturman Museum of Fine Art
107 E Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89104
702-384-2615 Rating & Comments
The museum houses contemporary artwork from many famous artists such as Alexander Calder, Salvador Dali, Willem De Kooning, Robert De Niro, and Henri Matisse to name a few. In addition, an extensive collection of African art, animation cels and comic strip art, American art, Master Drawings and Paintings are also on display.
Open 10:30am to 4:00pm daily. Admission is $5.00.
- Goldwell Open Air Museum
West of Beatty, NV near Rhyolite, NV
702-870-9946 Rating & Comments
The Goldwell Open Air Museum is a 7.8 acre outdoor sculpture park approximately 5 miles west of the town of Beatty and 120 miles north of Las Vegas. It is a free admission facility, open year-round, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It began as a project of Belgian artist Albert Szukalski in 1984 with the installation of his major sculpture, "The Last Supper," which he created in cooperation with several Beatty residents. In subsequent years, six additional pieces were added to the site by three other Belgian artists (Fred Bervoets, Hugo Heyrman, and Dre Peeters) who, like Szukalski, were major figures in European art with extensive exhibition records.
- Guggenheim Hermitage Museum
3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas, NV 89109
702 414-2440 Rating & Comments
Opened in 2001, the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum offers visitors to Las Vegas an unprecedented opportunity to view some of the world's finest art and special exhibitions. New exhibitions are mounted every six to twelve months, drawing from the permanent collections of three of the world's greatest museums - the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, and the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna - as well as other renowned collections around the world. The museum was designed by critically acclaimed architect Rem Koolhaas, winner of the 2000 Pritzker Prize in architecture.
Located at the Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino (adjacent to the hotel lobby), the museum is open seven days a week from 9:30 am to 8:30 am. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and Nevada residents, $11 for students, $7 for children ages 6-12, free for children under six and museum members. Public tours are available most days (free with paid admission). A recorded audio guide is available for an additional fee. Annual pass available for $45; gift certificates also available for museum admission. Museum store open daily 9:00 am to 9:00pm.
GROUPS: Several options are available to groups, including discounted admission for groups of ten or more, guided tours, private viewings, and museum vouchers for prepaid admission. Reservations are required; please call Group Sales at (702) 414-2444 or e-mail lvgroupsales@guggenheim.org. For more information about the museum and current exhibitions, please visit the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum website at www.guggenheimlasvegas.org.
- Guinness World of Records Museum and Gift Shop
2780 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-792-0640 Rating & Comments
On the Las Vegas Strip just 1/2 block
north of Circus Circus, this unique
museum brings the Guinness Book of
Records to three-dimensional life.
Open daily.
- Imperial Palace Auto Collection
3535 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-794-3174 Rating & Comments
More than 200 antique, classic, and
special interest automobiles located in a
plush, gallery-like setting on the fifth floor
of the Imperial Palace hotel's parking facility.
Open 9:30am - 9:30pm
- King Tutankhamun's Tomb & Museum
3900 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89119
702-262-4555 Rating & Comments
An authentic reproduction of King Tutankhamun's tomb. The measurements of each of the rooms are exact. The treasures therein were reproduced by artisans using the same gold leaf and linens, precious pigments, tools and original 3,300-year-old methods, and each is meticulously positioned according to the records maintained by the Carter expedition.
The exhibit houses hundreds of reproductions, including the world-famous guardian statues, King Tut's sarcophagus, and an array of statues, vases, beds, baskets and pottery.
Open 9:00am - 11:00pm Located at the Luxor.
- Las Vegas Art Museum
9600 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas NV
702-360-8000 Rating & Comments
Both monthly and permanent showings by artists of national and international recognition.
Open Tue-Sat 10:00am to 5:00pm; Sunday 1:00pm to 5:00pm
- Las Vegas Natural History Museum
900 Las Vegas Blvd North, Las Vegas, NV 89101
702-384-DINO Rating & Comments
Features animated dinosaurs, Southern Nevada's plant and animal life,
international wildlife room, shark exhibit with live sharks, children's hands-on exploration room, and gift shop. Now open, a new floor to the Museum featuring exhibits about the African Savanna and African Rainforest.
Open Daily 9:00am - 4:00pm
Admission: $5.50 for adults; $4.50 for seniors, students 13 and over, and military; $3.00 for children 4-12; FREE 3 years and under and Museum members.
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- Liberace Museum
1775 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119
702-798-5595 Rating & Comments
The museum displays automobiles, pianos, Liberace's wardrobe, the world's largest rhinestone and memorabilia.
Donations benefit the Liberace
Foundation for the Performing and
Creative Arts.
Open 10:00am - 5:00pm, except Sun. 1:00pm - 5:00pm
- Lied Discovery Children's Museum
833 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las Vegas, NV 89101
702-382-3445 Rating & Comments
Touch see, explore, and experience over
100 hands-on science and art exhibits in
one of the country's largest children's
museums. Open Tuesday - Sunday 10:00am to 5:00pm and most school holidays. Admission is $6 for Adults; $5 for Seniors (55 and up); $5 Military & Children (1 thru 17); FREE for Members & children under 1.
- Lost City Museum of Archaeology
721 S. Moapa Valley Blvd, Overton, NV 89040
702-397-2193 Rating & Comments
Located 60 miles north of Las Vegas.
Exhibits include artifacts of the Anasazi culture that colonized the Moapa Valley from the 1st to the 12th Century A.D. Reconstructed structures are on site.
Open 8:30am - 4:30pm (closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25 and January 1)
Admission: $2.00 for age 18 and over, 17 and under, free.
- Magic and Movie Hall of Fame
3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-737-1343 Rating & Comments
Hall of Fame" museum is a
20,000-square-foot attraction that
features a museum of magic,
ventriloquism and movie memorabilia.
FREE afternoon mini magic shows with
purchase of museum ticket.
Open 10:00am - 6:00pm, Tues.-Sat.
- McCarran Aviation History Museum
McCarran International Airport
702-261-5211 Rating & Comments
The Museum shows the history of aviation in Southern Nevada, from the first flight in 1920 through the introduction of
jets. The Museum focuses on the history of commercial and general aviation, and is open 24 hours a day. The Museum's main
exhibit is located above baggage claim on level two, with an additional exhibit in the general and corporate aviation terminal
operated by Signature Flight Support. Admission is free.
- Neon Museum
The Fremont Street 'Galleries'
702-387-NEON Rating & Comments
The Neon Museum officially "opened" with the installation of its first refurbished sign, The Hacienda Horse and Rider, on November 15, 1996 at the intersection of Las Vegas Blvd. and Fremont Street. Today ten refurbished signs can be seen 24 hours a day 7 days a week in outdoor "galleries". The first gallery is located in front of Neonopolis on the south side near the Horse and Rider and the other is on the 3rd Street cul-de-sac adjacent to The Fremont Street Experience canopy.
- Nevada State Museum and Historical Society
700 Twin Lakes Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89107
702-486-5205 Rating & Comments
A nationally accredited museum located in Lorenzi Park, presents Southern Nevada's history from mammoths to gambling. Galleries: Biology, Earth Science, History/Anthropology, Museum Store. Admission: Adults (18 and older) $4.00, Seniors (55 and older) $3.00, Children (17 and younger) Free.
Open Daily 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Searchlight Museum
200 Michael Wendell Way, Searchlight, NV
1-297-1682 Rating & Comments
The Searchlight Heritage Museum, a satellite of the Clark County Heritage Museum, reports the history of the mining boom town of Searchlight, which once surpassed Las Vegas in population. The story of Searchlight mining and railroad heritage and its many colorful pioneer citizens is told through photos, artifacts, exhibits, and an outdoor mining park.
The Museum is housed in the Community Center in Searchlight, 60 miles south of Las Vegas on Highway 65. Admission is free. Open Mon-Wed 1:00pm to 5:00pm; Thur 1:00pm to 9:00pm & Sat 9:00am to 1:00pm
- Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art
1000 E Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89104
702-240-2777 Rating & Comments
The Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art has opened at 1000 E, Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas. Currently exhibiting the masterly work of Zinda Hogue and abstract works by local artist, Rick Metzler. The Museum is non-profit and features contemporary art exhibits emphasizing art after Post-Modernism. Free Admission
The Museum Store is owned and operated by Arists Creations and features an ecletic selection of local and regional artists. 702-388-4223
Hours: Wednesday-Saturday, Noon - 4pm.
- Thunderbird Museum
Nellis Air Force Base
702-652-9902 Rating & Comments
The Thunderbirds offer public tours of their facility every Tuesday and
Thursday at 2:00pm The tour is not held on federal holidays or during the team’s
Christmas, Easter and mid-season break. People can call (702) 652-9902 for
updated information on tour cancellations. To attend the tour, people must be at
the Nellis AFB Main Gate (located on Las Vegas Boulevard at the intersection of
Craig Road by 1:45pm There they will obtain a visitor's pass that will give them
access to the base. To obtain the pass, people must have a valid drivers license,
current registration and proof of insurance for their vehicle. For rental vehicles,
a drivers license and a copy of the rental contract is sufficient. Please note that
no transportation is provided from the Main Gate to the Thunderbird Hangar. The
tour includes a short video, guided museum walk-through and a chance to look at
a Thunderbird F-16 up close (depending on aircraft availability).
Please Note: Access to the Thunderbird Museum is not available to the general public at this time.
- UNLV Barrick Museum Of Natural History
4505 Maryland Pkwy. , Las Vegas, NV
702-895-3381 Rating & Comments
Outdoor xeriscape demonstration garden, live desert reptiles, mammals and insects, natural history and anthropology.
- Walker African-American Museum
705 W Van Buren, Las Vegas, NV 89106
702-647-2242 Rating & Comments
The museum, a nonprofit tax-exempt corporation, strives to preserve and promote the history of people of African descent in Las Vegas, as well as across the US and abroad. The museum offers over 10,000 items consisting of ethnic dolls, art, artifacts, figurines, posters, prints, books, magazines, buttons, records, and personal items of renown African-Americans and must more. The museum's gift shop offers an array of afrocentric art, gifts, greeting cards, fashion and accessories.
The museum also publishes "Black Pioneers of Nevada," which highlights the accomplishments of Pioneers past and present. This is the only annual publication of its kind. The sixth edition honors 52 Pioneers.
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