Atomic Testing Museum - Las Vegas, NV
Posted by: bluesnote
N 36° 06.837 W 115° 08.896
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An Atomic Testing Museum in Vegas!? REALLY! This oddball museum is located in the Las Vegas suburbs.
Waymark Code: WMDP44
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 02/08/2012
Views: 23
This museum is huge and you could spend up to an hour just looking and reading about the history of the Nevada Test Site. I learned a lot in this museum, but I wont say anything so you can enjoy it just as much as I did. "The museum covers the period from the first test at NTS on January 27, 1951, to the present. Among its exhibits covering American nuclear history is a "Ground Zero Theater" which simulates the experience of observing an atmospheric nuclear test. Other exhibits include Geiger counters, radio badges and radiation testing devices, Native American artifacts from around the test area, pop culture memorabilia related to the atomic age, equipment used in testing the devices. Other displays focus on important figures at the facility, videos and interactive exhibits about radiation." From wiki.
Days and Hours of Operation: Mon-Sat 9am–5pm
Sun 1–5pm
Address: 755 East Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV United States
Related Website: [Web Link]
Price of Admission: 25.00 (listed in local currency)
What is in the collection: A variety of Old artifacts from the Nevada Test Site
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