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Boulder City / Hoover Dam Museum
444 Hotel Plaza - Boulder City - Tel: 702.294.1988
Houses historical artifacts relating to the workers and construction of Hoover Dam
Admission: $1 general; 50¢ for senior citizens and children
Bruno's Indian & Turquoise Museum
1306 Nevada Hwy - Boulder City - Tel: 702.293.4865
includes a turquoise museum, a trading post, an art gallery, a cultural center, displays and a movie theater
Guided museum tours are offered daily
Admission: $2
Clark County Heritage Museum
1830 S Boulder Highway - Henderson - Tel: 702.455.7955
Houses a variety of exhibits, including a Southern Nevada time line, a depot hall, the Heritage Street historical residence area and the
Nevada ghost town display
Admission: $1.50; $1 for senior citizens and children
Green Valley Outdoor Sculpture Museum Information Center
Green Valley Shopping Plaza on Sunset Rd and Green Valley Pkwy - Tel: 702.458.8855
Offers location maps and information on the various outdoor sculptures displayed throughout the Green
Valley/Henderson area
Guinness World of Records
2780 Las Vegas Blvd South - Tel: 702.792.3766
Features hands.on displays and the "World of Las Vegas" exhibit of superlatives and records set in Las Vegas
9:00am - 8:00pm daily
Admission: $4.95 for adults; $3.95 for senior citizens, military personnel and students; $2.95 for children ages 5.12; and free for children ages 4 and younger
Las Vegas Natural History Museum
900 Las Vegas Blvd North - Tel: 702.384.3466
Offers an animated dinosaur exhibit, a diorama featuring the scenic beauty of Southern Nevada and a shark exhibit featuring a
3,000.gallon aquarium in the Shark Room. The museum includes a children's handson room, wildlife room and gift shop
9:00am - 4:00pm daily
Admission: $5; $4 for senior citizens, military personnel and
students; and free for children under the age of 4
Liberace Museum
1775 E Tropicana Ave - Tel: 702.798.5595
Houses exhibits of the late pianist's belongings
Admission: $6.50; $4.50 for senior citizens; $3.50 for students; and $2 for children
ages 6 - 12
Lied Discovery Children's Museum
833 Las Vegas Blvd North - Tel: 702.382.3445
Features more than 100 hands.on exhibits, ongoing workshops, performances and demonstrations
Admission: $5 general; $4 for senior
citizens, military personnel and students; $3 for children ages 3.11; and free for children ages 2 and younger
"There's Always Room for Jello"
Pop Culture Exhibit
Free - $5 - All ages
Magic and Movie Hall of Fame
Second floor of O'Shea's Hotel & Casino- 3555 Las Vegas Blvd South - Tel: 702.737.1343
Showcases antique memorabilia from famous magicians, ventriloquists and movies.
10:00am - 6:00pm Tues through Sat
Admission: $9.95 adults; $3 children ages 12 and under
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History
4505 S Maryland Parkway UNLV campus - Tel: 702.895.3381
Features Smithsonian Institution exhibits
Museum of Archeology - Overton
60 miles northeast of Las Vegas off I-15 - Overton - Tel: 702.397.2193
Offers a collection of early Pueblo Indian artifacts. Exhibits include a full-scale reconstruction of an Indian pueblo.
Admission: $2
general admission ages 18 and older; free for children and members
Nevada Gold Museum
Flamingo Hilton Laughlin - 1900 S Casino Drive - Laughlin - Tel: 1.800.435.8469
Houses the world's largest collection of rare and obsolete gaming chips. Photographs of entertainers from Las Vegas' early years,
including Judy Garland, Elvis Presley, the Rat Pack and Liberace, are also on display, as well as decks of playing cards, cocktail napkins, plates, keno sheets and casino advertisements from yesteryear.
8:00am - 10:00pm daily
Admission is free
Nevada State Museum and Historical Society
700 Twin Lakes Drive - Lorenzi Park - Tel: 702.486.5205
Features permanent exhibits on regional and natural history, as well as special exhibits such as "Life in the Hot and Dry:
Desert Animal Adaptations."
9:00am - 5:00pm daily
Admission: $2; free for children under 18.
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