Boulder, Nevada

Arboretum, Botanical Garden, General, History, Natural History, Nature Centers, Park, Science

Like the desert, the Alan Bible Visitor Center offers great opportunities to those who pause and take a closer look. The Desert Discovery Center holds stories and information about one of the most extreme areas on earth, the Mojave Desert. Explore the exhibits to see how plants and animals survive, how to read the stories in rocks and mountains, and how the landscape has changed over the ages. Gather around the relief map to see how vast Lake Mead is and to learn about the land before Hoover Dam was built.

Boulder City, Nevada

History

Established in 1988 to preserve historic artifacts relating to the workers and construction of Hoover Dam and Boulder City.

Gardnerville, Nevada

Culture, History, Historical Society, Library

The Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center is located in the former Douglas County High School building, designed by famed architect Frederic J. DeLongchamps.

Lund, Nevada

History

Cherry Creek, NV 89301

Henderson, Nevada

Anthropology, Archaeology, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Natural History, Park

County history museum with exhibits on Native Americans, mining, railroads, gaming and historic houses plus a ghosttown.

Genoa, Nevada

History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

The Courthouse Museum Genoa is located in the heart of Genoa, Nevada?s first permanent town, settled by John Reese in 1851.

Winnemucca, Nevada

History

Memorabilia including traditional working gear, paintings, sculpture and drawings.

Virginia City, Nevada

Culture, History, Historic House, Specialized

History of Julia Bullette, a favored soiled dove of 1860s Virginia City. Displays include vintage erotica, Oriental art and antique medical equipment.

Yerington, Nevada

History

Museum depicts the life and times of the Mason and Smith Valleys over the last 130 years. The Museum is not federally funded, has no paid curator and is run entirely by volunteers. Fund raising events, dues, donations and memorials keep the bills paid.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Art, Culture, History, Specialized

Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in Las Vegas with branches in a number of major cities. It was founded by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud. Madame Tussauds is a major tourist attraction, displaying waxworks of historical and political figures, film stars, sports stars and more.

Beatty, Nevada

History, Historical Society

Our Prehistoric Theater is the Ordovician fossils at the Great Beatty Mud Mounds overlooking this historic town. Our Nature Exhibit has hundreds of miles to view with wildlife and plant life indigenous to the Oasis Valley and Great Basin area. It all exists outside the town limits in the open desert. Inside the museum you will experience life in the early 1900's. Learn how the early miner's lived, worked and played. Walk the footsteps of the "Bullfrog Gold Rush" and learn about the ghost towns and sites in the area.

Elko, Nevada

History, Nature Centers, Science

Western History: interactive exhibits and brand-new facilities, 8 miles west of Elko, Nevada just off I-80 at Hunter Exit 292. Free admission for all ages!

Tonopah, Nevada

History

Features the history of central Nevada with displays emphasizing the mining industry; extensive research library.

Fallon, Nevada

Anthropology, Archaeology, Culture, History, Historical Society

Featuring exhibits on local Native American tribes, the Emigrant Trail, the Pony Express and early Churchill County.

The museum is the repository for Churchill County records from the early 1860s and City of Fallon records from 1906. The collection includes over 30,000 photographic images featuring Native Americans, pioneer families, farms, ranches and the Newlands Project.

Laughlin, Nevada

Culture, History, Natural History, Specialized

The Colorado River Historical Society, a nonprofit organization, runs the museum in what was once a Catholic church in Laughlin. There, visitors will find exhibits and displays designed to bring the area’s past to life. An intriguing collection of photographs and maps, interesting dioramas and memorabilia take visitors through the early steamboats that once traveled the mighty Colorado River, the eras of gold and silver mining, the area’s ranching industry, historic roads leading to and from the river and the unique culture and history of the area’s earliest American Indian inhabitants. Replicas of the area’s significant landmarks are also on display.

Eureka, Nevada

History

Located in the old Eureka Sentinel building, site of the town's longest running newspaper, the museum displays artifacts from Eureka's 1870s lead/silver mining era.

Las Vegas, Nevada

History, Specialized

THE AUTO COLLECTIONS: World's Finest Classic Car Showroom

Overton, Nevada

History

Exhibits focus on artifacts from ancient Puebloan settlement dating from A.D. 1-1150. Actual dwelling reconstructions on premises. Also see exhibits on Paiutes and other Native American groups, history and geology.

Henderson, Nevada

History

Las Vegas, Nevada

History

Explore $4.5 million collection of magic, movie and ventriloquist memorabilia. Experience the history of magic firsthand and see a live comedy magic show in the "Comedy Magic Theatre".