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Las Vegas Museums
(Las Vegas, Nevada - NV, USA)



A city of bright lights, money and gambling, Las Vegas can also be a city of culture if you take time out to visit some of its most noteworthy museums. Whilst many are rather touristy, they are perfect for families and often located along the Strip, such as King Tut's Tomb and Museum at the Egyptian-themed Luxor Las Vegas resort complex.

One for all of the family is the downtown Natural History Museum, where many of the displays concentrate on the period when ancient Las Vegas was nothing more than an sea bed. Fans of the King of Rock 'n' Roll may like to pay a visit to the Elvis-A-Rama an admire the collection of Elvis Presley memorabilia, while others prefer the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, which stands within Lorenzi Park and comes with a fossil room, various video presentations, and displays relating to indigenous desert wildlife.

Las Vegas Museums: King Tut's Tomb and Museum - 3900 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, 89109, Nevada, USA
Tel: +1 702 262 4000
Full of Egyptian history, artifacts and fascinating information, King Tut's Tomb and Museum features a reproduction of the famous tomb of Egyptian King Tutankhamen. There are exquisite and authentic reproductions of more than 500 items that were found in the tomb when it was first discovered in 1922, by English archaeologist Howard Carter. Highlights at this attraction include King Tutankhamen's innermost golf-leaf coffin, decorated with ornate hieroglyphics and thousands of precious, simulated stones, the antechamber, which contains three wooden funerary beds carved in the form of animals, and the treasury, with gold treasures and miniature wooden boats. The King Tut's Tomb and Museum is located in the heart of the Luxor pyramid, on the southerly end of the Las Vegas Strip and just across from the McCarran International Airport.
Museum open: Sunday to Thursday - 09:00 to 23:00, Friday to Saturday - 09:00 to midnight
Museum admission: charge




Las Vegas Museums: Natural History Museum (LVNHM) - 900 Las Vegas Boulevard North, Las Vegas, 89101, Nevada, USA
Tel: +1 702 384 3466
The Natural History Museum is one of the popular museums situated in downtown Las Vegas. Highlights within this vast complex include an enormous life-size animated replica of a Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur, a collection of live insects, many exhibitions of stuffed animals, fossils, interactive displays and a large aquarium, full of sharks.
Museum open: daily - 09:00 to 16:00
Museum admission: charge, discount available for children aged between 3 and 12 years old and senior citizens, children under 3 years old are free

Las Vegas Museums: Elvis-A-Rama Museum - 3401 Industrial Road, Las Vegas, 89109, Nevada, USA
Tel: +1 702 309 7200
Crammed full of Elvis Presley treasures, the Elvis-A-Rama can be found just off the Las Vegas Strip. This is one of the best collections of Elvis items in the region and the museums highlights include Elvis outfits, sheet music, gold records, personal letters and cars. The Elvis Museum is a fun way to remember this legendary world-famous rock 'n' roll star and features an onsite gift shop, where you can purchase a plethora Elvis souvenirs.
Museum open: daily - 09:00 to 19:00
Museum admission: charge, discounts available for students and senior citizens, children under 12 years old are free

- Lorenzi Park, 700 Twin Lakes Drive, 89107, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Tel: +1 702 486 5205
The Nevada State Museum is situated in west Las Vegas and is a large complex with many varied collections. Featuring an interesting exhibition with historic information about the city's origins and evolution, many old newspapers, an extensive library and a pleasant garden, the museum also has a children's playground. One of the most surprising exhibits at this museum is an enormous skeleton of a woolly mammoth, dating back to the ice age. There is also a life-size model of a ichthyosaur, which is almost 48 feet / 15 meters in length and quite hard to miss.
Museum open: daily - 09:00 to 17:00
Museum admission: charge, free for children 18 years old and under, discounts for adults over 55 years old

Las Vegas Museums: Liberace Museum - 1774 East Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Tel: +1 702 798 5595
The Liberace Museum celebrates the life of the world-famous pianist, Wladziu Valentino Liberace (1919 to 1987). Also known as 'Mr. Showmanship', this venue includes many of his outrageous stage outfits with sequins, a concert grand piano covered in mirror squares and Liberace's car gallery, with features a hand-painted red, white and blue Rolls-Royce convertible, a Rolls-Royce clad entirely in mirror tiles and a 1934 Mercedes Excalibur covered in Austrian rhinestones. Among the many pieces of jewelry on display is Liberace's trademark candelabra, complete with platinum candlesticks and diamond flames, making this one of the most extravagant museums in the city.
Museum open: Monday to Saturday - 10:00 to 17:00, Sunday - 13;00 to 17:00
Museum admission: charge

Las Vegas Museums: Walker African American Museum - 705 West Van Buren Avenue, Las Vegas, 89106, Nevada, USA
Tel: +1 702 647 2242
Located in west Las Vegas, the Walker African-American Museum if full of information about the historic African / American culture many years ago. The exhibits include ancient relics and artifacts, art work, books, personal accounts of historic events and much more. The Walker African-American also has a gift shop which is full of souvenirs.
Museum open: daily - 10:00 to 17:00

Las Vegas Museums: Guinness World of Records Museum - 2780 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, 89109, Nevada, USA
Tel: +1 702 792 3766
The Guinness World of Records Museum on the Las Vegas Boulevard contains many interactive displays and information about some of the most impressive world records that have been set in this very city. There is also a self-guided tour, including many video displays showing actual world records being set.
Museum open: daily - 09:00 to 20:00
Museum admission: charge, discount available for students, senior citizens and children aged between 5 and 11 years old, children under 5 years old are free

Las Vegas Museums: Madame Tussaud's Waxwork Museum - 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, 89109, Nevada, USA
Tel: +1 702 367 1847
This popular waxworks museum has over 100 lifelike models of some of the most famous people in the world. Madame Tussaud's museums are famous for their realistic waxwork reproduction and this attraction also features interactive areas, information about the history of Madame Tussaud's, as well as a gift shop with souvenirs. The Madame Tussaud's Waxwork Museum is situated within the Venetian Resort, close to the Siegfried and Roy Secret Garden.
Museum open: daily - 10:00 to 22:00
Museum admission: charge

 
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