Nevada Museums

If you think Nevada’s wild now, you should’ve met it in its younger years. We’re talking Wild Western rowdiness, mafioso underworlds, atomic bomb testing, and far more. Lucky for us, wherever something intriguing happened, there’s usually now a great museum to show you how.

With cultural attractions and heritage centers tucked in all corners of the Silver State, Nevada speaks to history buffs with fascinating exhibits and stories in nearly every city and town. With impassioned docents—some of whom are direct descendants of Silver State forefathers—and stories that never left the building they came from, it’s easy to get a close-up glimpse of Nevada history while you’re here.

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Whether it’s the newest item on your bucket list or the best wrong turn you ever took, whichever corner of this state you venture to, you’re bound to uncover the kind of unexpected encounters, memorable characters, and only-in-Nevada experiences that make this place so damn special. Get your hands on stunning images, surprising stories, colorful characters, do-before-you-die events, and beyond. And just to sweeten the deal, in addition to sending you our official Nevada Magazine & Visitor Guide, we’ll throw in our swanky state map, too.

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Discover the Variety of Museums Nevada Has to Offer

From silver boom history covering the walls of the state’s oldest saloons, schoolhouses, and even jail cells in Virginia City—an entire town that’s a National Historic Landmark—to natural history delights like an 11,000-year-old Columbian mammoth at the Carson City mint-turned Nevada State Museum, all the way to retired neon signs restored to their full buzzing glory at the Neon Museum, our past is vibrant, sometimes a little rowdy, and always far from average.

Whether you’re looking to culture it up at the Nevada Museum of Art, unravel lasting threads of the Silver State story at museums in Carson City and other Capital City history epicenters, or dive into interactive exhibits that the kids—and kids at heart—won’t forget at museums in Las Vegas, Nevada is ready to teach you a thing or two.

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While exploring Nevada’s history, you’re sure to make some of your own. Tag #NVMuseums to share your experiences with us. If we love your photo, we just might exhibit it here.