So my friend and I - we are clearly a bunch of nerds. We are in Vegas, and looking for things to do - and one of the first things that comes up is - hey, since we are here, let's go to the Clark County Museum where Mark - the main administrator - works at and we've seen on Pawn Stars and American Restoration. Yes. we are that nerdy.
It's now $2 per adult not that we cared.
In the main building, we paid our admission in the gift shop, and was handed a map. The man let us know that there was a lot of old houses outside that are all original and part of the history and worth the jaunt outside in the 114 degree heat.
We walked through the main building first since we were already there. It had a lot of historical items and discussion of history of the area which was actually quite interesting. Told you. We are a bunch of nerds.
From there, we finally went outside. Luckily - each house had a/c so at least they were stifling in the houses. The houses were interesting, most were originally house that were moved to the museum to preserve some history of the Las Vegas area. One of the homes was a typical track home that was built for the workers working at the Hoover Dam.
The Candlelight Wedding Chapel is apparently a relatively new addition. It was going to be demolished for a new hotel they were building on the strip - which by the way is currently sitting halfway in between empty land and a completed hotel with no work going on.
They also had a trailer and a room of a typical motor lodge.
Also - if you do watch American Restoration - the Yellow air raid siren that Rick restored for the museum pro bono is right there at the end of the street.
overall, it was a nice little museum with a lot of local history that was worth the drive out to Henderson and the $2/person admission.