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| - I love this museum - it's definitely one of my favorite, if not my favorite museum. Many people don't know about it. Maybe because it's on the outskirts of town. But whatever, make the drive & go. Take your kids. Take your parents. Take your grandparents. Take anyone - it's a cool museum with some thing to interest everyone. Anyone with a mere curiosity of Nevada history will enjoy SOMETHING here. Plus, you can't beat the price ($2 or less per person).
But I digress, the best way to describe this museum is like a 4 in 1 museum. Here's a break a down with expected times. If you're on a time crunch, I recommend Part 4: historic buildings. Of course your adventure could be quicker or shorter depending on your level of interest and how much you read (I'm a reader!)
Part 1: Nevada history.
Exhibits with signage and artifacts that take you through Nevada history. From prehistoric historic times (if you've been to Floyd Lamb State Park there are bones recovered from this park), to the Indian settlement, to the Mormon settlement, to mining (including rock/mineral samples) to the construction of the dam, to recent gaming years. You get a little bit of everything. You'll find out who our streets were named after - Gass, McCarren, Stewart, etc.
You can easily spend 1-2 hours in this portion of the museum, particularly if you like to read. Shorter if you breeze through only looking at pictures.
Part 2: Curators exhibit.
This exhibit immediately follows the Nevada history exhibits. This portion of the museum is constantly changing, depending on what the curators want to display. There is typically a theme (casino history, people who shaped Nevada, etc) that I think they change monthly(?). This part of the museum could potentially be closed if they are transitioning between exhibits.
I usually spend 30 min here, but I imagine this could be more if you were interested in the curators presentation.
Part 3: Ghost town
Located just behind the museum building is an amphitheater and desert trail with a ghost town. There are some old wooden buildings, a jail, a jailhouse, a replica building built by the Boy Scouts, old vehicles including a pick up truck and a caterpillar, and miscellaneous pieces of equipment from heavy machinery, mining, etc. I couldn't distinguish all of the metal objects, but they are still cool to look at and have a historical significance I'm sure.
Expect to spend 30min-1 hr on this portion, meandering through things and looking. There isn't any reading on this portion.
Part 4: historic buildings
This is easily why I love this museum! There are several historic buildings on site that include several homes, a train, a barn, a chapel moved from the strip, and printing press equipment. All of these buildings were transported to the museum from various areas around town, most notably downtown, and were actually lived in. If you're familiar with notable family namesakes, then you may recognize some of the names. The homes will take you through the decades, and surely help you appreciate the size of your home now! In a city that loves to implode, it is really great to see people taking the time to preserve some of our physical history. If Someone only had 1 hour to spend, it should surely be on this portion of the museum!
Expect to spend 1-2 hours here. The museum closes at 430, but staff begin locking the homes up closer to 4. So do this portion early.
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