It is a FUN and educational place to visit for locals and tourists of all ages - the Museum & the Spring Preserve BOTH for one price! Be amazed and entertained - and learn something interesting and important at the same time!
- It is located smack in the famous, gorgeous Springs Preserve area actually. Therefore, you can enjoy BOTH places for ONE admission price!
- One can spend a couple of hours in this wonderful museum, then perhaps half a day or all day in the Spring Preserve, which is a MUST-VISIT in itself (-See its separate reviews).
At entering the exhibition hall, you'll be first greeted and awed by a TOWERING, COMPLETE skeleton of a mammoth, along with another complete skeleton of an ancient sleuth nearby! You'll definitely learn about various types of interesting animals, minerals, rocks and plants in our deserts and mountains; how our desert and mountain ranges rose from the sea; how the State of Nevada and the city of Las Vegas came about; how the original Indian tribes and immigrants from Asia and Europe had lived and helped shape the State of Nevada...!
This wonderful, small museum is housed in a huge, gorgeous building. There is an exhibition hall for permanent displays; another smaller one for temporary exhibits; and an additional hall for special events. There is a charming attrium reception area, with large picture windows framing the landscape; a pretty good size gift shop, a research library, and a small observation deck overlooking the Springs Preserve Complex against the Las Vegas Skyline! The museum exhibition hall itself is not overwhelmingly large; all displays are luxuriously constructed and quite cleverly arranged for continuity and easy access; rich with contents and very eye pleasing! It is wheelchair/stroller-friendly. The staff is very friendly and helpful with brochures, explanations and recommendations.
- This place is great, but I think it'd be nice to have a few benches placed in the long hallway for the needy.
Again: - Be sure to enjoy yourselves in the "Spring Preserve", too, at NO EXTRA COST!
Peterskis, May 2012