National Atomic Testing Museum
The National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada, documents the history of nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site in the Mojave Desert about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The museum operates as an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: noon—5:00 PM
Saturday and public holidays: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM - Email: info@nationalatomictestingmuseum.org
- Type: Museum
- Description: history museum in Nevada, United States
- Also known as: “Atomic Museum Vegas”
- Address: 755 East Flamingo Road, Paradise, NV 89119
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sphere and Silver Sevens.
Sphere
Theater building
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Sphere is a music and entertainment arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States, east of the Las Vegas Strip. Designed by Populous, the project was announced by the Madison Square Garden Company in 2018, known then as the MSG Sphere. Sphere is situated 1 mile northwest of National Atomic Testing Museum.
Silver Sevens
Hotel
Thomas & Mack Center
Stadium
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The Thomas & Mack Center is a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada. It is home of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team of the Mountain West Conference. Thomas & Mack Center is situated 3,500 feet south of National Atomic Testing Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paradise and Winchester.
Paradise
Town
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Paradise is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the city of Las Vegas. It was formed on December 8, 1950.
Winchester
Town
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Winchester is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States that contains part of the Las Vegas Strip. It is one of a number of CDPs in the unincorporated urbanized area directly south of Las Vegas. Winchester is situated 2 miles northeast of National Atomic Testing Museum.
Las Vegas
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Situated in the midst of the southern Nevada desert, Las Vegas is the largest city in the state of Nevada. Nicknamed Sin City, Las Vegas and its surrounding communities are famed for their mega-casino resorts, often lavishly decorated with names and themes meant to evoke romance, mystery, and exotic destinations.
National Atomic Testing Museum
- Categories: military museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Clark, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.11402° or 36° 6′ 51″ northLongitude
-115.14836° or 115° 8′ 54″ westOperator
Smithsonian InstitutionOpen location code
85864V72+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 362488767OpenStreetMap feature
building=museumOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q4115185
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“National Atomic Testing Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف الاختبار الذري”
- Chinese: “国家核试验博物馆”
- Japanese: “核実験博物館”
- Polish: “Muzeum Prób Atomowych”
- Polish: “National Atomic Testing Museum”
- Russian: “Государственный музей атомных испытаний”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “National Atomic Testing Museum”. Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.