Las Vegas Museums & History — Beyond the Casino Floor

Las Vegas Museums & History

Las Vegas has a legitimate cultural side that most visitors never discover. The city’s history — built by organized crime, atomic testing, the Rat Pack, and a relentless drive to be bigger and brighter than anything else on earth — is fascinating, and the museums that tell that story are world-class.

The Must-Visit Museums

The Mob Museum (downtown) — Officially the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement. Housed in the former federal courthouse where Kefauver Committee hearings on organized crime took place in 1950. Three floors of interactive exhibits on the mob’s role in building Las Vegas, FBI wiretapping technology, and the ongoing fight against organized crime. The basement speakeasy serves Prohibition-era cocktails. One of the best museums in the western US.

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NYC with Kids — Family Activities, Museums & Parks

NYC with Kids — Family Guide

New York City is one of the best family destinations in the world — if you plan it right. The museums are world-class, the parks are massive, and the sheer spectacle of the city is its own entertainment for kids of every age.

Museums Kids Love

American Museum of Natural History (Upper West Side) — Dinosaur halls, the blue whale, the planetarium, and the Hall of Ocean Life. Kids can spend hours here. Pay-what-you-wish for NY residents; timed entry for tourists.