Las Vegas Natural History Museum, Natural history museum in downtown Las Vegas, United States
The Las Vegas Natural History Museum is a natural history museum in downtown Las Vegas with collections of dinosaur fossils, marine life specimens, and Egyptian archaeological artifacts displayed across several galleries. The rooms combine preserved animals, skeletal remains, and ancient objects side by side.
The museum was founded in 1991 to educate the public in southern Nevada about natural sciences. Its creation answered a long-standing regional need for a place to learn about the local natural world.
The museum shows how people have observed and understood nature for thousands of years. The displays reveal the role that natural objects have played across different cultures.
The museum is located near downtown Las Vegas and welcomes visitors on most days. It is helpful to check the website in advance since hours change on holidays.
The museum is known for regular feeding demonstrations with sharks and a tank where visitors can touch marine animals. These hands-on encounters bring the marine exhibits to life.
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