Nevada State Railroad Museum
4 expert reviews
“Part nature museum, part Native American museum, part Las Vegas museum, there’s certainly a lot of history jam packed into 13,000 square feet.”
– Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"The most interesting exhibit at this modern, updated center is the 'Viva Las Vegas' display on the modern history of Vegas, replete with casino memorabilia and exhibits about the Hoover Dam project." Full review
Where
"Discover railroad car displays and ride the very rails the Boulder Branch Line took to the Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) project in the 1930s. " Full review
Michelin Guide
1 Star
"This nationally accredited institution tells it with authority-from the wanderings of a 225-million-year-old ichthyosaur in the Mojave Desert to tourists prowling modern-day Las Vegas." Full review