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Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort vs The Atomic Museum
Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort and The National Atomic Testing Museum are both highly recommended by travel writers. Overall, The National Atomic Testing Museum is the choice of most writers compared to Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort. The National Atomic Testing Museum has a TripExpert Score of 86 with accolades from 9 sources such as Fodor's, Frommer's and concierge.com.
Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort
Lonely Planet
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Michelin Guide
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500 East Washington Avenue, at Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las Vegas, NV 89158
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Lonely Planet
"The remains of this historic fort are unspectacular, but they mark the spot where Las Vegas was first settled by non–Native Americans back in 1855."
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Travel + Leisure
"Located downtown off Washington Avenue, the remains of the 150-square-foot adobe fort are now part of a state historic site, which also features a full reconstruction of the building."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"The first permanent non-native settlement in the Las Vegas Valley."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Although it was abandoned within a couple of years, today's visitors can get an idea of the hard-scrabble Mojave Desert life that early pioneers faced at this restoration."
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"Recounts the history of Mormon missionaries, who built an adobe fort along Las Vegas Creek in 1855. Open Tu-Sa, 8 am-4:30 pm. $1 per person over the age of 12."
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The Atomic Museum
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755 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119
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Fodor's
"This museum commemorates southern Nevada's long and fascinating history of nuclear weapons research and testing with film footage and photographs of mushroom clouds."
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Concierge
"The Atomic Testing Museum, a few minutes east of the Strip, aims to educate about the once-secret history of atomic activity in the region."
Condé Nast Traveler
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"The Atomic Testing Museum, a few minutes east of the Strip, aims to educate about the once-secret history of atomic activity in the region."
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Travel + Leisure
"A serious look at the history of the Nevada test site, along with an exhaustive collection of memorabilia from the era when atomic testing was an aboveground spectator sport in Las Vegas."
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National Geographic
"“Ground Zero has never been safer or more stimulating”...enter by the replica Nevada Test Site guard station; view mushroom-cloud footage in an underground bunker theater."
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