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The Atomic Museum vs Springs Preserve
The National Atomic Testing Museum and Springs Preserve are both praised by travel writers. On balance, The National Atomic Testing Museum scores slightly better than Springs Preserve. The National Atomic Testing Museum is ranked #3 in Las Vegas with accolades from 11 sources like Lonely Planet, Concierge and Michelin Guide.
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
"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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Springs Preserve
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333 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas, NV
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Fodor's
"This 180-acre complex defies traditional categories, combining botanical gardens, hiking trails, live animal exhibits, and an ultra-modern interactive museum."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This educational complex is an incredible trip through historical, cultural and biological time."
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Travel + Leisure
"Visitors can wander the trails for free, through a dramatic desert landscape dotted with cacti, acacia and mesquite trees, and re-created Pueblo Indian dwellings."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Museums, galleries, botanical gardens and a living desert center full of Gila monsters and ... the recently reopened Nevada State Museum."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Opened in 2007 as the city's first nod to its desert surroundings, this 180-acre park occupies the site of the original springs that were the birthplace of Las Vegas."
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