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The Atomic Museum vs The Big Apple Coaster & Arcade

Both The National Atomic Testing Museum and The Big Apple Coaster & Arcade are recommended by expert writers. On balance, The National Atomic Testing Museum scores significantly better than The Big Apple Coaster & Arcade. The National Atomic Testing Museum ranks #3 in Las Vegas with accolades from 11 reviews like Where, Frommer's and Atlas Obscura.

The Atomic Museum
The Atomic Museum
8 / 10
755 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119
From $0 /night
Fodor's 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." Full review
Concierge 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 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." Full review
Travel + Leisure 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." Full review
National Geographic 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." Full review
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The Big Apple Coaster & Arcade
The Big Apple Coaster & Arcade
7 / 10
3790 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109
From $0 /night
Fodor's Fodor's
"There are two reasons to ride the Coney Island–style New York–New York roller coaster (aka Manhattan Express): first, with a 144-foot dive and a 360-degree somersault, it's a real scream." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This Coney Island–inspired roller coaster makes a heartline twist-and-dive manoeuvre, producing a sensation similar to that felt by a pilot during a barrel roll in a fighter plane." Full review
Where Where
"Experience negative Gs that take you past the replicated New York City skyline. Daily, 10:30 am-midnight. Riders must be at least 54 inches tall. $15; $26 for an all-day pass." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"As if the outside of New York-New York wasn’t busy enough, someone decided to knock it up a few notches by having a roller coaster wind around the whole thing." Full review