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2. National Atomic Testing Museum - Wikipedia

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   The museum opened in March 2005 as the "Atomic Testing Museum", operated by the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, at 755 E. Flamingo Rd., just north of Harry Reid International Airport and just east of the Las Vegas Strip. Funding included support from purchasing ...

3. Can't-Miss Attractions in Vegas (No, Not The Strip) - AOL

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   National Atomic Testing Museum. See reviews on Tripadvisor. Science lovers and history buffs adore the National Atomic Testing Museum. Its purpose is to tell the story of the nuclear weapons ...

4. Nevada Test Site - Wikipedia

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   The Nevada National Security Sites (N2S2 [1] or NNSS), popularized as the Nevada Test Site (NTS) until 2010, [2] is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion of Nye County, Nevada, about 65 mi (105 km) northwest of the city of Las Vegas.

5. Atomic tourism - Wikipedia

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   Atomic tourism or nuclear tourism is a form of tourism in which visitors witness nuclear tests or learn about the Atomic Age by traveling to significant sites in atomic history such as nuclear test reactors, museums with nuclear weapon artifacts, delivery vehicles, sites where atomic weapons were detonated, and nuclear power plants.

6. Frenchman Flat - Wikipedia

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   The 1951 Operation Ranger "Able" test (ground zero at UTM Coordinates 923758 on the flat) was the first continental US nuclear detonation after the 1945 Trinity test, and Frenchman Flat also had the only detonation of an American artillery-fired nuclear projectile in the 1953 Upshot-Knothole Grable test using the M65 Atomic Cannon.

7. List of museums in Nevada - Wikipedia

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   Elvis-A-Rama Museum - Las Vegas - Biography; Guggenheim Hermitage Museum - Las Vegas - Art; Guinness World Records Museum, Las Vegas [13] Hispanic Museum of Nevada, Las Vegas, closed in 2017 [14] Houdini's Museum, Las Vegas, closed in 2004 [15] [16] King Tut Exhibit, formerly at the Luxor, Las Vegas [17] Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, closed ...

8. Pahute Mesa - Wikipedia

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   The Partial Test Ban Treaty of 1963 banned atmospheric nuclear testing. This led to a requirement for an underground test area that could accommodate higher yield tests than Yucca Flat. Pahute Mesa was seen as ideal due to its geology and distance of over 160 kilometers (99 mi) from Las Vegas. Holes can be drilled to a depth of more than 1,370 ...

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