Las Vegas Natural History Museum
The only natural history museum in the Las Vegas Valley — Mojave ecology, marine life, and dinosaur halls on the downtown cultural corridor since 1991.
Las Vegas Natural History Museum: Mojave Ecology and Beyond on the Downtown Cultural Corridor
The Las Vegas Natural History Museum opened on July 16, 1991 on Las Vegas Boulevard North, sharing the downtown corridor with the Neon Museum, the Mob Museum, and Cashman Center. It carries permanent halls on Mojave Desert ecology, marine life, dinosaurs, prehistoric mammals, and African and Egyptian artifacts. The Las Vegas Natural History Museum is one of the smaller nonprofit cultural institutions in the city and is a regular K-12 field-trip destination.
The museum runs ongoing programming, traveling exhibitions, and partnerships with Clark County School District for STEM-focused field trips. The Yelp page carries 242 verified reviews and consistent four-star aggregate ratings across review platforms.
Las Vegas Natural History Museum in the Las Vegas Valley
The Las Vegas Natural History Museum sits one block north of the Neon Museum on the same downtown cultural corridor, anchoring the educational-nonprofit cluster that has built up along Las Vegas Boulevard North since the 1990s. As the only natural history museum in the Las Vegas Valley, it is the standing field-trip destination for Mojave-ecology and dinosaur-curriculum CCSD elementary units.
- Trade
- Natural History Museum (Nonprofit)
- Founded
- July 1991
- Address
- 900 Las Vegas Blvd N, Las Vegas, NV 89101
- Website
- lvnhm.org