Like most natural history museums, this one has its share of stuffed-and-posed animals. It’s an often dusty, mangy collection of taxidermy, so I suggest breezing past it quickly to get to the museum’s star attraction: its dinosaur exhibit. It showcases 35-foot long Jurassic World–quality monsters that are able to growl and move (when you push the appropriate buttons). Deductive text next to the exhibits teaches children (and adults) about their habits and the theories surrounding their extinction. Along with the dinos are rooms with live lizards, sharks and stingrays that guests can feed at certain days and times; and interactive displays that allow kids to dig for fossils as paleontologists, or pretend they’re marine biologists in a submarine. Old fashioned? Maybe. An interesting, educational way to spend an afternoon? Absolutely.
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Las Vegas Natural History Museum
900 Las Vegas Blvd N.
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Neighborhood
At Washington Ave.
Hours
Daily 9am–4pm
Phone
702/384-3466
Prices
Admission $12 adults; $10 seniors, students, and military; $6 children 3–11; free for children 2 and under
Web site
Las Vegas Natural History Museum
Other
Closed Thanksgiving and Dec 25.

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900 Las Vegas Blvd N. Las VegasNote: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.