Las Vegas's museum scene goes well beyond the Strip's casino floors -- vintage neon signage, organized crime history, Cold War-era atomic testing, and even a working pinball arcade all have dedicated museums here, alongside more traditional art, history, and children's museums.
- The Neon Museum — Restored and unrestored vintage Las Vegas neon signage in an indoor/outdoor "boneyard," plus nighttime lighting tours.
- The Mob Museum — Organized crime and law enforcement history in a former federal courthouse, with a real Prohibition-era speakeasy on-site.
- National Atomic Testing Museum — Smithsonian-affiliated exhibits on nuclear testing history at the nearby Nevada Test Site and Cold War-era culture.
- Pinball Hall of Fame — A nonprofit working museum of vintage pinball and arcade machines you can actually play, pay-per-play, no entry fee.
- DISCOVERY Children's Museum — Hands-on, multi-floor interactive science and art exhibits for kids in downtown's Symphony Park area.
- Zak Bagans' The Haunted Museum — A collection of purportedly haunted and paranormal artifacts in a historic mansion, with guided and late-night flashlight tours.
- Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition — 250+ authentic artifacts recovered from the RMS Titanic wreck plus full-scale room recreations, at the Luxor.
- Clark County Museum — A 30-acre Henderson museum covering Southern Nevada history, with a modern exhibit hall and restored historic buildings.
- Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas — State-run natural and cultural history museum on the Springs Preserve grounds, covering prehistoric Nevada through the atomic era.
- Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art — UNLV's campus art museum. Currently temporarily closed while preparing new exhibitions -- check current status before visiting.
Two notes: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art is currently temporarily closed for new exhibitions, and the Titanic exhibition's current hours/pricing weren't independently confirmed this round -- check both directly before planning a visit.