Las Vegas hotels and rooftop viewing of atomic tests

During the 1950s and early 1960s, Las Vegas hotels promoted rooftop and poolside viewing parties for nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site, with establishments such as the Sahara advertising atomic‑era spectacles to tourists. Guests could observe distant mushroom clouds from high points on the Strip, and hotels sold themed cocktails and events tied to test schedules. This phenomenon linked named Las Vegas properties to Cold War–era public interest in atomic testing.