Atomic Testing Museum documenting Nevada Test Site nuclear test firsts

The Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas documents atmospheric nuclear weapons testing conducted at the nearby Nevada Test Site, where above-ground detonations began in 1951 and were visible from parts of Las Vegas during the 1950s and early 1960s. The museum, opened in 2005, preserves artifacts, films, and archival materials relating to those first Cold War-era tests and their technological, scientific, and social impacts. It provides context on how Nevada became a primary U.S. location for nuclear weapons testing and how those tests intersected with Las Vegas history.