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THE ARTS... Relocation Guide

MUSEUMS, MUSIC & PERFORMANCES

MUSEUMS Las Vegas Springs Preserve Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State
1001 S. Valley View Blvd. M/S #40, LV Historical Park
Atomic Testing Museum-Nevada Test (702) 822-7700 500 E. Washington Blvd, LV
Site Historical Foundation www.springspreserve.org (702) 486-3511
755 E. Flamingo Rd., LV The Las Vegas Springs Preserve is 180 acres www.parks.nv.gov/olvmf.htm
(702) 794-5161 of historic land located just west of Downtown The Old Fort is the site of the fi rst non
www.AtomicTestingMuseum.org Las Vegas. Historically known as “Big Springs”, Native American settlement in Las Vegas
the area is one of the richest and most and is recognized as the place where Las
Boulder City Museum & unique cultural and biological resources in Vegas began.
Historical Association Southern Nevada.
1305 Arizona St., Boulder City Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Assoc.
(702) 294-1988 Lied Discovery Children’s Museum 6755 W. Charleston Blvd., LV
www.bcmha.org 833 Las Vegas Blvd. N., LV (702) 285-7573
Artifacts and exhibits relating to the construction (702) 382-5437 www.redrockcanyonlv.org
of Hoover Dam and the creation of Boulder www.ldcm.org
City are on display. This 22,000 square-foot, $2 million, interactive MUSIC
museum is one of the nation’s largest children’s
Clark County Museum museums. The 100-plus exhibits include a radio Las Vegas Philharmonic
1830 S. Boulder Highway, HD station, science tower and mock tornado. 1289 S. Torrey Pines Drive, LV
(702) 455-7955 (702) 258-5438
The history of Southern Nevada is brought to Lost City Museum Since its birth on July 4, 1998, the Las Vegas
life through exhibits, historic home presenta- 721 S. Moapa Valley Blvd., Overton Philharmonic has reveled in the cheers of
tions, and educational and cultural programs. (702) 397-2193 capacity audiences at Hills Park, Summerlin.
www.nevadaculture.org Today, the orchestra is the fourth-largest arts
Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum Located on an actual archaeological site of organization in Nevada.
McCarran International Airport Pueblo Grande de Nevada (Nevada’s Lost
5757 Wayne Newton Blvd, LV City) the Lost city Museum interprets the Las Vegas Youth Orchestra
(702) 455-7968 artifacts left behind by the Ancestral Puebloan 821 Las Vegas Blvd. N., LV
Exhibits are located throughout McCarran (Anasazi) occupation of the Moapa Valley (702) 385-2838
International Airport, and focus on the history from the fi rst through thirteenth centuries AD. The Las Vegas Youth Orchestra consists of four
of aviation in Southern Nevada, and its impact separate ensembles based upon age and
on the growth of development of the area. Marjorie Barrick Museum playing ability. The ensembles are comprised
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy., LV of more than 300 students from the Clark
Las Vegas International Scouting Museum (702) 895-3381 County School District. There is no tuition
2915 W. Charleston, Suite 4, LV This museum on the campus of the University charged for membership.
(702) 878-7268 of Nevada, Las Vegas contains natural history
www.boyscoutmuseum.com and anthropology exhibits, as well as live Nevada Chamber Symphony
desert reptiles, mammals, and insects. 2229 Marlboro Dr., HD
Las Vegas Natural History Museum (702) 433-9280
900 Las Vegas Blvd. N., LV Nevada State Museum & The Nevada Chamber Symphony was
(702) 384-3466 Historical Society founded in 1985 by Rodolfo Fernandez,
www.lvnhm.org 3095 S. Valley View, LV a Chilean musician, composer, and former
Animated dinosaurs, an extensive wildlife (702) 486-5205 member of the Atlanta Symphony. During
gallery, an interactive exploration room, native www.dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/ every season, conductor Fernandez presents
plant and animal life, and a 300 gallon shark lv/vegas several free performances of this small, elite
tank are among this museum’s exhibits. This nationally accredited museum, located orchestra.
in Lorenzi Park, presents various aspects of
Southern Nevada’s history, from mammoths to
gambling Old Las Vegas.

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