On the Springs Preserve campus, the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas tells the whole Nevada story in one family-sized sweep: from the colossal Columbian mammoth and the ichthyosaur, Nevada’s state fossil, through pioneer wagons and mining booms to the neon age of showgirls, whose feathered costumes sparkle in the galleries.
Kids can handle the scale of deep time in the natural history halls, spot Hoover Dam engineering feats and dress-up corners keep little historians busy. Pair the museum with the Preserve’s gardens and trails outside and you have North Las Vegas’ smartest family day – proof the city’s history is every bit as dazzling as its present.
