The Nevada State Museum is a unique part of the overall Springs Preserve experience. Housed in a beautiful, 70,000-square-foot building, the facility features a 13,000-square-foot exhibit gallery that stands as the museum centerpiece, allowing visitors to:
Stand face-to-face with Nevada’s state fossil, an Ichthyosaur Shonisaurus popularis, Step inside a stalactite cave, Watch holographic figures tell the tale of Nevada’s miners, Witness an atomic explosion,See historic Las Vegas glitz and glamour.
The Cahlan Research Library in te museum provides access to Nevada periodicals from 1905 to the present. The library also includes Nevada census records as well as historic Las Vegas records and documents.
