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About National Atomic Testing Museum

Located in Las Vegas NV, on East Flamingo near the Strip, the National Atomic Testing Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate, documents the history of nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) in the desert north of Las Vegas. On December 31, 2011, President Barack Obama signed a bill which included designating the museum as a national museum. The National Atomic Testing Museum is now one of 37 national museums in the U.S. It covers the period from the first test at NTS on January 27, 1951, to the present. Among its exhibits covering American nuclear history is a Ground Zero Theater which simulates the experience of observing an atmospheric nuclear test. Other exhibits include Geiger counters, radio badges and radiation testing devices, Native American artifacts from around the test area, pop culture memorabilia related to the atomic age, equipment used in testing the devices. Other displays include interactive exhibits, videos and in-depth information about radiation. The museum displays an exhibit about Area 51 that features unique store items, a collection of stories of the extraterrestrial phenomena of UFOs in popular culture, in addition to historical flight testing, and engineering projects that took place at America\\\'s top secret military base.