The museum grounds include the historic Beckley House, originally built in 1912 and moved to the site from Las Vegas.
The property features a dedicated 'Heritage Street' showcasing architecture from the 1900s through the 1950s.
The museum maintains an extensive collection of historical archives detailing the construction of Hoover Dam.
The collection includes a restored 1918 Union Pacific Railroad depot originally located in Boulder City.
Exhibits feature items from the Gemini Motel, a notable piece of mid-century Las Vegas roadside culture.
The museum grounds include a working printing press setup housed in a period-accurate building.
Visitors can view a collection of vintage gambling equipment that documents the early era of Nevada gaming.
The site contains an old-fashioned wedding chapel that was relocated to provide a look at early Las Vegas tourism history.
The Clark County Museum is a 30-acre outdoor history park located in Henderson that chronicles the evolution of Southern Nevada. The grounds feature a collection of restored historic buildings relocated from across the region, including homes, a print shop, and a wedding chapel. The main exhibit hall houses permanent displays covering regional history from the Ancestral Puebloans to the development of the Las Vegas Strip. A dedicated ghost town area replicates a turn-of-the-century mining camp atmosphere. Visitors can walk through a historic railroad depot and explore an antique train engine. The site also includes a unique collection of neon signs salvaged from various historic Las Vegas establishments. The museum grounds are landscaped to demonstrate desert-adapted vegetation common to the Mojave environment.
The neon sign collection near the entrance of the outdoor historic buildings.
Wear comfortable, sturdy walking shoes as the outdoor exhibit area requires navigating gravel and paved paths.
Bring a hat and sunglasses, as the majority of the historic structure tour is fully exposed to direct sunlight.
Plan to spend the majority of your time outdoors, as only the main exhibition hall is climate-controlled.
Visiting in the middle of a summer afternoon when high temperatures make outdoor walking strenuous.
Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.
Respect all historical barriers; do not touch or enter any restricted historic structures.
