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Highest-rated specialty museums in Nevada by visitors

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In 1683, Elias Ashmole, an Oxford graduate and true polymath, founded the Ashmolean, the modern world's first public museum. Stocked with his private collection of artifacts, curios, and special scientific equipment, the goal of the museum was to create a center for practical research and the advancement of knowledge. This, Ashmole felt, was a goal "very necessary to humaine life, health [and] the conveniences thereof."

According to figures from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, there are more than 35,000 museums in the United States today. Their collections encompass everything from modern art, like at the MoMA in New York City, to mustard, like at the National Mustard Museum in Middleton, Wisconsin, and everything in between.

Museums are anchors of our communities. The American Alliance of Museums reports that museums support more than 725,000 jobs and contribute upwards of $50 billion to the U.S. economy each year. Three-quarters of Americans agree that museums are an important part of our civil society and have an important role in promoting knowledge and civic engagement.

Beyond their educational and economic significance, museums are just plain fun. Whether you have a developed interest in natural history or just want to learn a little bit more about funerary history (the National Museum of Funeral History in Houston), there's sure to be a museum that strikes your interest. There's simply nothing else quite like spending an afternoon learning about famous figures, arts and crafts, military history, or what else you fancy.

Here, Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated specialty museums in Nevada on Tripadvisor as of Aug. 13, 2025. Keep reading to see what unique museums are in your home state. Then, make sure to plan a visit. With many museums facing funding cuts due to the current administration's efforts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, who's to say how much longer these treasure troves will be available to us?

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#25. Tom Devlin's Monster Museum

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#25. Tom Devlin's Monster Museum

- Rating: 4.7/5 (99 reviews)
- City: Boulder City
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#23. Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

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#23. Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

- Rating: 4.6/5 (396 reviews)
- City: Boulder City
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#22. The Washoe Club Haunted Museum

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#22. The Washoe Club Haunted Museum

- Rating: 4.5/5 (297 reviews)
- City: not available
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#20. Nevada State Railroad Museum

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#20. Nevada State Railroad Museum

- Rating: 4.5/5 (301 reviews)
- City: Carson City
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#19. Real Bodies at Horseshoe Las Vegas

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#19. Real Bodies at Horseshoe Las Vegas

- Rating: 4.2/5 (188 reviews)
- City: Las Vegas
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#14. The Liberace Museum Collection

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#14. The Liberace Museum Collection

- Rating: 4.9/5 (175 reviews)
- City: Las Vegas
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#13. Don Laughlin's Classic Car Museum

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#13. Don Laughlin's Classic Car Museum

- Rating: 4.6/5 (1,112 reviews)
- City: Laughlin
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#10. Princess Diana & The Royals: The Exhibition

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#10. Princess Diana & The Royals: The Exhibition

- Rating: 4.7/5 (586 reviews)
- City: Las Vegas
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#9. Madame Tussauds - Las Vegas

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#9. Madame Tussauds - Las Vegas

- Rating: 4.1/5 (5,293 reviews)
- City: Las Vegas
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#4. Zak Bagans' The Haunted Museum

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#4. Zak Bagans' The Haunted Museum

- Rating: 4.2/5 (1,424 reviews)
- City: Las Vegas
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