Las Vegas's Cultural and Educational Institutions

( University of Nevada )

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), was founded in 1957. It is the main university in southern Nevada. The Community College of Southern Nevada has its main campus in North Las Vegas.

Specialty museums include the Liberace Museum (a museum dedicated to the flamboyant 20th-century Las Vegas performer) and the Guinness World of Records Museum.

Other museums in Las Vegas include the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, which features exhibits on Nevada’s history from 12,000 bc to 1950; the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, which houses wildlife and dinosaur exhibits; and the Las Vegas Art Museum.

( Gondolas at the Venetian )