Best places: History museums in Los Alamos, United States

Compact educational spot featuring exhibits chronicling the development of nuclear science.

Local history museum featuring maps, photos & crafts depicting the history of Albuquerque.

Exhibits on local history including homesteading, Los Alamos Ranch School & the Manhattan Project.

👍👍 We took a drive in the area while camping near Santa Fe. It was unknown to us but we stopped in. The display in the museum was enlightening about the story of the Jemez people and their interactions with the Spanish. The inlaid floor is a work of art. The walk through the historic site was smooth an...

11,000-sq.-ft. gallery featuring classic & modern Hispanic art along with visual art presentations.

Educational science spot with 35 hands-on exhibits from natural defense to nuclear bombs.

Retreat run by the Presbyterian Church featuring anthropology & paleontology museums plus 3 trails.

Museum in the preserved Spanish colonial style home of the frontier expedition leader built in 1825.

In-depth guided tours of a natural turquoise collection, with hands-on exhibits & a gift shop.

17th-c. adobe governor's palace & museum with exhibits tracing state & Native American history.

👍👍 This is an interesting history of the Corrales, New Mexico.

Museum devoted to the history of the Holocaust & the Armenian, Greek & Native American genocides.

👍👍 Los Luceros went way beyond my expectations. The architecture, the landscape - so beautiful!

Santa Fe history museum also provides informational exhibits on the development of New Mexico.

👍👍 Mostly this is an art tour led by a docent. The Governor chooses from a collection what she wants displayed. The tour is of the public areas such as the large living room, dining room etc. You do not see the private residence. Make an appointment in advance. Bring your state ID and vaccination card...

Museum consisting of the preserved studios of prominent local artists E.I. Couse & J.H. Sharp.

Vast collection of 1 million+ vintage photographs, negatives & archives, open by appointment only.