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[Best of Vegas 2015]

Best Vegas History Lesson: Mob Museum

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Guests wait for a video to begin in the courtroom at the Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, Feb.13, 2013. The courtroom is where one of 14 national Kefauver Hearings to expose organized crime was held in 1950. The museum celebrates it’s first anniversary on Valentine’s Day.
Photo: Steve Marcus

Mob stories have long captivated audiences in literature and cinema, and this cultural gem covers nearly every facet, with its site-specific location highlighting the building’s role in the government’s fight against the Mafia through the Kefauver hearings. 300 E. Stewart Ave., 702-229-2734.

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