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powered by FreeFind	Nevada Carson City Children's Museum of Northern Nevada 813 N Carson Street Carson City NV 89701 Phone 775 884-2226 Web Site http://www.cmnn.org/contact.html E-mail mailto:inbox@cmnn.org Description many hands on activities, collections of Barbie & Ken dolls, rocking horses, mineral rocks & HO Trains Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Children Collection A-F Dolls Collection G-M Minerals Collection N-Z Toys Last changed: 02/21/2003 NV Carson City Warren Engine CO #1 Fire Museum 111 N Curry St Carson City NV Phone 775 887-2210 Web Site http://www.carson-city.nv.us/CCFD/weco/2.htm Description 140 years of volunteer fire company history Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Industrial Building Type Fire House Industry /Profession Firefighting Collection N-Z Machinery New or Updated: 07/11/2003
	Nevada Las Vegas Casino Legends Hall of Fame Tropicana 3801 Las Vegas Boulevard S Las Vegas NV Phone 702 739-2222 Web Site www.tropicanalv.com Description located (where else) in a casino, explores all aspects of the Vegas past including entertainers, gambling, and the Mob Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Entertainment Nature of Group or Site Hall of Fame Nevada Las Vegas Debbie Reynolds Hollywood 305 Convention Center Dr Las Vegas NV 89109 Phone 702 733-2243 Web Site Alt Web http://www.lasvegashost.com/lvh_t1.htm Description CLOSED Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Entertainment Industry /Profession Movies Last changed: 02/24/2003 NV Las Vegas Elvis-O-Rama 3401 Industrial Road Las Vegas NV Phone 702 309-7200 Web Site *** Description for true believers, his first limo, an impersonator -- we found references on an "unmet expectations" page and "cheezy things to do" page Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Famous People New or Updated: 11/05/2003 NV Las Vegas Imperial Palace Auto Collection Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino 3535 Las Vegas Blvd South Las Vegas NV 89109 Phone 702 794-3174 Web Site http://www.classics.com/impal.html Description 200 classic cars on fifth floor of hotel parking structure Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automotive New or Updated: 9/29/2004 Liberace Museum 1775 East Tropicana Ave Las Vegas NV 89119 Phone 702 798-5595 Web Site www.liberace.org/museum.html Description artifacts of piano playing showman Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Famous People Industry /Profession Music Collection A-F Clothing Collection G-M Jewelry Nevada Las Vegas Madame Tussaud Celebrity Encounter Wax Museum 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard S Las Vegas NV 89101 Phone 702 367-1847 Web Site www.madame-tussauds.com Description over 100 celebrity likenesses in wax in various environments Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Wax McCarran Aviation Heritage Museum Address Las Vegas NV Phone Web Site www.co.clark.nv.us/PARKREC/aviation.htm Description Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus** Aviation
	Nevada Reno National Automobile Museum 10 Lake Street Reno NV 89501 Phone 775 333-9300 Web Site http://abcsn.com/nautomus.htm Description Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automotive
	New York Alfred Alfred Historical Society Terra Cotta Museum Box 1137 Alfred NY 14802 Phone 607 587-9319 Web Site *** Alt Web http://www.alfred.edu/community/neighborhood.html Description former showroom of Celadon Terra Cotta Company now showcases local product Type of Resource Specialty Museum Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art NY State College of Ceramics, Alfred U Alfred NY 14802 Phone 607 871-2421 Web Site www.ceramicsmuseum.alfred.edu/ Alt Web http://nyscc.alfred.edu/mus/mus.html Description ceramic art and technology, worldwide and across time Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus** Industrial Collection N-Z Pottery

Search this site	New York Amherst Anthropology Research Museum University at Buffalo 380 MFAC Amherst NY 14226 Phone 716 645-7332 Alt Phone 716 645-2414 Web Site http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/museum/index.htm E-mail mailto:mps7@acsu.buffalo.edu Description collection predominantly from Western New York, more than 1 million artifacts from 1500 sites Type of Resource Specialty Museum Field of Study/Science Facility Anthropology Collection A-F Ceramics Research /Reading Library NY Astoria Museum of the Moving Image 3601 35th Avenue Astoria NY 11106 Phone 718 784-4520 Web Site www.ammi.org Description exclusively about the movies, television, and video Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Technology Industry /Profession Movies Collection G-M Musical Instruments New or Updated: 11/24/2006 New York Ballston Spa National Bottle Museum 76 Milton Avenue Ballston Spa NY 12020 Phone 518 885-7589 Web Site http://crisny.org/not-for-profit/nbm Description Type of Resource Specialty Museum Collection A-F Bottles New York Bath Bath VA Medical Center Historical Museum Veterans Avenue Bath NY 14810 Phone 607 664-4771 Web Site http://corningsteuben.com/cs/www.va.gov/visns/visn02 Alt Web http://corningsteuben.com/cs/attractions.tpl?cart=323095194335625 Description Type of Resource Specialty Museum Industry /Profession Medical NY Bay Shore Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia 15 O'Neil Avenue Bay Shore NY 11706 Phone 516 666-4912 Web Site http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/6115/ Description as their web site (last updated 1999) says, they never refuse anything -- the attic of car museums Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automotive New or Updated: 10/23/2004 New York Brooklyn Coney Island Museum 1208 Surf Avenue Brooklyn NY 11224 Phone 718 372-5159 Web Site www.coneyislandusa.com Description history of famed beach and amusement area Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Entertainment Kind of Activity Amusement Park NY Brooklyn Heights New York Transit Museum Boerrum Place & Schermerhorn St Brooklyn Heights NY Phone 718 694-1600 Web Site http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mta/museum/index.html Description transit artifacts, maps, tours, trips on the Nostalgia Train, housed in 1936 IND subway station Type of Resource Specialty Museum Building Type Transportation Research /Reading Archives New or Updated: 12/31/2005	Google
	New York Buffalo Benjamin & Dr Edgar R Cofeld Judaic Museum Temple Beth Zion 805 Delaware Avenue Buffalo NY 14209 Phone 716 886-7150 Alt Phone 716 836-6565 Web Site http://www.jewishculture.org/jewishmuseums/cofeld.htm E-mail mailto:tbz@webt.com Alt Web http://rin.buffalo.edu/c_erie/comm/cult/muse/agen/cofeld.html Description collection of Jewish objects and art from the 10th century until today Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Religion Group Identity Jewish Buffalo and Erie County Naval Park One Naval Park Road Buffalo NY 14202 Phone 716 847-1773 Web Site http://www.buffalonavalpark.org/ E-mail mailto:npark@ci.buffalo.ny.us Description guided missile cruiser USS Little Rock, destroyers USS The Sullivans, submarine USS Croaker; military vehicles, helicopters, aircraft, military exhibits Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Military Building Type Ship Industry /Profession Naval Buffalo Fire Historical Society Museum 1850 William Street Buffalo NY 14206 Phone 716 892-8400 Web Site http://www.bfdlocal282.org/historicalsociety.asp Description Type of Resource Specialty Museum Industry /Profession Firefighting Owner/Operator: Buffalo Fire Historical Society Museum of disABILITY History Address Buffalo NY Phone Web Site www.people-inc.org/museum Description collection, preservation and display of artifacts Type of Resource Specialty Museum NY Buffalo Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site 641 Delaware Avenue Buffalo NY 14202 Phone 716 884-0095 Web Site http://www.nps.gov/thri/ Description private home where TR was sworn in after McKinley's death Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus President Nature of Group or Site Government Industry /Profession Politics New or Updated: 1/22/2004
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