Las Vegas was once the preferred tourist destination for watching weapons of mass destruction explode. This episode is part of Nevada Week, where we bring you stories all week from the Silver State. Find out more about cool things to see, do and experience in the state by visiting <a href="https://travelnevada.com/">Travel Nevada.</a>READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/national-atomic-testing-museum" target="_blank">https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/national-atomic-testing-museum</a>

Nevada Week: How I Learned to Love Las Vegas

An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore a new wonder every day, Monday through Thursday. In under 15 minutes, they’ll take you to an incredible place, and along the way, you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Our theme and end credit music is composed by Sam Tyndall.