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Tourism in Radioactive Atomic and Nuclear Hotspots

Locations in this article:  Las Vegas, NV

Make sure you’ve got your safety glasses on. Atomic tourism is a new style of tourism that involves traveling to some of the real, uh, hotspots of the world.

Where else would you start but the Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada, and get the full atomic test experience—well, I hope not—at the Ground Zero Theater.

Then you can check out the actual Nevada test site in Mercury, Nevada, where the U.S. Department of Energy takes you on free tours every month.

All-day tours take you through atomic testing areas and nuclear waste disposal sites.

Or you can always head to the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

Sure they have great golfing and spa experiences, but they also have an Eisenhower-era bunker meant to protect members of Congress and their staff during a nuclear attack.

And in the Pacific Northwest, in Hanford, Washington, take a tour of a nuclear production facility.

This town was once completely evacuated in 1943 to make room for a nuclear factory.

For more information, don’t miss our complete article on Atomic Travel: From Testing Grounds to Nuclear Tours.

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