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Atom Bombs

Atomic Liquors, since 1952.

Five Landmarks of Atomic Nevada

Echoes of the hundreds of nuclear tests conducted in Nevada during the atomic age.

Sponsored by Travel Nevada

The Mosler safe under construction

Washington, D.C.

National Archives Vault

An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.

Atomic Liquors, since 1952

Las Vegas, Nevada

Atomic Liquors

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

Watch Five Alarmingly Calm Men Stand Under an Exploding Atomic Bomb

In 1957 a group of soldiers watched an atom bomb go off directly above their heads.

Molly McBride Jacobson September 13, 2016

The dome is visible from the air--a perfect circle concealing something darker.

7 Nuclear Test Sites You Can Visit Today

Where to see the vestiges of nuclear weapons tests around the world.

Meg Neal September 3, 2016

Some of the found medical supplies (including dextran) and blankets

New York, New York

Brooklyn Bridge Fallout Shelter

There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.

New App Explores the Secret Development Location of the First Atomic Bombs

Take a virtual tour of Los Alamos Laboratory, home of the Manhattan Project.

Atlas Obscura June 15, 2016

How a Midwestern Potato Farm Became the World's First Nuclear Waste Site

One company in St. Louis produced nearly all the uranium used in the Manhattan Project.

Atlas Obscura March 15, 2016

Infrasound arrays at Infrasound Station IS18

Thule, Greenland

Infrasound Station IS18

Neither bomb blasts nor heartbeats escape the giant ears of this super sci-fi Arctic outpost.

Trinity

These Atomic Tourists Have Visited 160 Forgotten Nuclear Sites Across the U.S.

Jeni Hackett October 6, 2015

Plans to use five thermonuclear explosions to create an artificial harbor at Cape Thompson, Alaska, for Project Chariot in 1958.

Actual 1950s Proposal: Nuke Alaska

Jeni Hackett September 29, 2015

Object of Intrigue: Glass Made by an Atomic Bomb

Ella Morton July 14, 2015

Nye County, Nevada

Sedan Crater

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

Bradbury Science Museum

Los Alamos, New Mexico

Bradbury Science Museum

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

Grave of Geronimo

Lawton, Oklahoma

Fort Sill

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Oak Ridge "The Secret City"

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Atomic Museum

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

Florence, South Carolina

Mars Bluff Crater

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.