Pop Culture

Enjoy our wide variety of pop culture artifacts that showcase the early popularity of the atomic bomb and its impact on everything from television shows to comic books and toys.

Davy Crockett

See lesser-known nuclear weapons that the U.S. developed, such as the Davy Crockett XM-388 projectile, the B54 backpack bomb, and the AIR-2 Genie air-to-air rocket.

Diagnostic Rack

Gaze up at the towering model of a diagnostic rack in our underground testing gallery. These racks would have held nuclear weapons and other equipment in place in massive holes as deep as 2000 feet.

Phoebus-2A

Marvel at a real Phoebus-2A nuclear reactor that was built as part of Project Rover. Phoebus-2A was meant to send astronauts to Mars and was the most powerful nuclear reactor ever created.

“Trinity – The Day the World Changed”

– Get up close to the only exact replica of the world’s first atomic bomb and learn about the top-secret project that made it possible.

“Equipping Our Everyday Heroes”

– Explore the lifesaving equipment that the Department of Homeland Security develops for our nation’s first responders.

“Beyond the Manhattan Project”

– Discover how the Department of Energy’s Environmental Management team cleans various sites impacted by decades of nuclear weapons production and nuclear energy research.

“The Bomb Without the Boom”

– The Atomic Museum’s newest exhibit focuses on how the United States keeps our stockpile of nuclear weapons safe and reliable.

From Behind the Collection Room Door

– Nevada Test Site caps
– Pop culture artifacts
– Yucca Mountain protest signs