Los Alamos has a dynamic and distinguished history of transforming lives and changing the world. Situated on a majestic plateau, Los Alamos embodies the spirit of innovation, scientific integrity, a deep concern about people and community, and a passion for history, education, and the arts. Los Alamos serves as a catalyst for significant discourse about scientific innovation, civil society and world peace.
where exhibits take visitors from the Pajarito Plateau’s Ancestral Pueblo people to its homestead history, through the Ranch School era, and ultimately into the Manhattan Project.
with exhibits highlighting 70+ years of Cold War history of the Los Alamos community and the laboratory. You will see scientist profiles, a Nobel Prize display, models of atomic weapons, information about Los Alamos as a community for civil defense, and recreated living room and kitchen from the 1950s.
Ancestors of modern Pueblo people built the Ancestral Pueblo site around 800 years ago. Today, you can see the original footprints of the rooms and kiva built from carefully hand-cut tuff, the volcanic rock that makes up the Pajarito Plateau.
one of only three remaining area homestead cabins and the only one open to the public. Experience a bygone way of life and learn why homesteading on this plateau differed from anywhere else in the country. Open for walking tours and special programs. Click here to learn more about the Romero Cabin.
This cottage was built in 1929 for May Connell, the art and music teacher for the Los Alamos Ranch School. The stone masonry walls, fireplace, as well as large windows may have been a few of the reasons that J. Robert Oppenheimer chose this house as his home during the Manhattan Project. Unfortunately, these same features are showing their age. The house is currently undergoing preservation and renovation.
Museum Hours:
Monday – Friday – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Museum Address:
1050 Bathtub Row
Los Alamos, NM 87544
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 43
Los Alamos, NM 87544
Los Alamos Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, tax ID #85-0231249. Your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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