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The museum covers the period from the first test at NTS on January 27, 1951, to the present. Among its exhibits covering American nuclear history is a "Ground Zero Theater" which simulates the experience of observing an atmospheric nuclear test.
 
Other exhibits include [[Geiger counter]]s, radio badges and radiation testing devices, [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] artifacts from around the test area, pop culture memorabilia related to the atomic age, and equipment used in testing the devices. Other displays focus on important figures at the facility, videos and interactive exhibits about radiation.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051124023717/http://www.atomictestingmuseum.org/virtual-tour.htm Atomic Testing Museum: Virtual Tour]</ref>
 
In 2012 the museum added an exhibit about [[Area 51]], and expanded the exhibit two years later.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/17/area-51-exhibit-re-opens_n_5341248.html |title=We're About To Learn A Lot More About Area 51 |author=