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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Los Alamos

6 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Los Alamos, New Mexico

Updated February 2, 2024

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Black Hole of Los Alamos

Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.
Bradbury Science Museum

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Bradbury Science Museum

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

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Bandelier National Monument

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.
Fuller Lodge Art Center

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Fuller Lodge Art Center

Once a dining hall for boarding school students, this lodge was a popular haunt for nuclear physicists working on the Manhattan Project.
Mysterious Carved Rocks of Los Alamos

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Mysterious Carved Rocks of Los Alamos

These strange carved boulders in a forested canyon resemble tiny stone villages.
The Pierotti's Clowns mural

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Pierotti’s Clowns Monument

A monument dedicated to a local softball team full of clowns.
This building is a re-creation of the Main Gate used during the Los Alamos Project.

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Main Gate Park

This building is a recreation of the gatehouse that separated Los Alamos from the outside world during the era of the Manhattan Project.
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