National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement

National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement
The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)

Overview

The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, better known as The Mob Museum, is located in Downtown Las Vegas in the historic U.S. Post Office and federal courthouse. The building, on the National Register of Historic Places, on Nov. 15, 1950, hosted one of the Kefauver Committee Hearings, which investigated organized crime. The museum opened on Feb. 14, 2012, the 79th anniversary of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. The museum displays artifacts belonging to legendary mobsters, including Al Capone, Bugsy Siegel and John Gotti. It also has the St. Valentine’s Day Wall, from the building where members of the South Side Italian gang led by Al Capone in Chicago murdered seven men affiliated with the Moran gang on Feb. 14, 1929.

Quick Facts

Status
Existing
Locality or neighborhood
Las Vegas
State or province
Nevada
Postal code
89101

Visitor Information

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