The Mob Museum

The Mob Museum is officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement. It was built to showcase the story artifacts and history of organized crime in the United States and the actions and initiatives of law enforcement to prevent such crimes.

In 2000, the federal government sold the old post office and federal courthouse to the city for $1, with the stipulation that the building be restored to its original shape and used for cultural purposes. . Mayor Oscar Goodman at that time had the idea of ​​​​a crime museum, but the idea was opposed by the Italian population while being supported by the FBI. The museum opened on February 14, 2012 with a construction cost of approximately $42 million funded through local, state, and federal grants.

The centerpiece of the Mob Museum is the second-floor courtroom, which served as the site of one of fourteen National Kefauver Commission hearings to expose organized crime conducted in 1950 and 1951. The courthouse will show historical videos on the big screen, visitors can feel quite realistic as if they are a criminal being tried.

The third floor is home to the actual wall display of the Valentine's Day Massacre, the massacre that killed 7 members and associates of the northern Moran gang in Chicago in 1929, this is a major case in criminal circles. offense at that time. The museum explains the murder of seven Moran gang members led by Al Capone's Italian gang. The wall includes a 38-caliber Colt Detective special revolver, the only gun directly linked to the alleged shooting of Moran gang member Frank Gusenberg.

In addition, visitors can view a number of materials labeled with violence, which are rarely accessible, such as photographs of victims of the most famous alleged Mafia murders with Called "Mob's Greatest Hits", these photos are quite realistic as they show the deceased, as well as pictures and short biographies of the most famous and notorious gangsters in the country's history. America. Visitors can also sit in a replica electric chair, hear realistic wire knocks, be shown how to use a brute force training simulator, and explore an interactive crime lab exhibit involving Forensic science inside the Mob museum.

In April 2018, the museum opened The Underground, an illegal distillery and establishment that sold alcoholic beverages during Prohibition. The space features exhibits related to the cultural history of the Prohibition era as well as smugglers, thieves, and alcoholics during the 13 years of Prohibition. Its own distillery museum in a custom-built pot is still located in the Underground and in 2019 will officially sell them through stores in Las Vegas.

The Mob Museum was awarded the nation's highest national museum designation from the Alliance of American Museums (AAM) on March 1, 2017.

Website : www.themobmuseum.org

Phone : 702.229.2734

Hours of Operation :

Museum: 09:00 - 21:00 on weekdays

The Underground:

Sunday - Thursday: 12:00 - 21:00

Friday - Saturday: 12:00 - 24:00

Ticket price : 30$ - 50$