''Two people can keep a secret if one is dead.'' \n\nThat's what you'll learn here. \n\nOh, and how to shoot one-handed lefty-style at the drop of a dime. \n\nLike ''Lefty Two Guns''. \n\nWhen I was a little girl, I used to read Nazi war notes and watch mafioso films. At 12, I was fluent in The Godfather. My curiosity is always piqued with criminology.\n\nOff the beaten path, this sliver of Las Vegas lore and mob history is worth the time and effort. ''The Mob Museum'' 's official title is The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement. \n\nYou'll see faux dead bodies recreated as dead gangsters and their murder scenes, classic photography, bits on the Italian heritage, often associated with the mafioso, and the Jewish, Irish and Russian gangsters. There are conspiracy theories, notes on the Kefauver Committee\u00a0reports and snapshots of the lives of Virginia Hill, Meyer Lansky, Ben Siegel a.k.a Bugsy, Moe Dalitz, the Cleveland Syndicate, Joe \"Joey A.\" Adonis, Frank Costello, Sam Giancana, Carlos Marcello and Durtz Murat, among others. Fascinating film on the assassination of JFK by the mob, because of his attempts to disempower the underworld bosses. \n\nLas Vegas played a very important role in the mob heydays of the 1940s, 50s and 60s, and far on, some say even into our present. The mafia has largely gone underground these days, so you may not witness shoot-outs or ostentatious displays of might, yet they resume business a bit more discreetly, dabbling in sex trade, so ubiquitous in Nevada. Resorts, strip clubs and other points of interest, like the Flamingo, all remain imprinted with the va-va-voom glitz, synonymous with fur-coat wearing gangsters, and their showgirl pals and famous faces, like Marilyn Monroe. Those stereotyped images stand side-by-side with lesser known parts and people. \n\nWhat a weirdly fascinating place Las Vegas is. Beyond the kitsch, there's something that keeps pulling you back in, even when you thought you were out.\n\n* Pro-tips: \n+Auto traffic is busy around here, and cars go particularly fast, because it's not on the Strip proper and it's not in the heart of foot traffic. Be cautious if you're walking. \n+Give yourself enough time to browse. They close early on various days and are often closed for private events and holidays. Staff will rush you if you come late.
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