At 'REAL BODIES at Horseshoe Las Vegas,' it’s all about the human experience

What’s one thing that you can love and hate at the same time? What’s one thing that will always be the same to you but constantly changes? What’s one thing that you know better than anyone else but might not fully understand? It’s your body, folks. The one thing you’re born with and the one thing you die with. And there’s one spot in town that explores, entertains and explains all about it—REAL BODIES at Horseshoe Las Vegas.

The self-guided exhibit takes a deep dive into the human form and humanity with a series of both educational and entertaining displays that utilize actual human specimens put through plastination, a way of preserving the body and body parts. Take your time exploring the different rooms divided by how the body works and what systems it operates like skeletal, muscular, respiratory and circulatory.

Some Fun Facts You'll Learn

• The amount of carbon in the body weighs 44 pounds, which can be used to produce 9,000 pencils.

• The amount of iron in the body can produce one nail.

• Bones in your body store energy in the marrow, create blood cells in its spongey interior, protect vital organs and give muscles a reason to move.

• The volume of air you breathe each day can fill approximately seven hot air balloons.

• The average speed of a sneeze is about 100 miles per hour.

• You will produce about 9,000 pounds of waste matter in your life.

• Close to 100,000 miles of arteries, capillaries and veins run through the body.

• The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest cell is the male sperm. 

Some Tips:

• One particularly fascinating piece is the display showing the entire nervous system on its own—it’s incredibly intricate and delicate. REAL BODIES also has have a preserved set of lungs side-by-side—one healthy, one from a smoker—which always sparks important conversations. 

• Come early in the day if you want a quieter, more contemplative experience. And don’t rush—there are layers of detail in every display. Also, many people don’t realize that all of the specimens are real, donated human bodies—handled with the utmost respect for educational purposes.

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