Snow globe (Fallout: New Vegas)

 

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Limited Edition Mojave Landmark Snow Globes are collectible items in Fallout: New Vegas. There are a total of 7 of them to find in the base game, and an additional 3 from the add-ons Dead Money, Honest Hearts and Old World Blues.

Characteristics

“These rare, pre-War artifacts are widely considered to be useless baubles, but rumor has it that some collectors will pay dearly for them.”

The iconic Vault Boy appears in every one of the Snow Globes, despite lack of background canon information, it's safe to assume they are the product of Vault-Tec Industries as a marketing promotion much like the promotional Bobbleheads from the East coast.

You can sell them to Jane for 2000 caps a piece, which will also add them to a display stand in the Lucky 38 presidential suite. Snow globes found in add-ons are displayed on a shelf located directly above the snow globe stand. You are also given 2,000 caps when you obtain them (with the exception of the Sierra Madre snow globe, which will give you 2,000 Sierra Madre chips).

Locations

Name	Location	Base ID
Goodsprings	Goodsprings Cemetery, The snow globe is on top of the back left grave (near the water tower), at the base of the grave marker. The grave is the only one in the area with rubble on top, the snow globe can be found amongst it.	0015DB3A
Hoover Dam	In the Hoover Dam visitor center; the snow globe is sitting on the welcome desk.	0015DB39
Mormon Fort	In the Old Mormon Fort. As soon as you enter the fort, go to the right, all the way to the corner, there is a door to the tower. The snow globe is located upstairs on a shelf.	0015DB37
Mt. Charleston	Jacobstown in Jacobstown Lodge; the snow globe is sitting on the reception desk.	0015DB38
Nellis AFB	Nellis Air Force Base, Nellis Boomer Museum. The snow globe is located on the table to the right, immediately after entering the building.	0015DB3C
Test Site	Lucky 38 Casino. The snow globe is located in the cocktail lounge on the counter "behind" the middle cash register with a green lamp next to it. NOTE: speak with Mr House to gain access to this area.	0015DB3B
The Strip	Vault 21 (Vegas Strip), on the nightstand in an average locked room (Sarah's) in the northeast corner of Vault 21, next to the buyable room. The room also includes some wardrobes with caps in them.	0015DB3D
Sierra Madre Casino	Sierra Madre, the snow globe is located near Dean's Secret Stash in the upper levels of Salida del Sol North. From the southern-most entrance to Salida del Sol South (inside a house in Salida del Sol North), proceed down the stairway and out to the street then look behind you for the entrance hole in the wall above. This area can be reached by going up the stairs located around the corner to the southeast and following the rooftops back towards the hole.	xx00FE80
Zion National Park	Found in the general store in the northwestern part of Zion on the bottom shelf of a broken cabinet behind the counter.	xx00EDF5
Snow globe - Big Mt. Research and Development Center	Found in the X-17 Meteorological Station in the room on the catwalk next to the model houses

Notes

• Snow globes are marked as quest items and cannot be removed from the player's inventory unless sold to Jane.
• Due to being marked quest items, snow globes have no net weight, despite being marked as having a weight of 1lb.
• If you kill Mr. House, Jane will disappear and you will no longer be able to turn in snow globes and will be unable to remove them from your inventory. This can be overcome on PC via Console commands, either by resurrecting Jane, or by using the player.removeitem command.
• To get the Globe Trotter trophy/achievement you are not required to sell the snow globes, you only need to have obtained them.
• Add-on snow globes are not needed to gain the trophy/achievement.
• Unlike the Fallout 3 Bobbleheads, snow globes do not raise skills or stats.
• After they are on the shelf there are no further interactions you can perform on the snow globes.
• Unlike snow globes from the base game, add-on snow globes will be automatically placed on the shelf above the snow globe stand in the Lucky 38 presidential suite upon pickup, and do not need to be handed in to Jane.
  • The Sierra Madre snow globe will give the player 2,000 Sierra Madre chips upon pickup.
  • The Zion National Park snow globe will give the player the usual 2,000 caps upon pickup.

Related quests

• Useless Baubles or Fancy Trinkets?

Behind the scenes

“It's for the Citizen Kane reference, partially because it's especially fitting for Mr.House. He has no interest in physically interacting with the world but wants absolute control over New Vegas. Snow globes are perfect static worlds in miniature that can't be directly touched but can be (literally) turned up side down any time the owner desires.”— J.E. Sawyer

Bugs

• Xbox 360 Sometimes the Globe Trotter trophy/achievement may not be awarded and there is no apparent fix. (Save before you pick up the last one.)(Confirmed)
• PC The Globe Trotter achievement not always awarded immediately but was triggered when the next achievement was earned.
• Picking up a snow globe with the 'grab' key and shaking it wildly will sometimes result in the snow particles moving out of the confines of the globe.
• Sometimes, you can only sell snow globes to Jane one at a time, regardless of the number you've found.

Gallery

Base game snowglobes

Nellis Air Force Base

Test Site

The Strip

Goodsprings

Hoover Dam

Mormon Fort

Mt. Charleston

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Snowglobe Collection in the Lucky 38 Presidential Suite

The message you get upon finding a Snowglobe.

DLC snowglobes

Sierra Madre Casino

Zion National Park