The Neon Museum Las Vegas
Museum · Cultural Corridor ·
Preserves iconic Vegas signs, showcasing city's flashy identity and history
Preserves iconic Vegas signs, showcasing city's flashy identity and history
"A preservation site for Las Vegas' iconic signage, featuring the 'Neon Boneyard' where more than 800 rescued signs from casinos, motels, restaurants, and bars are displayed to document the city's colorful, kitschy visual history." - Evie Carrick Evie Carrick Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over 50. She now splits her time between Colorado and Paris, ensuring she doesn't have to live without skiing or L'As du Fallafel. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Displays neon signs from Vegas’s earliest casinos and landmarks, illuminating the city’s flashy identity and history, with a glowing Neon Boneyard."
"The Neon Museum in Las Vegas is showcasing a new exhibition titled “Stories from Backstage: Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas,” which displays iconic costumes and behind-the-scenes secrets from Cirque du Soleil's Las Vegas shows." - Ryan Slattery
"Las Vegas is known for its vibrant nightlife, casinos, and entertainment options. It also offers attractions like the Neon Museum, which showcases iconic Las Vegas signs."
"The neon-lit night sky of Las Vegas is one of the iconic sights of the 20th century. It is the peculiar mix of the burlesque, kitsch, and retro-modern that has marked the visual identity of an age. Many of the most recognizable neon displays from the golden age of Las Vegas casinos have been produced by Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO). This Salt Lake City-based company has maintained a storage yard in Las Vegas for decades. This three-acre plot has, over the years, become a veritable graveyard of disused neon signs. It is the final resting place of some notable pieces of Vegas history, like the original Aladdin’s lamp from the first version of Aladdin Casino, Binion’s Horseshoe, Silver Slipper, and the Golden Nugget. There are over 150 decommissioned, non-restored neon signs at this location. In 2005, the La Concha Hotel, a Paul Revere Williams design, was moved up the street to serve as the museum’s visitor center." - ATLAS_OBSCURA
