The Brightest Vegas Graveyard And Why You Need to Visit

You see them everyday on the Las Vegas Strip and in Downtown gracing the facades of hotels, bars and storefronts. But when the fun stops and new technology or hotels are constructed, the iconic Vegas neon signs go to the Neon Museum be ‘buried.’ Located on a 2-acre campus in North Downtown is the museum and 'boneyard.'

There are approximately 150 signs in this boneyard ranging from the 1930s through today. One of the most quintessential pieces in the boneyard collection includes the infamous Stardust sign, which features the Stardust name shrouded in a scattering of stardust and star shapes. At 188-feet tall, glistening with incandescent bulbs it is a beautiful addition to the graveyard. It was acquired after the Stardust implosion in 2007

The museum itself was founded in 1996 as a non-profit to not only educate, but to showcase the grand artistic collection of historic Vegas signage. The best way to get in on the action at the Neon Museum is to book a one-hour guided tour. You’ll uncover juicy pieces of history with the extremely knowledgeable staff.

These massive structures are gorgeously lit at night as you meander through the paths of the open-air boneyard. Marvel at signs once raised hundreds of feet in the air so powerful they could lure patrons inside.

Once you’ve perused the graveyard, head into the La Concha Visitors’ Center, which is also a unique architectural structure as well – a former motel lobby. Inside you will go back in time to 1961, when the building was constructed using ‘atomic and space age shapes and motifs.’

This summer, the museum is offering additional night tours and varied summer hours to help further promote the beauty of the signs, which each holds a phenomenal slice of history.

After your tour with the Neon Museum, you can head Downtown to check out several fully restored neon signs that have been installed on and near Las Vegas Blvd. This is part of a partnership with the Las Vegas Boulevard Signs Project to help restore bits of history in an ever-changing city that frequently implodes any relics of the past.

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