Neon Museum

The Neon Museum, in Las Vegas

The Neon Museum is an open-air museum of Las Vegas that preserves the neon signs that shaped the visual identity of the town, in its famous Neon Boneyard. The Las Vegas audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this emblematic place founded in 1996, whose slogan sums up the mission: 'We Are The Story of Las Vegas', to the north of Fremont Street.

The graveyard of the neon of the town

We continue the visit straight ahead, but know that by turning right on this boulevard is, less than a kilometre away, the Neon Museum, an emblematic place of Las Vegas. Founded in 1996, this museum has the mission to preserve the luminous signs that shaped the visual identity of the town, world capital of neon. Since 2012, it welcomes the public on a campus of more than two acres, to the north of Fremont Street. Its slogan sums up everything: 'We Are The Story of Las Vegas'. The main attraction is the Neon Boneyard, literally the graveyard of the neon: a vast open-air space where hundreds of old neon signs are gathered, recovered from the hotels, casinos, motels and shops today disappeared of the town. Giants of luminous letters, flashing cowboys, Aladdin lamps, flowers and mythical logos compose a true forest of memories, witnesses of the golden age of Las Vegas, from the 1930s to our days. Some signs have been restored and shine again, while others, patinated by the desert, tell the passage of time. The museum offers visits by day as by night, when the restored neon lights up in a magical spectacle. A place of memory and a work of art in its own right, it preserves a visual heritage unique in the world. A museum of neon and a luminous memory of the town, the Neon Museum is a fine stop of the discovery of Las Vegas.

What to see

Here you discover an open-air museum founded in 1996, that preserves the neon signs that shaped the visual identity of Las Vegas; its Neon Boneyard, the graveyard of the neon, gathers hundreds of old signs recovered from disappeared hotels and casinos, some restored and lit up again at night, witnesses of the golden age of the town. The Neon Museum is the luminous memory of Las Vegas. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Neon Museum lies on Las Vegas Boulevard, to the north of Fremont Street, in Downtown Las Vegas, reachable on foot or by car. It follows its own days and opening hours, variable, and entry is subject to a fee; the visits are made by day as by night. It is best to enquire before coming.

What is the Neon Boneyard of the Neon Museum in Las Vegas?

The graveyard of the neon: a vast open-air space where hundreds of old neon signs are gathered, recovered from the disappeared hotels, casinos and shops of the town, witnesses of the golden age of Las Vegas; some restored shine again at night. Founded in 1996, the Neon Museum preserves this unique visual heritage, according to its slogan 'We Are The Story of Las Vegas'.

Where is the Neon Museum in Las Vegas?

On Las Vegas Boulevard, to the north of Fremont Street, in Downtown Las Vegas, in the United States.