Las Vegas Neon Sign Boneyard

Exploring another side of Las Vegas

Las Vegas Neon Museum

We here in Las Vegas have all heard about the infamous “Boneyard”  and yes it is in fact true.  Currently the Neon Museum says goodbye temporarily to the Silver Slipper, Binion’s Horseshoe and the Bow and Arrow as they leave to be refurbished. They will return in all their restored glory around the end of September to be installed in the median of Las Vegas Boulevard North, near the Boneyard. Stay tuned!

The Neon Boneyard will be the temporary home for the 1955 Moulin Rouge sign during redevelopment of the original Moulin Rouge Casino site.  Betty Willis, who also created the Welcome to Las Vegas sign, designed it and hand-drew the elegant and distinctive letters. The Moulin Rouge was the first racially integrated casino in Nevada.  The Neon Museum is honored to provide an opportunity for the public to enjoy the sign during construction of the new resort.

To give guests a look back at Las Vegas’s bygone days, the Neon Museum offers group tours of a three-acre collection of neon signs dating back to the 1930s, like the Golden Nugget and the Silver Slipper. The museum, dubed the Neon Boneyard, also hosts temporary exhibitions and city artifacts like the lobby of the 1960s-era La Concha Motel, designed by architect Paul Revere Wiliams. The facility can also be rented for private events.

Check it out on your next visit to Las Vegas!

Some if this information was previously published in the 2009 BizBash National Venue Guide.