The Neon Museum

The Neon Museum ✨ HISTORY. BROUGHT TO LIGHT. ✨

⏰ Open 3 p.m. - 11 p.m. We are a 501c(3) non-profit. Administrative Hours
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The Neon Museum collects, preserves, studies and exhibits iconic Las Vegas neon signs for educational, historic, arts and cultural enrichment.

08/26/2026

: this guitar isn't just for show. It's modeled after Pete Townshend's Gibson Les Paul, and it even had a cameo in the 1992 film 'Honey, I Blew Up the Kid' getting picked up, played, and smashed by a giant toddler.

The world lost a true icon.Dolly Parton made her Las Vegas debut at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in 1981 and played nearly...
08/26/2026

The world lost a true icon.

Dolly Parton made her Las Vegas debut at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in 1981 and played nearly two dozen shows in her first major Las Vegas residency. She was one of the highest paid entertainers on the Strip at the time.

You were one of a kind, Dolly.

📷: Getty Images

Tuesday Trivia!What prestigious award did Marge Williams' Riviera façade design win?a) The Nevada Contractor Landmark of...
08/25/2026

Tuesday Trivia!

What prestigious award did Marge Williams' Riviera façade design win?

a) The Nevada Contractor Landmark of the Year Award
b) The Signs of the Times top award in its 1991 Electric Sign Design competition
c) The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Business Innovation Award

📷: Riviera Photograph, 1992, Scott Baright Collection

Did you recognize the stars?The yellow and green stars are from the iconic Stardust pylon. Stardust unveiled the new 188...
08/23/2026

Did you recognize the stars?

The yellow and green stars are from the iconic Stardust pylon. Stardust unveiled the new 188 foot tall pylon in 1968 which added large pink and purple cloud formations around atomic style lettering. This towering sign cost a whopping $500,000.

📷: Stardust postcard, Anthony Bondi Collection

How well do you know your Vegas neon?
08/22/2026

How well do you know your Vegas neon?

Before air conditioning was a given, it was a selling point. Upon opening in 1928, the El Portal Theatre was the first b...
08/21/2026

Before air conditioning was a given, it was a selling point.

Upon opening in 1928, the El Portal Theatre was the first business with air-conditioning in Las Vegas, advertising its cooling system as “manufactured weather.” The El Portal was part of the first wave of theaters to embrace the technology, and the cool reprieve it offered audiences during sweltering summers helped give rise to the concept of the "summer blockbuster" as we know it today.

📷: Color postcard of Fremont Street, 1971, Anthony Bondi Collection

Seven legendary showgirls. One unforgettable conversation. ✨Join us for a remarkable panel featuring performers from Lid...
08/20/2026

Seven legendary showgirls. One unforgettable conversation. ✨

Join us for a remarkable panel featuring performers from Lido de Paris, Jubilee!, and Folies Bergere. Together, these extraordinary women will share firsthand stories of life on the grand showroom stages, reflecting on the artistry, discipline, spectacle, and sisterhood that defined an unforgettable era in entertainment history.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4xasNoO

The glow of Las Vegas history lives here. ✨ Brilliant! Jackpot
08/20/2026

The glow of Las Vegas history lives here.

✨ Brilliant! Jackpot

Gold in 2025 and we're going for it again. The Neon Museum is nominated in five categories for the Best of Las Vegas Awa...
08/18/2026

Gold in 2025 and we're going for it again.

The Neon Museum is nominated in five categories for the Best of Las Vegas Awards, and your daily vote makes all the difference. From Best Museum to Best Family Attraction, help us show Las Vegas what the Boneyard is made of!

Vote today at: https://bit.ly/3Z02p0P

Matchbook Monday!The Fremont Hotel opened in 1956 with 155 rooms ready to welcome guests. Designed by architect Wayne Mc...
08/17/2026

Matchbook Monday!

The Fremont Hotel opened in 1956 with 155 rooms ready to welcome guests. Designed by architect Wayne McAllister and built for $6 million, the Fremont Hotel was the tallest building in the state of Nevada at the time.

📷: Fremont Hotel matchbooks and postcard from Richard Fukutaki, Ronald Teuscher, Grace Calloway, and Wizniuk Collections.

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