Old Neon Sign Museum

Ever hear of the Neon Museum? 

Well to me it's like the museum king of rusty chippy old signs, and I'm gonna take you there to see some of the coolest vintage signs ever. 

If you are one of those people that think there is nothing to do in Las Vegas besides gamble, well you have probably never been there.

On our recent trip to Vegas, seeing the old signs was on the top of my to-do list.

Let me just say I loved it, and I'm glad I finally learned how to use my phone's camera or I wouldn't have anything to remember it by.

This is a non profit operation, and you can visit at night too and see some of the restored signs all lit up. 

We got our tickets as a combo deal with the Mob Museum (also awesome) and the hour long guided tour was filled with little known facts and bits of Las Vegas and sign trivia.

I wanted one of everything to hang on a wall, but most of them were just a wee bit too large for the walls in my house.

Except maybe a few of the smaller random letters.  I could find a spot for a couple of those.

They rent out the grounds for photo shoots, $75 for an hour, and they have another sign area not open to the public that can be rented out for weddings and receptions.

Yes you can even have Elvis marry you. 

The King will marry you in the King of Sign Museums.

I liked all the old signs and even the old names. 

Vegas is in the middle of the desert, so hotel names like Sahara and Stardust appeal to me and make sense compared with all the new boutique hotels and the names of them. 

But to me vintage is cool, and everyone doesn't feel that way.

Silver Slipper sounds cooler than Linq or Encore if you ask me.

But they didn't ask me.

When I open my Vegas hotel it will be totally vintage right down to the slot machines.  

I won't be bringing back Liberace, not that vintage, but the sounds and neon lights, and things that showcase the history of Sin City. 

I started out looking for letters to spell out Bliss. 

Then I forgot. 

I should of had someone stand by these signs so you could get an idea of how big they really are.  

Think big..... lighted marquee sign big.

The place is meticulously clean and our tour guide did an excellent job.  When it was over I wanted to hang out and look at the signs again.

I also wondered as I looked around at the out of commission signs, if any of them caught the eyes of my parents on their trip to the desert in 1947.

Because they sure caught my eye.

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