Quite an unusual and unique center of global importance can be found in Las Vegas. This colorful city impresses with its fast rhythm of life. There travelers will have an opportunity to visit the Neon Museum, which is one of a kind. It has a vast open area, where hundreds of neon signs are collected. Once they adorned the city's popular casinos and hotels, and, after, went broken or became obsolete. The staff mends all signs that arrive in the Neon Museum Boneyard, so visitors will be able to enjoy bright lights in the dark.
The original museum, which has no analogues in any other city in the world, was founded in 1996. Today, it can boast with about 150 old neon signs. In addition, the museum staff is actively involved in the design of urban parks and streets. People care about neon signs in a number of urban institutions.
One of the most famous exhibits of the museum is the sign that in 1958 was used to decorated the famous Green Shack casino. To the date, it is considered the largest neon sign in the world. Its length is 66 meters, and the height is 8 meters. This sign consists of more than 11 000 light bulbs. Anyone who likes to rest in unusual places will find it amazing to walk through this open air museum. Here you can see old signs and neon plates that in the middle of the 20th century decorated the most famous casinos and nightclubs of Las Vegas, as well as the famous Moulin Rouge cabaret and outstanding hotels of the city. The best option is to visit the museum after dark, but it's also open to the public and in the daytime.
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