We made our way to the Neon Museum which is a few minutes north of Downtown on Las Vegas Boulevard. You can't miss it. During the evening, the Neon Museum's sign sparkles like old Vegas. The visitors' center is inside the historic La Concha Motel lobby. The motel was originally constructed on Las Vegas Boulevard South next to the Riviera Hotel (also recently closed). The distinctive shell-shaped building (which you can see on GoogleMaps along with the skull piece from the old Treasure Island marquee) was designed by "Architect to the Stars", Paul Revere Williams. During 2005 and 2006, the lobby was preserved and moved piece by piece to its current location.
Our guided tour started at 9pm to view the signs by the glow of lights from yester year. The Boneyard houses the signs that made Las Vegas famous - from Caesars Palace and Stardust on the Strip to Binion's Horseshoe and the Golden Nugget downtown. Our guide gave us a historical journey through the signs and told the story of how Las Vegas came to be. If the signs could talk, they would tell us much more. There was a piece of the old Flamingo neon. We have a connection to it. That is where we had our wedding. Although, the Flamingo is still there, the signage has changed since we were married. Stardust has a lot of memories as well, not personal, but seen in movies. The "International Man of Mystery" Austin Powers strutted his way through the casino and became "Richie Cunningham" when he sat at a blackjack table. Many of the signs you see may bring memories back to you as well.