DESTINATIONSViva (old) Las Vegas: A photo tour of the Neon MuseumDawn GilbertsonUSA TODAYThe Neon Museum in downtown Las Vegas, a retirement home for 250 old signs, is a must-visit. The sign for the Yucca Motel, which opened in the 1950s, was inspired by desert flora and fauna. It is one of 17 electrified signs at the boneyard.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYThe Red Barn was one of Las Vegas' first gay bars.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYThe Red Barn bar sign at night.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYThe Golden Nugget, which opened in 1946, is still a centerpiece of Fremont Street, but with a more modern sign.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYThe date on the Golden Nugget sign said 1905, when Las Vegas was founded.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYThe old Binion's Horseshoe sign is on display at the Neon Museum in Las Vegas. The casino is now called Binion's Gambling Hall.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYBinion's Horseshoe needed a new sign after it was sold and could no longer use horseshoe in its name.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYA minimart beckoned travelers headed home from Las Vegas to California.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYThe sign for Sassy Sally's, with dollar signs embedded to encourage gambling.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYFitzgeralds, with a shamrock in its sign, was billed as the luckiest place to play.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYThe Ugly Duckling Car Sales sign is being restored in spring 2019.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYChief Hotel Court opened in 1939 on Fremont Street.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYThe Stardust and Riviera, early Vegas casino hotels, no longer exist.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYThe China Garden lady, from a sign for the Utah restaurant China Garden Cafe, is the only non-Las Vegas sign at the Neon Museum.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYChina Garden lady at night.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYVisitors stroll down a pathway in the Neon Boneyard at the Neon Museum in Las Vegas.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYElvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu in a guest room at the Aladdin in 1967.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYA lit-up sign from the La Concha Motel sits against an old Caesars Palace sign at the Neon Museum.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYThe Neon Museum Visitors’ Center is located inside the historic La Concha Motel lobby. The Neon Museum Visitors’ Center is located inside the historic La Concha Motel lobby.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYA collection of old signs on a path at the Neon Boneyard at the Neon Museum in Las Vegas.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYA sign from the defunct Liberace Museum sits below the genie lamp from the shuttered Aladdin hotel and casino.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYThe Neon Museum at night. Tours are offered.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYThe happy shirt logo from Steiner Cleaners, where Liberace took his costumes for cleaning.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYThe Neon Museum hosts wedding photo shoots, but this sign is from an old Las Vegas wedding chapel.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYThe new "Brilliant!" light and music show in the north gallery of the Neon Museum brings old signs to life.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYThe new "Brilliant!" light and music show at the Neon Museum brings old signs to life. Can you spot the Denny's sign?Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYThe Lady Luck Casino hotel sign is a centerpiece of the "Brilliant!" show at the Neon Museum in Las Vegas.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYUnrestored neon signs like the horseshoe from Binion's Horseshoe come to life in the "Brilliant!" show at the Neon Museum.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYThe Palms is still in business, but this sign is from an earlier era at the off-Strip casino hotel.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYAn old sign from New York-New York, a landmark hotel at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip.Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYFeatured Weekly Ad