Being a sucker for a bit of retro, I couldn’t resist dragging Rob along to The Neon Museum in downtown Las Vegas while we were there! I’d read about the museum in the Evening Standard last year and knew we had to make a detour to see the old abandoned neon signs which now reside in their very own boneyard on the outskirts of town.

I really enjoyed walking around the iconic signs and hearing about their history! For me though, the best bit was seeing all the different types of typography used in each sign. Some were made up of hand written/script style fonts, while others used very blocky western style letters. They even mixed font styles up in an attempt to lure customers into the casino’s on the strip.

The museum exhibits lights from as far back as the 50′s and houses around 150 historic signs. Unfortunately, most of the signs are beyond repair, propped up against one another in a collage of colour and corroding metal. The good news is that in 2008, a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard was designated a National Scenic Byway and you can now see icons lights such as Binion’s Horseshoe, the Silver Slipper, Society Cleaners and Lucky Cuss Motel which have all been restored to their former glory!