31 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Las Vegas - Atlas Obscura

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Attractions
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The Neon Boneyard

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

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Akhob

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

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National Atomic Testing Museum

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

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Pinball Hall of Fame

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

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Lonnie Hammargren's House

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

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Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

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Frankie's Tiki Room

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

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Burlesque Hall of Fame

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

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Unique
Food & Drink
in Las Vegas

Szechuan Button

This herb gives cocktails another kind of buzz.

International Pizza Expo

Where the world's best pizzas face off.

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The Neon Motel Signs of Las Vegas Aren't Dead Yet

A photographer captured their flickers of life.

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Time Is Running Out for a Beloved Mechanical Horse-Race Game in Vegas

There's only one Sigma Derby machine left.

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The Silver Slipper showing off its newly restored blue insole.

Las Vegas Boulevard Just Took a Step Back in Time

The iconic, illuminated Silver Slipper has been restored to its original look.

by Matthew Taub

Lobsters on a grill.

Bellagio Resort Employee Swipes Lobster Tails Valued at Nearly $2,000

He stuffed them in his backpack.

These signs are reanimated through a technology called projection mapping.

See the Vintage Neon Signs of Las Vegas, Reanimated

These beacons are broken, and yet it's now possible to see what they once would have looked like.

by Sarah Laskow

February 2, 2018

The Incredible Swimming Pools of Vintage Las Vegas

What happens in Vegas quite often stays in the UNLV Archives.

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