The Neon Museum has again been nominated in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards in the category of best Las Vegas attraction.
Vegas attractions, and online voting is now open to whittle the list to the top 10 at 10Best.
Voting ends Monday, Oct. 11th and the winners will be announced on the 10Best website on Friday, Oct. 22nd at noon EDT. A person can vote once a day for the run of the contest.
“We are very excited to again be nominated for this prestigious honor,” said Aaron Berger, executive director of The Neon Museum. “There is certainly no shortage of things to do in Las Vegas, but The Neon Museum offers an experience unlike any other. It is where art and history converge to tell the story of Las Vegas in the most stunning visual way. We are grateful for the support of tourists and residents alike who go online and show their support for us.”
10Best Readers’ Choice Awards highlight the best of the best in categories such as destinations, food and drink, hotels, and things to do. Nominees in all categories are chosen editorially by a panel of experts. The final 10Best list is then selected by the online votes of readers over a four-week period.
ABOUT THE NEON MUSEUM:
Founded in 1996, The Neon Museum is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, studying, and exhibiting iconic Las Vegas signs for educational, historic, arts and cultural enrichment. It has been ranked No. 1 in Las Vegas Weekly’s list of “Twenty Greatest Attractions in Las Vegas History,” one of “Sin City’s Best Retro Sites” by MSN, “No. 1 Las Vegas Museum Sure to Entertain and Educate” by USA Today’s 10best.com, “One of the Top 10 Coolest Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do” by Forbes.com, one of the “Top 10 Historic Spots in Las Vegas” by Vegas.com; one of “15 Most Fascinating Museums in the U.S.” by VacationIdea.com; and earns a consistent 4.5 out of 5 rating on TripAdvisor. On its 2.27-acre campus, The Neon Museum houses an outdoor exhibition space known as the Neon Boneyard (“boneyard” is traditionally the name for an area where items no longer in use are stored); the North Gallery, home to the immersive audiovisual spectacle “Brilliant!” which uses technology advances to re-illuminate more than 40 non-operational signs; the Boulevard Gallery outdoor exhibit and event space; and its visitors’ center, housed inside the former La Concha Motel lobby. The museum collection also includes nine restored signs installed as public art throughout downtown Las Vegas. Public education, outreach, research, and arts preservation represent a selection of the museum’s ongoing projects. The museum is located at 770 N. Las Vegas Blvd. in Las Vegas. For more information, including tour schedules and tickets, visit www.neonmuseum.org. Also follow @NeonMuseum on Facebook and Twitter and @theneonmuseumlasvegas on Instagram.
