List of Las Vegas landmarks explained

Popular landmarks

This is an incomplete list of landmarks located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

NameImageYearCommentsReferences
Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign1959The "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign" located in the median at 5100 Las Vegas Boulevard South, is Las Vegas Strip Landmark. It was commissioned in May 1959 and erected soon after by Western Neon. The sign was designed by Betty Willis at the request of Ted Rogich, a local salesman who sold it to Clark County, Nevada.[1]
Vegas Vic1951Vegas Vic is the unofficial name for a neon sign resembling a cowboy that was erected on the exterior of The Pioneer Club in Las Vegas in 1951. The sign can still be found at 25 E Fremont Street at the same place since 1951 on the outside of what used to be The Pioneer Club but is currently a souvenir shop owned by Schiff Enterprises.
Hoover Dam1935Hoover Dam, originally known as Boulder Dam, is a dam located in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River between the border of Arizona and Nevada. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936, and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin Roosevelt.
Las Vegas StripThe Las Vegas Strip is a 4.2miles stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada. Many of the largest hotel, casino and resort properties in the world are located on the Las Vegas Strip. Nineteen of the world's 25 largest hotels by room count are on the Strip, with a total of over 67,000 rooms.
Downtown Las VegasDowntown Las Vegas is the central business district of Las Vegas, Nevada. It is where the majority of the city's high-rise buildings are located and is the center for downtown gaming.
Fremont Street Experience1995Fremont Street Experience (FSE) is a pedestrian mall and attraction in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The FSE occupies the westernmost 5 blocks of Fremont Street, including the area known for years as "Glitter Gulch", and portions of some other adjacent streets.
Fountains of Bellagio1998The Bellagio Fountains hotel and casino is a vast, choreographed water feature with performances set to light and music located at the front of Bellagio Hotel and Casino.
Neon Museum1996The Neon Museum, also known as the Neon Boneyard or Neon Graveyard, features signs from old casinos.[2]
Little Church of the West1943The oldest building on the Las Vegas Strip, the Little Church of the West is a wedding chapel famous for celebrity weddings.

Local historic landmarks

The city of Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) oversees preservation activities for buildings, structures, and places of historical and architectural significance.[3] The HPC review applications for the Historic Property Register, a list of locally significant historic places.

Individual landmarks[4]

!Landmark name!Image!Location!Built!NHRP date
Bonanza UnderpassEast of 200 W Bonanza Rd1937January 28, 2004
Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs Ranch9200 Tule Springs Rd1964September 23, 1981
Frank Wait House901 E Ogden Ave1930N/A
Henderson House704 S 9th St1930N/A
Huntridge Theater1208 E Charleston Blvd1944July 22, 1993
Jay Dayton Smith House624 S 6th St1931February 20, 1987
La Concha Motel Lobby770 N Las Vegas Blvd1961N/A
Fifth Street School401 S 4th St1936N/A
Westside School330 W Washington Ave, Ward 51923N/A
Las Vegas High School (Las Vegas Academy)315 S 7th St1931September 24, 1986
Las Vegas High School
Las Vegas Mormon Fort500 E Washington Ave1855December 12, 1978
Las Vegas Springs(Big Springs)309 S Valley View Blvd500 ADDecember 14, 1978
Mesquite Club702 E St Louis Ave1961N/A
Morelli House861 S Bridger Ave1959June 3, 2012
Moulin Rouge Hotel and Casino*demolished in 2010||840 W Bonanza Rd|1955|1992|-|U.S. Post Office and Courthouse(Mob Museum)||300 Stewart Ave|1933|February 10, 1983|-|Woodlawn Cemetery||1500 N Las Vegas Blvd, Ward 5|1914|November 21, 2006|-|El Cortez Hotel and Casino||600 Fremont Street|1941|February 22, 2013|-|Harrison Boarding House||1001 F Street|1942|N/A|-|Old Spanish Trail||8150 Tara Ave|1844|August 22, 2001|-|Wengert House||600 E Charleston|1938|N/A|-|Helen Toland Residence||1134 Comstock Dr|1947|N/A|-|Mesquitewood||418 W Mesquite|1955|N/A|-|John Mull's Meats||3730 Thom Blvd|1953|N/A|-|Eureka Locomotive||Address restricted|1875|January 12, 1995|-|Tule Springs Archaeological Site||Address restricted||April 20, 1979|-|Green Shack*demolished||2504 E. Fremont|1932|June 03, 1994|}

Historic districts[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Villano . Matt . 2018-03-28 . 15 must-see attractions on the Las Vegas Strip . 2023-10-07 . CNN . en.
  2. Web site: BEST HISTORIC LAS VEGAS LANDMARKS . 2023-10-07 . Vegas.com.
  3. Web site: Historic Preservation . 2023-10-07 . www.lasvegasnevada.gov.
  4. Web site: Morteo . Jorge . 2023-01-19 . Las Vegas Historic Sites Tour Map . 2023-10-07 . ArcGIS StoryMaps . en-US.
  5. https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Portals/0/Historic_Preservation/Historic-Listed-Properties-Map-Jan-2023.pdf