List of Las Vegas landmarks
Popular landmarks
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This is an incomplete list of landmarks located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area.
| Name | Image | Year | Comments | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign | 
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1959 | The "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 Vic | 
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1951 | Vegas 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 Dam | 
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1935 | Hoover 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 Strip | 
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The Las Vegas Strip is a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) 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 Vegas | 
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Downtown 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 Experience | 
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1995 | Fremont 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 Bellagio | 
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1998 | The 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 Museum | 
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1996 | The Neon Museum, also known as the Neon Boneyard or Neon Graveyard, features signs from old casinos. | [2][1] |
| Little Church of the West | 
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1943 | The oldest building on the Las Vegas Strip, the Little Church of the West is a wedding chapel famous for celebrity weddings. | [2] |
Local historic landmarks
[edit]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.[3]
| Landmark name | Image | Location | Built | NHRP date |
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| Bonanza Underpass | 
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East of 200 W Bonanza Rd | 1937 | January 28, 2004 |
| Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs Ranch | 
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9200 Tule Springs Rd | 1964 | September 23, 1981 |
| Frank Wait House | 901 E Ogden Ave | 1930 | N/A | |
| Henderson House | 704 S 9th St | 1930 | N/A | |
| Huntridge Theater | 
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1208 E Charleston Blvd | 1944 | July 22, 1993 |
| Jay Dayton Smith House | 
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624 S 6th St | 1931 | February 20, 1987 |
| La Concha Motel Lobby | 
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770 N Las Vegas Blvd | 1961 | N/A |
| Fifth Street School | 401 S 4th St | 1936 | N/A | |
| Westside School | 330 W Washington Ave, Ward 5 | 1923 | N/A | |
| Las Vegas High School
(Las Vegas Academy) |
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315 S 7th St | 1931 | September 24, 1986 |
| Las Vegas High School | ||||
| Las Vegas Mormon Fort | .jpg)
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500 E Washington Ave | 1855 | December 12, 1978 |
| Las Vegas Springs(Big Springs) | 
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309 S Valley View Blvd | 500 AD | December 14, 1978 |
| Mesquite Club | 702 E St Louis Ave | 1961 | N/A | |
| Morelli House | 
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861 S Bridger Ave | 1959 | June 3, 2012 |
| Moulin Rouge Hotel and Casino
*demolished in 2010 |
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840 W Bonanza Rd | 1955 | 1992 |
| U.S. Post Office and Courthouse(Mob Museum) | .jpg)
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300 Stewart Ave | 1933 | February 10, 1983 |
| Woodlawn Cemetery | 
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1500 N Las Vegas Blvd, Ward 5 | 1914 | November 21, 2006 |
| El Cortez Hotel and Casino | _wmc366.jpg)
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600 Fremont Street | 1941 | February 22, 2013 |
| Harrison Boarding House | 1001 F Street | 1942 | N/A | |
| Old Spanish Trail | 
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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 | 
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Address restricted | 1875 | January 12, 1995 |
| Tule Springs Archaeological Site | Address restricted | April 20, 1979 | ||
| Green Shack*demolished | 
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2504 E. Fremont | 1932 | June 03, 1994 |
- Berkley Square Neighborhood Historic District
- John S. Park Historic District
- Las Vegas High School Historic District
- Las Vegas High School Neighborhood District
- Lorenzi Park Historic District
- Beverly Green Historic District
- Railroad Cottage Historic District
References
[edit]- ^ a b Villano, Matt (2018-03-28). "15 must-see attractions on the Las Vegas Strip". CNN. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ a b "BEST HISTORIC LAS VEGAS LANDMARKS". Vegas.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ a b "Historic Preservation". www.lasvegasnevada.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ Morteo, Jorge (2023-01-19). "Las Vegas Historic Sites Tour Map". ArcGIS StoryMaps. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Portals/0/Historic_Preservation/Historic-Listed-Properties-Map-Jan-2023.pdf [bare URL PDF]