Las Vegas Sign

The Las Vegas Sign is just about one of the most iconic images on the Las Vegas Strip. As visitors drive toward the center Las Vegas Strip they are greeted by the famous landmark and the words, "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada." Those driving off the main Strip will see the other side that reads, "Drive Carefully Come Back Soon."

The Las Vegas sign has welcomed visitors since its erection in 1959 but throughout the years it has been moved several times on the Strip due to construction. Today the welcome to Las Vegas Sign is in the median of the Las Vegas Strip just south of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and just west of McCarran International Airport. There is also a replica of the Las Vegas Sign on Boulder Highway (where it crosses Harmon). Interestingly enough neither sign mark any sort of city limits border and technically the Vegas Sign is located outside the Las Vegas city limits.

The Las Vegas Sign was originally designed by Betty Willis and created by the Western Neon Company. The neon and flasing lights are reminicent of the style of that time. The vegas sign or image has never been copyrighted resulting in its use in vegas souvieers and images. It is even featured on some of the Nevada State licence plates. The Las Vegas Sign has come to represent the city it is named for and it evokes the fun, playful atmosphere that makes Las Vegas such a great city.

Video of the Las Vegas Sign