Strip & Neon Museum

Same as yesterday. Sleep in, breakfast in the room this time, then we set off. First stop: the Las Vegas South Premium Outlets. Well, we didn't find them particularly impressive. At least it was pleasantly cool in here. We walked through completely, luckily found a hockey store, and I was able to check off my friend's wish list😊 I really didn't want to go to the T-Mobile Arena today (Stanley Cup Final)😅 On the way to the upper part of the Strip, we stopped briefly at Town Square Las Vegas, checked off more items on the wish list (as luck would have it, at Victoria's 😇. Jörg now knows them all. From SF, crossing the West Coast all the way here🤣). We found a free parking lot again on the Strip, this time without a huge mall, at the OYO Hotel. It was really convenient. They wanted $35,- for 50 meters in front😳 It wasn't a shaded spot, but no problem. It was free💪🏼 We walked along the big resorts, through the casino of New York, New York to the HardRock Cafe. A cocktail, a little something for a snack, then we went through Excalibur to Luxor. I wanted to see the Sphinx up close. I've done that now😅 After that, we marched back to the car and drove back to the hotel. Jörg took a break in our casino, and I lounged by the pool in the sun.
Later on, we quickly went to Walgreens around the corner to get a few things for the next few days. Okay, I had to walk twice because no ID, no cigarettes for the man🙄 But hey, a little exercise is good for you, right?
At around 9:30 pm, we set off one last time. The Neon Museum was our destination. Just before that, we realized that we could see it from our hotel room window and it was clear that I wanted to go there. Booked the tour, done. The Neon Museum Las Vegas is a collection of old signs from the hotels and motels here. Really cool. Even when walking/driving along the northern part of Las Vegas Boulevard, you will find old restored signs again and again. Locals, business owners, and even government organizations here see the Neon Museum and the sign collection as a historical cultural heritage. Each sign has its own story and is part of the city. The entrance to the museum is the restored lobby of the La Concha Motel, which was closed in 2004 and then demolished#endeschlaubischlumpf🤣 Our guide, whose name I forgot, was really cool. He told us the stories of the signs with full enthusiasm and energy. He was really funny. One highlight of the collection is one of the skulls that used to hang at Treasure Island. Or the 'old' guitar from the HardRock Cafe. He said that when it was set up in 2017, there was a crowd of people in front of the museum on the first evening because most people thought it was the HardRock Cafe. Jörg said the same thing on the way here. He doesn't want to know how many people have come here thinking there are cocktails 🤭 After the tour, we went straight to the hotel and to bed. Being outside all day at 37°C is exhausting 😊