Saturday, March 27, 2010

Neon Boneyard tour length?

Does anyone know about how long the tour of the Boneyard takes? Do they allow any extra time for taking photos?





Thanks!



Neon Boneyard tour length?


When I took the tour in October 2007, there was enough time during the tour to take lots of pictures. Copying from my trip report:



';The tour takes an hour to an hour and a half. It%26#39;s all outdoors, with no shade, on gravel lots with some broken glass, so dress appropriately and bring water with you. The two lots are filled to the brim with signs - so full that it%26#39;s hard to get a good view of some of them. Lastly, the signs look pretty bad: almost all of the neon is missing, rust is apparent, and some signs are in several pieces. That%26#39;s the bad news. The good news is that it%26#39;s fascinating to see a sign and say ';I saw that when it was running'; or ';I read about that casino.'; During my tour, one of the other tour takers pulled out pictures he had taken 30 years ago, of some of the signs when they were still in operation.';



Neon Boneyard tour length?


I can pretty much agree with everything ';excess'; wrote about the tour. It is very loosely a tour (unless they%26#39;ve spiffed it up in the last 3 years) and more of an opportunity to check out the signs and ask the %26#39;guide%26#39; questions. She will point out a few of the more famous/interesting signs, but it is by no means a structured tour on a time table. We were able to wander around and take all kinds of pictures. I really enjoyed it, but I can see where some people might be disappointed or expect something different.

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