Paradise in Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)
The Welcome To Las Vegas Sign
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 15, 2010
1. Welcome To Las Vegas Marker
The Welcome To Las Vegas Sign - 1959 - has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign debuted on the Las Vegas Strip in 1959 and today it remains one of the most popular attractions in Clark County, appearing in countless vacation photos, commercials and movies. The sign was designed by Betty Willis (1923-2015). The County paid $4,000 for the sign, which is located about four miles south of the Las Vegas city limits in an unincorporated part of Clark County. The sign was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 to coincide with Clark Countys centennial celebration. In 2014, the County collaborated with several organizations, including Green Chips, Clean Energy Project and the Consumer Electronics Association, to install the solar panels here. The panels provide enough electricity to completely offset the energy used by the sign. Thank you for visiting our world-famous landmark.
Drive Carefully.
Come back soon.
Board of Clark County Commissioners
Erected by Board of Clark County Commissioners.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce
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Location. 36° 4.901′ N, 115° 10.363′ W. Marker is in Las Vegas, Nevada, in Clark County. It is in Paradise. It is on Las Vegas Boulevard South 0.4 miles south of Russell Road, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5100 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas NV 89119, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Nevada’s Mojave Desert. It is also in the American Southwest and in the Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Little Church of the West (approx. 0.3 miles away); Our world changed forever on September 11, 2001 (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Our world changed forever on September 11, 2001 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Siegfried & Roy Park (approx. 1.9 miles away); "Bugsy" (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Shrine of the Four-Faced Brahma (approx. 2.4 miles away); The "Bugsy Building" (approx. 2.4 miles away); History Walk (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Las Vegas.
Regarding The Welcome To Las Vegas Sign. National Register of Historic Places:
The "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" Sign, (added 2009 - - #09000284)
Las Vegas Blvd., in public right of way, approx. .5 mi. S. of intersection with Russell Rd. , Paradise Township
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
November 28, 2018
2. Welcome To Las Vegas Marker
Architect, builder, or engineer: Willis, Betty Whitehead
Architectural Style: Other
Area of Significance: Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance: 1950-1974
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Monument/Marker
Current Function: Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Monument/Marker
November 28, 2018
3. Additional Welcome To Las Vegas Marker
This additional marker is on a metal frame above the NRHP marker.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 15, 2010
4. Welcome To Las Vegas Marker
The previous location of the marker.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 15, 2010
5. Welcome To Las Vegas Sign
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 15, 2010
6. Backside of The Welcome To Las Vegas Sign
Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 1, 2003
7. Welcome To Las Vegas Sign
Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 2003
8. Welcome To Las Vegas Sign
Photographed by Adam Margolis, August 21, 2024
9. Welcome To Las Vegas Sign and Markers
courtesy Nevada State Museum, 1959
10. Welcome To Las Vegas Sign - 1959
Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 3,088 times since then and 159 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 28, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 2, 3. submitted on December 3, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 28, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 7, 8. submitted on March 29, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 9. submitted on August 27, 2024, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 10. submitted on September 19, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
