59 Items Tagged

Neon

Personal gadgets for sale in Akihabara around 2008.

Akihabara Electric Town

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Lite Brite Neon Studio

Kingston, New York

Lite Brite Neon Studio

Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.

A wall sign in Pontiac, Illinois, celebrating Route 66.

Gaze Upon the Faded Glory of Route 66’s Signs

Photos of neon signs and advertisements along one of America's most iconic highways.

Anika Burgess December 14, 2016

Historical "Farine Five Roses" sign on a cold winter night

Montreal, Québec

Farine Five Roses Sign

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

How to Make a Neon Sign

We partnered with Timberland to find New York City's painted ads of yesteryear and learn about the art of neon signmaking.

Sponsored by Timberland

The Neon Museum

The Neon Museum

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

Abandoned cabins and gas station of Carty's Camp

Needles, California

Carty's Camp

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

Atlas Obscura's Great Nevada Road Trip

Five days. Fifty hidden wonders. A thousand miles.

Sponsored by Travel Nevada

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Lonnie Hammargren's House

Las Vegas, Nevada

Lonnie Hammargren's House

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

Photos of Hong Kong’s Dimming Neon Noir Landscape

A striking look at Hong Kong's disappearing neon signs.

Anika Burgess March 30, 2016

Los Angeles, California

Valley Relics Museum

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

Wildwood's Doo Wop Beach Hotels Are Desperate for Your Love

A.M. Brune January 26, 2016

A distant cousin of the Portland Martini. (Photo: Dave Newman/Flickr)

Fleeting Wonders: Giant Neon Martini Returns To Portland

Cara Giaimo December 15, 2015

Prometheus Cave

Kumistavi, Georgia

Prometheus Cave

This neon lit Georgian cave claims to hold the boulder Prometheus was chained to.

If Only San Francisco's Neon Signs Could Live Forever

Anika Burgess May 18, 2015

Reed Flute Cave

Reed Flute Cave

Hidden behind musical flora and forgotten for over a thousand years, this cave is now a neon dream.

Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord

Duisburg, Germany

Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.

Cincinnati, Ohio

American Sign Museum

Where beautiful signs live on forever.