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The Neon Museum vs The Big Apple Coaster & Arcade

Both The Neon Museum and The Big Apple Coaster & Arcade are endorsed by experts. On balance, The Neon Museum ranks significantly higher than The Big Apple Coaster & Arcade. The Neon Museum comes in at #1 in Las Vegas with approval from 15 reviewers including Lonely Planet, Travel + Leisure and Travel + Leisure.

The Neon Museum
The Neon Museum
8 / 10
770 Las Vegas Boulevard North, Las Vegas, NV 89101
From $0 /night
Fodor's Fodor's
"Consider this Downtown museum the afterlife for old neon signs." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"It's overflowing with more than 100 pieces of vintage nonoperative signage that trace Las Vegas's unique physical history."
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Founded in 1996, the Neon Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and displaying neon signs, an iconic Las Vegas art form." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
Editor's Pick
"This collection of 150 neon signs dating from the 1930s—the largest in the world—is finally open." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This nonprofit project is doing what almost no one else does: saving Las Vegas' history." Full review
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The Big Apple Coaster & Arcade
The Big Apple Coaster & Arcade
7 / 10
3790 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109
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Fodor's Fodor's
"There are two reasons to ride the Coney Island–style New York–New York roller coaster (aka Manhattan Express): first, with a 144-foot dive and a 360-degree somersault, it's a real scream." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This Coney Island–inspired roller coaster makes a heartline twist-and-dive manoeuvre, producing a sensation similar to that felt by a pilot during a barrel roll in a fighter plane." Full review
Where Where
"Experience negative Gs that take you past the replicated New York City skyline. Daily, 10:30 am-midnight. Riders must be at least 54 inches tall. $15; $26 for an all-day pass." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"As if the outside of New York-New York wasn’t busy enough, someone decided to knock it up a few notches by having a roller coaster wind around the whole thing." Full review