Okay... so we all know the Las Vegas offers the luxury hotels, fabulous Chef inspired restaurants, shows that rival nothing else in the world and so on...

 

How about something new next time your are in Vegas... a visit to The Boneyard.

 

The Neon Museum offers tours of the 3 acre site where one can view the 'yet-to-be-restored' neon glory that encompasses the rich history of Las Vegas.

 

The Museum suggests booking well in advance because they sell out regularly.

 

For more information or to book a tour, please visit The Neon Museum website.

CHICAGO - Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is finally admitting Muggles.

 

Muggles - non-magical humans - are never seen at the mythic school where Harry Potter learns spells, potions and defense against the dark arts, but they're welcome at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, where more than 200 props and costumes from the blockbuster movies re-create Hogwarts in an exhibition.

Harry Potter: The Exhibition takes visitors from the Hogwarts Express train platform through the Gryffindor common room, classrooms, the Great Hall, the Forbidden Forest and Hagrid's hut. The tour is populated with creatures from the seven novels by J.K. Rowling and six Potter movies: life-sized centaurs, Buckbeak the hippogriff, dementors, thestrals and Dobby the house elf. Along the way are vignettes featuring dozens of elaborate costumes and icons of the Potter universe, including Harry's magic wand and round glasses.

"We think it's inspirational for people to look at how the filmmakers literally bring the books to life," says Eddie Newquist, president of branded entertainment for Exhibitgroup/Giltspur, which produced the exhibition. "We want to exceed expectations and ... surprise people."

David Mosena, president and CEO of the Museum of Science and Industry, expects the Potter exhibit to be a hit at a time when some museums have seen attendance drop because of the struggling economy. "Many of the people who will come are in the sweet spot of the museum already, because this is all about imagination and this is a museum about imagination and innovation," Mosena says. "I think it will be big."