PO Box 2007
200 East 3rd Street
The Dalles, OR 97058
(541) 370-2242
Welcome!
Summer Schedule
We look forward to your visit. If our guest services team can provide you with travel information that will enhance your experience in our beautiful town, please reach out via email at info@nationalneonsignmuseum.org.
Planned Closure:
Every Sunday-Monday (April 1-November 1, 2025)
Every Sunday-Wednesday (November 2-December 31, 2025)
November 23-29, 2025
December 21-27, 2025
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General Public Information:
The National Neon Sign Museum is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10am-5pm April 1, 2025-November 1, 2025. Please call 541-370-2242 for special group reservations. Tickets can be purchased at our guest services counter Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm everyday. Online tickets are available for planning convenience.
Use our online portal if you have a large group, need a specific entrance time or docent led tour time, or have special accommodations. Otherwise, we look forward to serving you at our guest services center.
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Location:
We are located at 200 East 3rd street. We are diagonal from The Dalles City Hall and just past The Dalles Police Department. Guests can find parking in the lot between the museum and US Bank or curbside. If orange cones are present at the curb, this indicates American Cruise Line loading and unloading. Parking is prohibited in this area.
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OUR MUSEUM
Illuminating the Dalles
BIG NEWS
Open for Tours
The National Neon Sign Museum opened for tours August of 2018. Corporate, family, and individual memberships are currently available for a promotional founders special.
The NNSM is dedicated to providing a dynamic and entertaining environment that promotes an understanding and appreciation of advertising and signage and the unique role it has played in American history. It will provide historical, social, and cultural relevance through the exhibition of more than 20,000 square feet of electrifying signs, ephemera, and interactive displays that date from the late 1800's through the 1960's.
Membership sales and giving opportunities are available by contacting info@nationalneonsignmuseum.org or purchasing below!
On April 3, 2015, The City of The Dalles, OR gifted the historic Elks Building at 200 East 3rd Street to be used for the National Neon Sign Museum (NNSM).
The NNSM, a registered 501c3, will present one of the most
outstanding collections of American advertising, signage, and ephemera in the nation.
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The preservation and renewal of this historic building along the Columbia Gorge will provide a world-class museum and venue to promote education, and increase tourism and capital for local and regional businesses and organizations.
Offering their collection to become part of the ambiance of The Dalles, the NNSM is situated to display a family friendly, hands-on, and fresh approach to the modern museum.
SOT Publication
“Electric advertising is a picture medium. Moreover, it is a color medium; still again, electrical advertising is a medium of motion, of action, of life, of light, of compulsory attraction.”
HOURS& Admission
Group Tours By Appointment
(541) 370-2242
info@nationalneonsignmuseum.org
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Students K-12 $5
College Student $5 (ID)
General Adult $10
Seniors $8 (65+)
Groups $8 (10+)
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Subscribe to our website for current information and updates at:
www.nationalneonsignmuseum.org
Thank you for your support. We are open for the general public, group tours, and cruise line tours. We are also open for special event rental. We appreciate your business!
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Operating Hours Beginning April 1, 2025
Sunday: Closed*
Monday: Closed*
Tuesday: 10-5 pm
Wednesday: 10-5 pm
Thursday: 10-5 pm
Friday: 10-5 pm
Saturday: 10-5 pm
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Seasonal Operating Hours*
The museum is open Tuesday-Saturday April 1-November 1, 2025. Fall and Winter hours are Thursday-Saturday. If you have a special group visit or request during our Fall and Winter schedule, please call:
(541) 370-2242.
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