Beavis and Butthead Landmarks in Vegas
Many of the places in Las Vegas shown in Beavis and Butthead Do America are no longer there, such as Stardust Lounge and Aladdin’s. But many still are. Here are some of the landmarks that I saw, that you could still see too!
The Cleopatra statue was featured more prominently in the movie than any of the other landmarks. But it can be quite hard to find if you don’t know where to look. This scene takes place as Caesars Palace, but this is easy to miss if you aren’t familiar with the hotel since the sign is never shown.
This landmark is also not very well known. The staff members I asked, even showing them a photo I found off google, said they had never even seen it before. Likely, they walked right passed it as it’s easy to miss.
To find the statue, go to the main entrance of the hotel, near the buffet and right across from the gift shop (the one that sells the Caesars Palace merch). Down the first hallway you see, it’s just a few steps in. There’s a sign that says “Cleopatra’s Barge” with an arrow.
One of the first places Beavis and Butthead drive passed is the Treasure Island casino. This is a really cool pirate themed casino. The architecture inside is really beautiful.
In the movie you see a pirate ship outside the hotel. There are actually two!
They used to do shows where the two ships battle, and the smaller one would sink. Sadly, they stopped doing pirate shows in 2018, due to new owners wanting the casino to have a more “sophisticated” atmosphere. Like, it’s a pirate themed casino, you bitch! They also replaced the famous skull sign with this really lame one;
You can still see the original giant fibreglass skull at the neon museum. I didn’t though because the whole thing, nicknamed the “neon graveyard”, just seemed really depressing to me.
They also drive passed the iconic, Circus Circus! This was once Vegas’ most profitable hotel, known as “Vegas’ babysitter”, because kids would be dropped off there all day.
This circus themed casino and hotel featured a full midway with carnival games, free circus acts, clown shows, trapeze shows and carnival food. Apparently they still do these shows, but none were going on when I was there.
It’s way bigger than it looks in the movie, and is not located on the main strip (the movie kind of turns Las Vegas Blvd. and Fremont Street into one street)
There’s also the Adventuredome, which is an amusement park with rides. It closes at 6:30 on weekdays though, which is lame. What else is lame is that their gift shop doesn’t sell a single T-shirt with their iconic logo on it.
One of the oldest hotel’s in Vegas. It’s right on Fremont Street on the old strip. This is actually the hotel I stayed in.
It’s a nice hotel, but it’s not that cool. It’s pretty cheap though. And if you like gambling, they do actually have live dealers for blackjack, roulette, craps etc. (hehehe craps….)
Cleopatra Ship and the Dance Floor
This used to be right behind the statue, but as you can see from my picture above, this area was blocked off by glass and a curtain. The door however, was unlocked, and you can still see the ship and this dance floor if you really want to. It was open not long ago, and maybe I just went at a bad time or during some construction. Maybe you’ll get luckier than me and get to see this iconic dance floor.
Here’s what it used to look like.
Four Queens and Las Vegas Vic
These locations aren’t right next to each other like in the movie, but they are pretty close. They’re both on Fremont Street.
Las Vegas Vic is probably the most famous neon sign in Vegas, he has been in more movies than I even know. He used to be outside the Pioneer Club, which no longer exists. He also used to light up (duh), and talk. He doesn’t anymore, but I’m glad they kept this iconic sign.
Fremont Hotel and Vegas Vicky
Fremont Hotel is, obviously, on Fremont street. Vegas Vicky was taken down from her original spot a few years ago, but you can still see her in the front lobby of the Circa hotel. On Fremont, right across from the Golden Nugget.
Now, it’s just called Binion’s. It’s on Fremont, across from the Golden Nugget.
They have some cool historical photos on the walls, and a really good greasy spoon diner.
And that is pretty much the places featured in the movie you can still see. Beside’s Hara’s, which I saw, but didn’t go in, and the Sphinx, which is at the Luxor. But I never managed to make it to the Luxor (or Excalibur, because getting around on the new strip takes insanely long)
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