The Mob Museum Introduces The Starlight Plaza, Opening Fall 2025

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Category: Las Vegas

Published on Monday, 08 September 2025 18:35

Written by A&E Contributing Editor

Arriving this fall to downtown Las Vegas The Starlight Plaza at The Mob Museum, a new seasonal outdoor cocktail lounge, entertainment and event venue that takes its cues from Las Vegas' golden age and explored throughout The Mob Museum.

Designed with a breezeblock motif and midcentury influences, the 7,700-square-foot space features shades of green, pink and gold, a nod to the desert modernism and lively color palettes of classic Strip resorts.

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These design details set the stage for an atmosphere that reflects the glamour and spectacle of the showgirls era and musicians such as the Rat Pack, while fostering the perfect setting for world-class entertainment and thought-provoking historical programming.

A craft cocktail and mocktail program will be the star of the show. Spearheaded by industry veteran, The Mob Museum's Senior Director of Food and Beverage Clint Thoman (formerly of TAO Group Hospitality and Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group), The Starlight Plaza's menu will feature a seasonal line-up of signature cocktails, non-alcoholic libations and, for a limited time, a Golden Age menu of $5 craft sips as a nod to the days when Vegas poured big flavor for small change. 

As a versatile event venue, a rotating calendar of live music, public programs and other events awaits, all as an extension of the Museum's dedicated public programming arm. The Starlight Plaza will also welcome private event and group bookings. 

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"An era thoroughly explored as part of The Mob Museum's tour and most often perceived through popular culture, we wanted the menu to lean into drinks, flavors and the spirit of the era, while remaining authentic to the hospitality capital of the world," said Thoman.

Mixed media murals, created by Las Vegas' own Derek Douglas professionally known as SNIPT, adorn the interior walls displaying recognizable icons like Tom Jones, Liberace, Lena Horne and members of the Rat Pack, in addition to themes associated with America's playground like gambling, world class sporting events such as boxing and The Mint 400 and more. Sparkling atop, a sign designed by the Museum and brought to life by heritage company YESCO, will complete the midcentury Las Vegas-inspired experience.

ABOUT THE MOB MUSEUM
The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, provides a world-class journey through true stories—from the birth of the Mob to today's headlines. The Mob Museum offers a provocative, contemporary look at these topics through hundreds of artifacts and immersive storylines. Numerous interactive exhibits include a Crime Lab, Firearm Training Simulator and Organized Crime Today exhibit. The Museum is also home to The Underground, a Prohibition history exhibition featuring a speakeasy and distillery.

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The Mob Museum has accumulated numerous accolades, including being named one of Tripadvisor's "Top 25 U.S. Museums" and a 2025, 2024 and 2023 "Travelers' Choice" Award recipient; one of U.S. News & World Report's "Best Museums in the U.S.;" one of Las Vegas Weekly's "Twenty Greatest Attractions in Las Vegas History" and "Best Museum" of 2021, 2023 and 2024; Vegas Magazine's "Best Historical Museum" of 2024; one of National Geographic's "Top 10 Things to Do in Las Vegas;" USA Today's "Best Museum in Nevada," 10Best Readers' Choice travel awards for "Best Las Vegas Attraction" in 2021 and 2022, "Top Five Best History Museums in the United States" in 2021 and one of its "12 Can't Miss U.S. Museum Exhibits;" named "A Must for Travelers" by The New York Times and one of "20 Places Every American Should See" by FOX News. The Museum is a two-time winner of the Mayor's Urban Design Award for Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The Museum is open daily; visit the website for admission rates and operating hours. For more information visit themobmuseum.org, or download the Museum's free mobile app. 

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