Entry No. 18 — the Las Vegas file — filed under: fire sculpture

Downtown Container Park — the fire-breathing Mantis

At the Fremont Street entrance stands a 40-foot steel praying mantis originally built for Burning Man that breathes real fire from its antennae — an operator hidden inside works its seven built-in speakers — and a few steps away sits a heart-shaped 'Love Locket' sculpture, left over from the first Life Is Beautiful festival, where couples can clip on a padlock and leave it.

The move: Catch sunset, when the community drum circle 'wakes up' the Mantis and it breathes fire, then walk over and lock a padlock onto the Love Locket together before wandering the shipping-container shops.

📍 Downtown Las Vegas
💸 $$
⚡ Up for anything
🌗 Indoors

Where: 707 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101

Hours: Added 2026-07-20 — confirm current hours before you go.

#fire sculpture #public art #Burning Man art #free #walk-through installation

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Further reading: Official site · Wikipedia

last checked: 2026-07-20