Las Vegas
Harrah's may be the friendliest and most playful casino on the Strip – and it's swimming with middle-aged tourists from the Midwest. Entertainment is the…
Must-see attractions in Southern Nevada
Southern Nevada
For connoisseurs of brews and distilled spirits, a visit to the Henderson Booze District is a must. Here beer lovers will find CraftHaus Brewery and Bad…
Southern Nevada
Dubbed 'Crescent Dunes' by the marketing department of the nearby solar energy project, the Tonopah Dunes Offroad Vehicle Park is a small system of dunes…
Las Vegas
This filigreed casino recreates Victorian opulence with its unique design, detailed craftwork and an extensive antiques collection. Pick up a brochure at…
Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Park
Las Vegas
It's a big surprise for many visitors to often-glitzy and frequently licentious Las Vegas, but Southern Nevada has deep roots in the Church of Jesus…
Las Vegas
Outside the Venetian next to the mock Rialto Bridge is this interactive version of the wax museum many love to loathe. Strike a pose with Elvis, get in…
Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum
Southern Nevada
Upstairs at the historic Boulder Dam Hotel (where Bette Davis, Franklin D Roosevelt and Howard Hughes once slept), this small but engaging museum focuses…
Southern Nevada
The best thing about what was once the mining township of Rhyolite, when compared to other ghost towns of Nevada, is its accessibility. Four miles west of…
Southern Nevada
What first began in 1995 as the dream of three local women who realized they needed to preserve the history of the town that raised them, has outgrown the…
Las Vegas
Reborn from the shell of the Lady Luck casino, the slightly corporate Downtown Grand, just north of Fremont St, combines chandeliers with 'street dice'…
Las Vegas
Even if you're not contemplating tying the knot, it's worth a peek inside this little assembly-line wedding chapel of loooove to see if anyone is getting…
Las Vegas
This New Orleans–themed casino hotel does a so-so job of re-creating the Big Easy. On the casino floor stand more than 3000 slot and video poker machines…
Don Laughlin's Classic Car Collection
Southern Nevada
Minnesota transplant and town namesake Don Laughlin has amassed over 80 cars in his lifetime. (It's impressive he has the spare time: apparently the 88…
Las Vegas
A hub for the arts in Vegas' up-and-coming Arts District, Art Square contains 16 creative, retail and professional spaces as well the Cockroach Theater,…
Southern Nevada
Kids go crazy for this massive, seasonal water park with slides, surfing, swimming, a lazy river, and cabanas for the big kids who paid for the tickets…
Las Vegas
Beginners’ wedding packages start at just $209 at this quiet, quaint little wooden chapel built in 1942, in the shadow of the south Strip, as seen in the…
Las Vegas
Housed in the Art Square complex, this sweet museum pays homage to the history of burlesque performance in the USA. Gawk at fab sequined outfits and…
Las Vegas
The neighborhood west of the Strip has several old-school casino hotels, such as Gold Coast – now as well known for its authentic Chinese cuisine as its…
Southern Nevada
Rich with bird- and wildlife, this park, centered on a 65-acre artificial reservoir stocked with trout, some 30 miles northeast of Caliente, is a popular…
Las Vegas
Offering the original Elvis impersonator wedding (from $199) for over 50 years. If it’s good enough for rock stars, then it’s probably good enough for you…
Las Vegas
As you're strolling or bar-hopping the vibrant Fremont East District, be sure to pop your nose in to this hub for local artists to see who's in residence.
Summerlin
Popular with a well-to-do older crowd, this high-end local's casino is only a short drive from the Strip, but feels worlds away.
Las Vegas
Despite its Carnaval theme, the all-suites Rio casino hotel is often overshadowed by the action at the Palms casino resort across the street. Occupying…
Las Vegas
A gambling hall and hotel have stood on this corner since 1906, one year after the whistle-stop railway town of Las Vegas was founded. It didn't become…
Las Vegas
For some reason, in such a sunshine-filled place, it took 60 years for an outdoor park to be built on the Las Vegas Strip. The new-in-2016 'park' is a…
Las Vegas
This medieval caricature, complete with crayon-colored towers and a faux drawbridge, epitomizes gaudy Vegas. Inside the mock castle, casino walls are hung…
Las Vegas
Unless it's 'bigger is better,' there is no real theme at this time-warped giant with its football-field-sized casino overhung by twinkling chandeliers…
Las Vegas
Built on the site of a Union Pacific Railroad Depot, the Plaza opened in 1971. For decades it was a gaudy, cheap-looking hotel attracting package tourists…
Las Vegas
With the only walk-up (and drive-thru) wedding window in Vegas, plus a cathedral-style chapel, this newly built place also arranges weddings at scenic…
Las Vegas
Above New York–New York's casino floor, a gargantuan carnival-esque arcade offers something for kids (and kids at heart) with 200-plus video games ranging…
Las Vegas
For cheap booze and cheap thrills, it's tough to beat this lowbrow dive next door to Circus Circus. Grab a coupon book, give the giant slot machine a free…
Southern Nevada
This sprawling, Spanish Empire–themed locals' casino has (allegedly) better odds than the Strip, a massive bingo hall and an even larger bowling alley,…
Las Vegas
It's a long way from your Daniel Craig and Eva Green fantasies, but low minimum bets make the gaudiness easier to stomach. Cheap drinks and fast food keep…
