Desert National Wildlife Refuge
Southern Nevada
The Las Vegas Valley may be home to over 2 million humans, but it's right next to an immense region home only to big horn sheep, mountain lions, eagles,…
Must-see attractions in Nevada
Las Vegas
With a backdrop of Tuscan-style architecture, the Bellagio’s faux Lake Como and dancing fountains are the antithesis of the Mojave Desert – although the…
Southern Nevada
If you're looking for a ghost-town experience filled with weather-beaten buildings, derelict automobiles and vintage signs, El Dorado Canyon, 30 miles…
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Southern Nevada
Red Rock's dramatic vistas are revered by Las Vegas locals and adored by visitors from around the world. Formed by extreme tectonic forces, it's thought…
Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway
Southern Nevada
Just west of Las Vegas, the limestone cliffs and alpine forested peaks of the lofty Spring Mountains rise unmistakably above the Mojave Desert. This…
Las Vegas
With a fresh, young and funky vibe, one of Vegas' newest casinos benefits from also being one of its smallest with just over 60 tables and around 750 slot…
Las Vegas
If a Las Vegas casino can be classy, the NoMad comes in pretty close to the mark. High-limit roulette, blackjack and baccarat are available under a…
Las Vegas
Having partially shaken off its historically tropical theme, the Mirage retains its huge rain forest atrium of lush, tropical foliage and has updated the…
Las Vegas
Long before golf courses, lawns and palm trees filled Las Vegas with greenery, there were a few farmers who eked out lives here in the tough Mojave Desert…
McCarran International Airport Viewing Area
Las Vegas
With some 43 million travelers visiting Las Vegas each year, the skies above Sin City are filled daily with airliners landing and taking off. Thrill…
Las Vegas
A five-block pedestrian mall, between Main St and N Las Vegas Blvd, topped by an arched steel canopy and filled with computer-controlled lights, the…
Las Vegas
The ultramodern Palms casino hotel burns brightly with a mix of entertainment designed to seduce gen-Xers and -Yers. Infamous for its starring role on MTV…
Las Vegas
In recent years, TI, now privately owned, has undergone a progressive transformation away from its family friendly 'pirate' roots toward a more adult…
Las Vegas
The former Aladdin resort was swimming in a sea of debt when Planet Hollywood bought it in 2003. Now owned by Caesars group, the property's flashy casino…
Las Vegas
Slip away from the madness inside the Flamingo’s wildlife habitat, out back behind the casino. Over a dozen acres of pools, gardens, waterfalls and water…
Southern Nevada
Lake Las Vegas was created by damming the Las Vegas Wash, an intermittent creek that drains the metropolitan area. Fitting for its desert locale, Lake Las…
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Southern Nevada
A popular boating, swimming and weekend-camping destination for local residents, it’s less than an hour’s drive from Las Vegas to the most visited…
Las Vegas
This Coney Island–inspired roller coaster makes a twist-and-dive maneuver, producing a sensation similar to that felt by a pilot during a barrel roll in a…
Great Basin National Park
A colossal marble cavern, Lehman Caves features a staggering collection of formations including stalactites, stalagmites, helictites, flowstone, popcorn…
Las Vegas
Over 15 striking, large-scale art installations, contemporary sculptures and larger-than-life abstract paintings are spread throughout the Aria complex in…
Las Vegas
Mandalay Bay's 1.6-million-gallon wave pool occupies 11 acres, has 2700 tons of imported Californian sand and can generate waves up to 6ft. The facility…
Southern Nevada
Fifteen miles north of Caliente, just past the turn-off to Panaca, Cathedral Gorge State Park is one of those magical out-of-the-way places that you never…
Northern Nevada
Just under 20 miles south of town, this sizable cave was used from 2600 BCE by native peoples to store food and seasonal equipment. It was 'discovered' in…
Southern Nevada
Las Vegas is located in the parched Mojave Desert, but it's not bone dry. Case in point: the wetlands that comprise this oasis-like park. The water that…
Nevada
Outside Gerlach, which is itself roughly 100 miles northeast of Reno, world land-speed records have been set on these dry, mud-cracked playas. Although…
Las Vegas
Las Vegas' fractured art scene received an enormous boost in the late 1990s, when commercial photographer Wes Isbutt established this arts complex…
Reno
In a sparkling building inspired by the geological formations of the Black Rock Desert north of town, a floating staircase leads to galleries showcasing…
Southern Nevada
Amble among re-creations of what the Las Vegas region looked like decades and even centuries before the modern neon-lit era of casinos and hotels. From…
Las Vegas
Designed for toddlers to pre-teens, the Discovery Children's Museum is located in a state-of-the-art building in Symphony Park. Highlights include 'The…
Las Vegas
Bellagio's petite art gallery hosts blockbuster traveling shows from nationally renowned art museums. Free docent-guided tours are usually given at 2pm…
Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Southern Nevada
US Hwy 93 parallels the eastern edge of the Desert National Wildlife Range (where bighorn sheep can be spotted) and runs by this wildlife sanctuary where…
Southern Nevada
The asphalt hubbub and glittering-light jungle of Las Vegas takes a breather in this regional park. A lovely lake is surrounded by acres of grassy, tree…
California Trail Interpretive Center
Northern Nevada
If you're driving the I-80, which follows, in parts, the route of the original California Trail that pioneers trod when settling the West, a stop at this…
Southern Nevada
Before highways streamed with vacation-minded drivers and airliners landed at McCarran International Airport, the most reliable way to travel to Las Vegas…
Northern Nevada
To get a taste of life in the Wild West, aspiring cowpokes should visit this cultural center, incorporating the Wiegand Gallery's impressive collection of…
Las Vegas
Sure, Las Vegas is Sin City. But it also has many, many churches – none more lovely and historical than the Roman Catholic artistic exemplar that is…
Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
Las Vegas
This intriguing exhibition displays more than 250 genuine artifacts salvaged from the RMS Titanic – the luxury passenger liner that sank in the chilly…
Reno
Since opening its doors in 2011 as a children's museum, the Discovery rapidly grew in popularity and expanded its focus to become a world-class, hands-on…
Las Vegas
When the Mirage’s trademark artificial volcano erupts with a roar out of a 3-acre lagoon, it inevitably brings traffic on the Strip to a screeching halt…
Las Vegas
Not for the squeamish, this educational permanent exhibition at Luxor features 13 preserved cadavers and 260 pickled organs with scientific explanations…
