Things to Do in Las Vegas
Attractions across the Strip, downtown and the surrounding valley. Each page lists how long to budget, what it costs and which hotels are within walking distance.
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Day Trip
Entertainment
- Sphere2-3 hours (show) · $70-300+366-foot-tall immersive entertainment venue with 17,500 seats. Music residencies, Postcard from Earth film, exterior LED exosphere visible a
- Topgolf Las Vegas1-3 hours · $30-100/hr per bay8-acre, 4-story Topgolf at MGM Grand with 108 climate-controlled hitting bays, restaurants, pools, and concert venue.
Family Attraction
- Adventuredome at Circus Circus3-5 hours · $60-65 day pass5-acre indoor theme park inside Circus Circus with 20+ rides including the Canyon Blaster double-loop coaster. Climate-controlled.
- DISCOVERY Children's Museum2-3 hours · $15-21Three-floor children's museum at Symphony Park Downtown — 26,000 sq ft of interactive science, art, and STEAM exhibits.
- Madame Tussauds Las Vegas1.5-2.5 hours · $30-40Wax museum at the Venetian with 100+ celebrity figures, marriage chapel, and Marvel 4D experience.
- Secret Garden & Dolphin Habitat (Discontinued 2024)Discontinued · DiscontinuedNote: the Mirage's Secret Garden and Siegfried & Roy Dolphin Habitat closed in 2024 with the property's transition to Hard Rock. Retained fo
- Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay1-1.5 hours · $29-391.6M-gallon aquarium with sharks, sea turtles, rays, and a walk-through tunnel. The Strip's only major aquarium.
- Springs Preserve2-4 hours · $11-19180-acre cultural and historical site at the original springs that gave Las Vegas its name. Museums, gardens, trails, butterfly habitat.
Free Attraction
- Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Garden30-60 minutes · Free14,000-square-foot botanical garden inside Bellagio with five seasonal displays per year. Free 24/7.
- Ethel M Cactus Garden & Chocolate Factory1-1.5 hours · FreeFree chocolate-factory tour and 4-acre cactus garden in Henderson. Spectacular holiday-light display November-January.
- Fountains of Bellagio5-15 minutes per show · Free8.5-acre choreographed water-and-music show running every 30 min (afternoons) and every 15 min (evenings) on the Strip.
- Mirage Volcano (Discontinued 2024)Discontinued · DiscontinuedNote: the Mirage Volcano show ended July 2024 with the property's closure for Hard Rock conversion. Page retained for historical reference a
Landmark Tour
Museum
- National Atomic Testing Museum1-2 hours · $22-25Smithsonian-affiliated museum near UNLV documenting the Nevada Test Site era and atomic tourism.
- The Mob Museum2-3 hours · $30-39Three floors of organized-crime history in the restored 1933 federal courthouse Downtown — the actual site of the 1950 Kefauver hearings.
- The Neon Museum1-2 hours · $20-28Outdoor 'Neon Boneyard' displaying 250+ rescued signs from demolished Vegas casinos. Day and night-illuminated tours.
Outdoor
- Lake Mead National Recreation AreaHalf day to multi-day · $25/car for 7 daysLargest US reservoir by volume, 30 miles east of Vegas. Boating, fishing, kayaking, hiking, scenic drives.
- Mount Charleston (Spring Mountains)Half day to full day · Free entry; Lee Canyon lift ~$8011,918-foot peak 35 miles northwest of Vegas. 30°F cooler than the valley floor in summer. Hiking, picnicking, skiing in winter at Lee Canyo
- Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area3-6 hours · $20/carSandstone escarpment 17 miles west of the Strip. 13-mile scenic drive, 26 marked hiking trails, world-class climbing.
- Valley of Fire State ParkHalf day to full day · $15/car (out-of-state)Nevada's oldest state park, 50 miles northeast of the Strip. Red Aztec sandstone, petroglyphs, slot canyons, Fire Wave hike.
Romantic Attraction
Sports Event
- Las Vegas Raiders Game (Allegiant Stadium)4-5 hours · $80-1,500+NFL Raiders home games at the 65,000-seat domed Allegiant Stadium, just west of the Strip. September-January season.
- Vegas Golden Knights Game (T-Mobile Arena)3-4 hours · $30-500+NHL Vegas Golden Knights home games at the 17,500-seat T-Mobile Arena, behind New York-New York. October-April season.
Thrill Attraction
- Exotics Racing2-3 hours · $249-1,499Drive Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren, Porsche, and other supercars on a private 1.5-mile racetrack at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
- High Roller Observation Wheel30 minutes (ride) + 30 min queue · $23-37550-foot observation wheel at the LINQ Promenade. 30-minute rotation in climate-controlled cabins. Day or night ride options.
- Machine Guns Vegas1-2 hours · $80-700Indoor shooting range with VIP-styled booths offering machine-gun packages from AK-47 to .50-cal experiences.
- SkyJump at the STRAT1-2 hours (with prep) · $130-160829-foot controlled descent jump from the STRAT tower. 40 mph descent, 17 seconds. World's highest commercial controlled-descent jump.
- SlotZilla Zipline (Fremont Street)1-1.5 hours total · $29-69Two zipline experiences from a 12-story slot-machine-themed tower: Zipline (lower, seated) and Zoomline (higher, prone, 1,750 ft).
- STRAT Tower Thrill Rides1-2 hours · $25-37 (rides + observation)1,149-foot observation tower with three thrill rides at the top: Big Shot (160 ft launch), X-Scream (drops over the edge), Insanity (spins r