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The fountains of Bellagio, Sphere glowing on the skyline, MICHELIN stars on the Strip, neon on Fremont Street, and red-rock canyons just beyond the city.

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Las Vegas is more than the Strip. Beyond the resorts, shows and the fountains there is downtown’s neon and history, the Arts District, Chinatown’s kitchens and, within a couple of hours, Red Rock Canyon, Hoover Dam, Valley of Fire and the Grand Canyon. We’ve checked every listing against the official Las Vegas tourism data and the venue’s own website, and we leave out anything we can’t confirm.

Sphere explained: the back story

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Sphere explained

Behind the Venetian·In depth

The building that changed the skyline: how Sphere works, what’s on, and how to plan a visit, plus our guide to Fremont Street after dark.

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Feature: Sphere and Fremont Street after dark

The building that changed the skyline, and the street where Las Vegas began.

Sphere lit up at nightFeatureSphere explainedWhat’s on and how to visitThe Fremont Street Experience canopyFeatureFremont Street and downtownNeon, museums and the canopyEataly at Park MGMFeatureThe MICHELIN returnStars and Bib Gourmands

Las Vegas by neighbourhood

From the south Strip to downtown, Chinatown, Summerlin and Henderson.

The Fountains of BellagioNeighbourhood guideCentre StripBellagio, Caesars and SphereThe Wynn and Encore towersNeighbourhood guideNorth StripWynn, Resorts World and the STRATAllegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas RaidersNeighbourhood guideSouth StripMGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and the arenasThe Fremont Street Experience canopyNeighbourhood guideDowntown & FremontFremont Street and the museumsA mural in 18b, the Las Vegas Arts DistrictNeighbourhood guideArts DistrictGalleries, murals and Main StreetThe Las Vegas Strip at duskNeighbourhood guideChinatownMICHELIN kitchens west of the StripDowntown SummerlinNeighbourhood guideSummerlinThe west side by Red RockLake Las Vegas in HendersonNeighbourhood guideHendersonGreen Valley and Lake Las Vegas

Beyond Las Vegas

Red rock, the dam, the canyons and the mountains: the best day trips from the city.

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation AreaBeyond Las VegasRed Rock CanyonThe 13-mile scenic driveHoover Dam in Black CanyonBeyond Las VegasHoover Dam & Lake MeadThe dam and the lakeThe Fire Wave in Valley of Fire State ParkBeyond Las VegasValley of FireRed sandstone and petroglyphsThe Grand Canyon Skywalk at Grand Canyon WestBeyond Las VegasGrand CanyonWest Rim, South Rim and by helicopterAngels Landing in Zion National ParkBeyond Las VegasZionUtah’s canyon parkThe salt flats of Badwater Basin, Death ValleyBeyond Las VegasDeath ValleySalt flats and dunesMount Charleston in the Spring MountainsBeyond Las VegasMount CharlestonCool air in the Spring Mountains

Plan your trip

Entry and money, getting here and around, the desert heat and medical care.

Harry Reid International AirportBefore you goLas Vegas essentialsEntry, heat, resort feesA Las Vegas Monorail trainGetting aroundAirport, Monorail and LoopLAS, Monorail, the DeuceThe Las Vegas Strip at duskHealthHospitals and urgent careEmergency: call 911

Las Vegas: the back story

The Strip end to end, vintage Vegas, the Grand Canyon by air and more.

The Las Vegas StripThe back storyThe Strip, end to endSouth, centre and northThe old Sahara sign at the Neon MuseumThe back storyVintage VegasNeon, El Cortez and the Golden SteerThe Grand Canyon seen from a helicopterThe back storyThe Grand Canyon by helicopterLanding on Hualapai landThe Little White Wedding ChapelThe back storyGetting married in Las VegasChapels and licencesCars racing at the Las Vegas Grand PrixThe back storyThe Las Vegas Grand Prix19–21 November 2026The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas signThe back storyLas Vegas fun factsSigns, springs and steaks

ULTIMATE City Guides: Europe & beyond

Planning a longer journey? Each city in the network has its own independent guide, written with the same care and checked place by place. Here are the guides that are live, with more on the way.

The Acropolis of Athens by day, seen from Philopappos HillGreeceULTIMATE AthensThe Acropolis and the Plaka, rooftop bars facing the Parthenon, the Athens Riviera and the Greek islands: our original guide, and our deepest.Visit the guide The old town of Belgrade above the Sava, with the spire of the Cathedral Church of St MichaelSerbiaULTIMATE BelgradeWhere the Sava meets the Danube: a buzzing capital of art, classical music and famous nightlife, with a new waterfront and the mountains of Zlatibor and Kopaonik.Visit the guide The Romanian Athenaeum in its gardenRomaniaULTIMATE BucharestBelle Époque palaces, concerts at the Athenaeum, a buzzing food and coffee scene, and the castles and mountains of the Carpathians.Visit the guide The Hungarian Parliament lit up at night on the DanubeHungaryULTIMATE BudapestThermal baths, grand coffee houses, ruin bars and MICHELIN-starred dining on both banks of the Danube, with day trips to the Danube Bend and Lake Balaton.Visit the guide Oia’s white houses and blue domes on the rim of the Santorini calderaGreeceULTIMATE Greek IslandsIsland hopping made easy: Mykonos, Santorini, Paros, Naxos, Milos and the Cyclades, plus Crete, Rhodes and Corfu, with ferries, beaches, hotels and tavernas.Visit the guide The Blue Mosque at nightTurkeyULTIMATE IstanbulTwo continents, one city: Hagia Sophia and the bazaars, Bosphorus ferries, meyhanes and rooftop bars, Sinan’s hammams and the car-free Princes’ Islands.Visit the guide The Triple Bridge over the LjubljanicaSloveniaULTIMATE LjubljanaSlovenia’s green, car-free capital of river cafés and Plečnik’s bridges, an hour from Lake Bled, the Julian Alps, the caves and the Adriatic.Visit the guide The Palace of Westminster and the Elizabeth TowerUnited KingdomULTIMATE LondonRoyal palaces and the Thames, world-class museums, West End theatre, grand hotels, and the restaurants and bars of Soho, Mayfair and the City.Visit the guide Yachts in Puerto BanúsSpainULTIMATE MarbellaWhitewashed lanes and orange trees in the Old Town, the yachts of Puerto Banús, beach clubs on the Golden Mile and day trips to Ronda and Gibraltar.Visit the guide Monaco from above, Port Hercule and Monte-Carlo below the mountainsOur sister guideULTIMATE MonacoThe Casino and Monte-Carlo’s palace hotels, the Prince’s Palace on the Rock, superyachts in Port Hercule, Larvotto’s beach clubs and the Grand Prix streets.Visit the guide The Millennium Bridge over the MoračaMontenegroULTIMATE PodgoricaMontenegro’s relaxed capital of rivers and café terraces, and the gateway to the Bay of Kotor, Lake Skadar, Cetinje and the mountains.Visit the guide The Sebilj fountain and the square of BaščaršijaBosnia & HerzegovinaULTIMATE SarajevoWhere East meets West at a line in the pavement: an Ottoman bazaar, Habsburg boulevards, Bosnian coffee and the 1984 Olympic mountains, with Mostar two hours away.Visit the guide The Stone Bridge over the VardarNorth MacedoniaULTIMATE SkopjeA 15th-century stone bridge between a 21st-century square and an Ottoman bazaar, Kenzo Tange’s concrete city, Matka Canyon, and Lake Ohrid three hours away.Visit the guide St Alexander Nevsky CathedralBulgariaULTIMATE SofiaRoman streets beneath the city, golden domes, warm mineral springs and a mountain at the end of the main boulevard.Visit the guide Skanderbeg Square with the Et’hem Bey MosqueAlbaniaULTIMATE TiranaAn Ottoman mosque painted with waterfalls, museums in bunkers, Blloku’s cafés and the Dajti cable car, with Berat, Gjirokastër, the Alps and the Riviera within reach.Visit the guide The spires of Zagreb Cathedral above the rooftopsCroatiaULTIMATE ZagrebCroatia’s elegant capital of cafés, museums and markets, and the gateway to Plitvice Lakes, Istria, Dubrovnik and the islands of the Adriatic.Visit the guide Goat Cay and the turquoise shallows of the ExumasOur sister guideULTIMATE The BahamasSeven hundred islands: Nassau and Paradise Island, the Exuma Cays and the swimming pigs, Harbour Island’s pink sand, marinas and island hopping.Visit the guide The golden sand and calm water of Paynes Bay, St. JamesOur sister guideULTIMATE BarbadosThe Platinum West Coast and Sandy Lane, UNESCO-listed Bridgetown, rum where it was born, Friday nights in Oistins and the wild Atlantic east.Visit the guide Art Deco hotels on Ocean Drive, Miami BeachFloridaULTIMATE MiamiSouth Beach and the Art Deco district, Wynwood’s murals, the Design District, Little Havana’s cafecito and the beaches of Key Biscayne.Visit the guide Sunset at the Naples PierFloridaULTIMATE NaplesWhite-sand beaches and sunsets on the Gulf of Mexico, Fifth Avenue’s terraces, grand beach resorts and golf, with the Everglades and Marco Island close by.Visit the guide Gros Piton and Petit Piton, the twin volcanic spires of the UNESCO-listed PitonsOur sister guideULTIMATE St LuciaThe UNESCO Pitons and Soufrière’s drive-in volcano, Marigot Bay, Rodney Bay and the Gros Islet street party, reefs, rum and cocoa.Visit the guide An aerial view of a small island ringed by reef in the MaldivesOur sister guideULTIMATE MaldivesUndersea restaurants and overwater bars, Hanifaru Bay’s mantas, the whale sharks of South Ari, private islands and the little capital, Malé.Visit the guide The ramparts of Galle FortOur sister guideULTIMATE Sri LankaColombo, the ramparts of Galle Fort, the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, the tea country by train, Sigiriya and leopards in Yala.Visit the guide

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    Restaurant de Joël Robuchon

    MGM Grand, South Strip·French fine dining

    The MICHELIN Guide is back in Las Vegas, and Restaurant de Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand holds the region’s only two stars. Book well ahead, then walk the Strip after dinner.

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    Every list in the guide

    Plan your day

    The Fountains of BellagioItineraryThree days on the Strip, in styleThree days, on foot, by Monorail and by helicopterThe Fremont Street Experience canopyItineraryA day downtown: coffee, murals, mobsters and neonOne day, on foot and by taxiRed Rock Canyon National Conservation AreaItineraryRed rock and blue water: Red Rock Canyon to Lake MeadOne long day, by carSigns in the Neon BoneyardItineraryNeon to nature: three daysThree days, by car, helicopter and on foot

    Know your neighbourhoods

    Our favourites right now

    Restaurants

    1. 1Restaurant de Joël RobuchonMGM Grand, South Strip · French fine dining
    2. 2L’Atelier de Joël RobuchonMGM Grand, South Strip · French, counter dining
    3. 3Restaurant Guy SavoyCaesars Palace, Centre Strip · French fine dining
    See all 42

    Cafés

    1. 1Vesta Coffee RoastersArts District · Coffee roaster & café
    2. 2Mothership Coffee RoastersFremont East, Downtown · Coffee roaster & café
    3. 3Makers & FindersArts District · Brunch & coffee bar
    See all 10

    Bars & Lounges

    1. 1The ChandelierThe Cosmopolitan, Centre Strip · Cocktail bar
    2. 2Vesper BarThe Cosmopolitan, Centre Strip · Cocktail bar
    3. 3Ghost DonkeyThe Cosmopolitan, Centre Strip · Mezcal & tequila bar
    See all 16

    Nightlife & Dayclubs

    1. 1XS NightclubWynn Las Vegas, North Strip · Nightclub
    2. 2OMNIACaesars Palace, Centre Strip · Nightclub
    3. 3Marquee NightclubThe Cosmopolitan, Centre Strip · Nightclub
    See all 20

    Hotels

    1. 1BellagioCentre Strip · Resort
    2. 2Wynn Las VegasNorth Strip · Resort
    3. 3Encore at Wynn Las VegasNorth Strip · Resort
    See all 31

    Shows

    1. 1“O” by Cirque du SoleilBellagio, Centre Strip · Cirque du Soleil
    2. 2KÀ by Cirque du SoleilMGM Grand, South Strip · Cirque du Soleil
    3. 3Mystère by Cirque du SoleilTreasure Island, Centre Strip · Cirque du Soleil
    See all 13

    Attractions

    1. 1Fountains of BellagioBellagio, Centre Strip · Water show
    2. 2Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical GardensBellagio, Centre Strip · Seasonal gardens
    3. 3High RollerThe LINQ, Centre Strip · Observation wheel
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    Museums & Culture

    1. 1The Neon MuseumNorth of Downtown · Museum of neon signs
    2. 2The Mob MuseumDowntown · Museum
    3. 3Bellagio Gallery of Fine ArtBellagio, Centre Strip · Art gallery
    See all 14

    Spas & Golf

    1. 1Qua Baths & SpaCaesars Palace, Centre Strip · Spa
    2. 2The Spa at WynnWynn Las Vegas, North Strip · Spa
    3. 3The Spa at EncoreEncore, North Strip · Spa
    See all 19

    Hospitals & Clinics

    1. 1UMC (University Medical Center of Southern Nevada)West Charleston · Hospital & trauma centre
    2. 2St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Siena CampusHenderson · Hospital
    3. 3St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Rose de Lima CampusHenderson · Hospital
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    Shopping

    1. 1The Shops at CrystalsCityCenter · Luxury shopping centre
    2. 2Wynn & Encore EsplanadeWynn Las Vegas, North Strip · Resort boutiques
    3. 3The Forum Shops at CaesarsCaesars Palace, Centre Strip · Shopping centre
    See all 13

    Supermarkets & Pharmacies

    1. 1Target Las Vegas ShowcaseCentre Strip · Department store & groceries
    2. 2Whole Foods Market, Las Vegas BlvdSouth of the Strip · Supermarket
    3. 3Trader Joe’s, SummerlinSummerlin · Supermarket
    See all 6

    Cinemas

    1. 1Brenden Theatres at the PalmsPalms, west of the Strip · Cinema
    See all 1

    Weddings

    1. 1Clark County Office of Civil MarriagesDowntown · Civil ceremonies
    2. 2Little White Wedding ChapelThe Strip, north · Wedding chapel
    3. 3Chapel of the FlowersThe Strip, north · Wedding chapels
    See all 13

    Luxury Lifestyle

    1. 1Maverick HelicoptersSouth Strip · Helicopter tours
    2. 2Papillon Grand Canyon HelicoptersBoulder City & the Strip · Helicopter & airplane tours
    3. 3Signature Aviation (LAS)Harry Reid International Airport · Private aviation terminal
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    Motoring

    1. 1Ferrari of Las VegasWest Sahara Avenue · Ferrari dealer
    2. 2Towbin MotorcarsWest Sahara Avenue · Luxury car dealer
    3. 3Royalty Exotic CarsDean Martin Drive · Exotic car hire
    See all 3

    Property

    1. 1SummerlinWest Las Vegas · Master-planned community
    2. 2Lake Las VegasHenderson · Lakeside community
    3. 3AscayaHenderson hillside · Gated luxury community
    See all 6

    Getting Around

    1. 1Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)South of the Strip · Airport
    2. 2Rent-A-Car CenterSouth of the airport · Car-hire centre
    3. 3Las Vegas MonorailBehind the east side of the Strip · Monorail
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