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Culture
Arts & Culture in Las Vegas
All of Arts & CultureCirque du Soleil, the shows, the Neon Museum and the Arts District: Sphere on the skyline, the Mob Museum and the Bellagio Gallery.
The back storyArt, architecture & cultureThe Neon Museum, Sphere and the Arts District
Arts & CultureMuseumsThe Neon Museum and the Mob Museum
Arts & CultureGalleriesThe Arts District and the Bellagio GalleryHistory
History & heritage
The Southern Paiute, the springs that named “the meadows”, a railroad town auctioned in 1905, Hoover Dam and the Strip: how Las Vegas became Las Vegas.
History & heritageFrom Paiute springs to the neon city: Las Vegas’ heritageSprings, a railroad town and the Strip
The back storyThe Las Vegas Strip, end to endEverything on the Strip is further away than it…
The back storyFremont Street and downtown Las VegasDowntown is Las Vegas with its sleeves rolled…Our advice
Neon and the dam
See the Neon Museum’s boneyard after dark, walk Fremont Street, and take a day trip to Hoover Dam to see the engineering that helped make the city possible. History & heritage
Feature: Sphere and Fremont Street after dark
The building that changed the skyline, and the street where Las Vegas began: Sphere, Fremont Street after dark, and the return of the MICHELIN Guide.
FeatureThe MICHELIN returnStars and Bib GourmandsAreas
Las Vegas by neighbourhood
From the south Strip to downtown, Chinatown, Summerlin and Henderson: the grand resorts, Fremont Street, the galleries of the Arts District and the MICHELIN kitchens west of the Strip.
Neighbourhood guideCentre StripBellagio, Caesars and Sphere
Neighbourhood guideNorth StripWynn, Resorts World and the STRAT
Neighbourhood guideSouth StripMGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and the arenasNeighbourhood guideDowntown & FremontFremont Street and the museumsNeighbourhood guideArts DistrictGalleries, murals and Main StreetOld Las Vegas
Arrive downtown before sunset for the Mob Museum, eat in Fremont East, take the Neon Museum’s night tour and finish under the canopy.
Day trips
Beyond Las Vegas
Red rock, the dam, the canyons and the mountains: the best day trips from the city.
Beyond Las VegasRed Rock CanyonThe 13-mile scenic drive
Beyond Las VegasHoover Dam & Lake MeadThe dam and the lake
Beyond Las VegasValley of FireRed sandstone and petroglyphs
Beyond Las VegasGrand CanyonWest Rim, South Rim and by helicopter
Beyond Las VegasZionUtah’s canyon parkBy air
For the Grand Canyon by helicopter, book a morning flight in summer for cooler, calmer air, and wear closed-toe shoes for the landing site.
Plan your trip
Entry and money, resort fees, the airport, Monorail and Loop, the desert heat and medical care. In an emergency, call 911.
Before you goLas Vegas essentialsEntry, heat, resort fees
Getting aroundAirport, Monorail and LoopLAS, Monorail, the Deuce
HealthHospitals and urgent careEmergency: call 911In depth
Las Vegas in depth: neon, the Strip and the desert
The Strip end to end, vintage Vegas, the Grand Canyon by air, weddings and the Grand Prix: the stories behind the city.
Bellagio ConservatoryChristmas in Las VegasA holiday garden under glass, then fireworks from the rooftops
In depth: nature & wildlifeWild Las VegasBurros, tortoises and Red Rock Canyon
Road tripsUS 93 and Route 66: the great drives through the desertMontana to Arizona, by way of the StripVintage night
Book the Neon Museum’s evening tour, then dine at the Golden Steer for the full vintage night.