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Great Places to Go in Las Vegas, Nevada (and Surrounding Areas)

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Colorful, entertaining, and thrilling places in Las Vegas, Nevada and the surrounding areas.
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Attractions

The top attractions in Las Vegas, Nevada

 
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Goodness gracious. Freemont Street Strip is loud, lively and lit. There are so many stores, casinos and bars as you walk through. One can do a mini skyline ride or take pictures with the fine women in their special suits. There's not a dull moment as...
Fremont Street Experience
 
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Connected to the LINQ Hotel, the fun ferris wheel offers a slow, detailed view of the Vegas skyline. Depending on when you go, the price may be higher than usual, especially for adults. It's still fun and the shops around help lighten the mood.
High Roller
 
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Based in the Stratosphere hotel, the Strat is a fun time for anyone wanting to be in a unique, needle-like skyscraper. Though there are some small roller coasters and rides at the top, the best part is the 360 degree inside and outside observation de...
The STRAT Observation Deck

Food and Snacks

Where the funnest food courts, restaurants, snacks and sweet shops are.

 
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Located in Caesar's Palace, this bakery/pastry place is a new spin on baking, sweet combos and dining. There's a new flavor of the month for the croughnuts whenever one goes, just don't wait until later to have them.
Dominique Ansel Las Vegas
 
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“But I thought this was a Chicago place!?” Well of course it is! For those who haven't been to Las Vegas before, the city incorporates so many cultures; both in and outside the U.S. throughout much of their downtown. The King of Pizzas, Giordano's is...
Giordano's Pizza: Authentic Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
 
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Located on Las Vegas Boulevard, the M&M's store is one of the biggest with five, full floors. Merchandise ranges from as many M&M candies as possible, to golf balls, clothing, school supplies, foam stress balls, and much more! While there are...
M&M’S Las Vegas
 
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Located in the New York New York hotel, Hershey World tempts those who wouldn't even eat chocolate or sweets. At this factory, the merchandise ranging from school supplies, clothing, candles and plushies are interesting, but the freshly baked pastrie...
Hershey's Chocolate World

Hotels

Objective descriptions of the numerous hotels in Las Vegas

 
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What a marvel of a hotel. The lit up water shows, the botanical and conservatory by the entrance, the numerous shops and bridges connecting the hotels, and the stage show O that takes place every night, there's so much to love with the Bellagio hotel...
Bellagio
 
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No matter how great the Bellagio, New York or Mandalay Bay are, the top two are Caesar's Palace and the Venetian. Top tier art galleries, sports shops, the food courts, shoe shops, an aquarium, inside fountains, crystal stores, an actual luxury shop,...
Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel and Casino
 
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If there's any hotel that could out-do Caesar's Palace, the Venetian would be it. Merged with the Palazzo Hotel, a complicated set of bridges and moats surround both buildings. This is one of the rare hotels it's hard to get out versus getting in. Th...
The Venetian-Palazzo Resorts Las Vegas

Tours and Trips Available Outside of Clark County, Nevada

Fun and memorable places you can go to when touring Las Vegas. These ones require tourists to board busses or caravans at 5:15 a.m.

 
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This is a trip best spent for a whole weekend day. The bus leaves at 5:45 a.m. sharp, non-negotiable.

You first go to Mount Bryce. A beautiful natural wonder that defies the human mind and logic itself with how taller rocks balance on pillars. Beware the wind and the narrow trails the closer you get and go into the canyon. The sunrise and it angles a...

After Mt. Bryce, it's onto Mount Zion. This special, 90 year old designated national park may not impress a number of people who see Bryce first, but it's filled will natural wonders. From natives still living on the land, a tunnel with natural windo...
2 hours at Bryce and Zion on a day trip from Vegas - Bryce Canyon National Park ...
 
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One of the best bus tours anyone could take. Not only will you cross the Hoover Dam, you'll cross through Mojave County Arizona and experience what it's like to be in a real desert. Oppressive and strongly hot, beware of the vendors overpricing water...
Grand Canyon South Rim Bus Tour - $85 from Vegas
 
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If you're lucky or determined, this can be part one of a trip to the Grand Canyon. The Hoover Dam is a fantastic piece of human architecture. Sadly, you can see how much water's been drained in the near 90s years of its existence.
Las Vegas to Hoover Dam Day Trip