Welcome to Las Vegas, Nevada

 

Town/City Overview

Las Vegas perhaps the world's most famous neon-lit 24-hour attraction.  Las Vegas Valley was discovered by Spanish explorers in 1829, settled by Mormons in 1855, and the town of Las Vegas established by auctioning land in 1905. Gambling was legalized in 1931, the Strip’s El Rancho Vegas debuted in 1941, and a year after the Last Frontier Hotel opened, now called the Frontier.
 

Attractions & Activities

Adventure Theme Park - America’s largest indoor theme park behind the West Tower at Circus Circus Hotel Resort and Casino are mountains of thrills from the Canyon Blaster (a double loop roller coaster), to Chaos (hurling riders in three ranges of motion), and Rum Runner (a wild and wet indoor flume ride). Fun starts at 10 a.m. daily. 2880 South Las Vegas Boulevard. (702) 734-0470

AJ Hackett Bungy  - Whether for first-time jumpers or seasoned thrill-seekers, AJ Hackett Bungy has safely facilitated more than one million public bungy jumps. Day jumping or night jumping  810 Circus Circus Drive. (702) 385-4321

American Alpine Institute Red Rock Climbing - (360) 671-1505

Attractions at Event Center Las Vegas -Challenger go carts, EXPL paintball fields, a Blasters Arcade with DDR Extreme machines, billiards, league play in roller hockey, dodgeball, indoor soccer, and an action-packed slate at Event Center Arena. 121 East Sunset Road. (800) 525-2905

Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art - 3600 South Las Vegas Boulevard. (702) 693-7871

Carnival Court - Harrahs mini mall, flair bar tending and bands.

 

Casino Legends Hall of Fame -(702) 739-2222

Cinema Ride - (702) 369-4008

Circus Acts - At Circus Circus, the world's largest permanent circus presents world-renowned live circus acts free every day. Different acts perform each half hour from 11 a.m. to midnight.
 2880 South Las Vegas Boulevard. (702) 734-0410

Cowboy Trail Rides -800 North Rainbow, #208. (702) 948-7061

Cranberry World West -Ocean Spray bottling plant’s multi-media exhibits, a film in the Cranberry Theater, a demonstration kitchen, gift shop and free samples. The museum showcases antique cranberry-plucking and harvesting devices.
1301 American Pacific Drive. (702) 566-7160

Desperado - One of the world’s tallest, fastest roller coasters  about 30 minutes from Las Vegas. 31900 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Primm. (702) 382-1212

Eiffel Tower - The Eiffel Tower Experience is an elevator ride to the top, with a panoramic view of the valley. 3655 South Las Vegas Boulevard. (702) 946-7000

Elvis-A-Rama Museum -showcases more than $5 million of the King’s personal possessions. 3401 Industrial Road. (702) 309-7200

Ethel M Chocolates Factory and Cactus Garden -2 Cactus Garden Drive, Henderson. (888) 627-0990

Fantastic Indoor Swap Meet -Nevada’s largest swap meet, the air-conditioned
1717 South Decatur Boulevard. (702) 877-0087

Fast Lap Indoor Cart Racing -(702) 736-8113

Flamingo Wildlife Habitat - 3555 South Las Vegas Boulevard. (702) 733-3111

 

Floyd Lamb State Park -2,040-acre park northwest of Las Vegas.
9200 Tule Springs Road. (702) 486-5413.

Freemont Street Experience - Every night the famed casino-lined Freemont Street now covered by a dome for nightly shows featuring 2.1 million lights and 550,000 watts of concert sound. 425 Fremont Street. (702) 678-5600

Getting Hitched -Las Vegas reigns as the world’s wedding capital. Ways to get hitched vary from lavish hotel ceremonies to a 24-hour drive-through chapel with an Elvis look-alike presiding. Helicopter weddings, Red Rocks weddings, limo weddings and horseback weddings are also popular. Anyone can attend a ceremony at the Little Church of the West, the town's busiest wedding chapel and the oldest existing structure on the Strip, where visitors can simply walk in, take a seat, and enjoy the mini-marital drama unfolding.
Little Church of the West, 4617 South Las Vegas Boulevard. (702) 739-7971

Grand Canyon West - 6655 West Sahara, Suite B200-140. (702) 889-WEST

Guggenheim Museum -Impressionist and Early Modern paintings from the Hermitage and Guggenheim collections. 3355 South Las Vegas Boulevard. (702) 792-3766

Guinness World Records Museum -2780 South Las Vegas Boulevard. (702) 792-3766

Hoover Dam -U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City. (702) 597-5970

Houdini Museum at the Venetian - 3355 South Las Vegas Boulevard. (702) 414-1000

Imperial Palace Auto Collection - 3535 South Las Vegas Boulevard. (702) 794-3174

Jockey Club Tennis Courts -3700 South Las Vegas Boulevard. (702) 739-8686

Lake Mead National Recreation Area -More than 700 miles of shoreline, Lake Mead and Lake Mojave boast outstanding water recreation.

Callville Bay, (702) 565-8958
Cottonwood Cove, (702) 297-1464
Echo Bay, (702) 394-4000
Lake Mead Cruises, (702) 294-6180
Lake Mead Resort Marina, (702) 293-3484
Visitors Center, (702) 293-8990

Las Vegas Art Museum - modern and contemporary art.
9600 West Sahara Avenue. (702) 360-8000.

Las Vegas Clubs
Baby’s at the Hard Rock Hotel, (702) 693-5000
Bikinis Beach & Dance Club at the Rio All-Suite Casino Resort, (702) 949-1127
Cleopatra’s Barge at Caesars Palace, (702) 731-7110
Club Madrid at Sunset Station Hotel and Casino, (702) 547-7730,
Club Rio, at the Rio All-Suite Casino Resort, (702) 252-7777
Club Utopia, (702) 593-5935
Coyote Ugly Bar and Dance Saloon in the New York New York Hotel and Casino, (702) 212-8804
Gilley’s in the New Frontier, (702) 794-8200
Drai’s at the Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino, (702) 796-5519
Wolfgang Puck's Club OPM at Caesars Palace, (702) 992-7970,

Las Vegas Golf

Angel Park Golf Club, 100 South Rampart Boulevard. (702) 254-4653
Anthem Country Club, 25 Anthem Club Drive, Henderson. (702) 614-5050
Badlands Golf Club, 9119 Alta Drive. (702) 382-4653
Bali Hai Golf Course, South 5160 Las Vegas Boulevard. (702) 382-4653
Bear’s Best, 1635 Village Center Drive. (702) 804-8500
Black Mountain Golf and Country Club, 500 Greenway Road, Henderson. (702) 565-7933
Boulder City Golf Course, One Clubhouse Drive, Boulder City. (702) 293-9236
Callaway Golf Center, 6730 Las Vegas Boulevard. (702) 896-4100
CasaBlanca Golf Club, 950 West Mesquite Boulevard, Mesquite. (702) 346-7529
Craig Ranch Golf Course, 628 West Craig Road, North Las Vegas. (702) 642-9700
Desert Pines Golf Course, 3415 East Bonanza Road, Las Vegas. (702) 450-8000
Desert Rose Golf Course, 5483 Club House Drive. (702) 431-4653
Desert Willow Golf Club, 2020 West Horizon Ridge Parkway, Henderson. (702) 270-7008
Durango Hills Golf Club, 3501 North Durango Drive. (702) 229-4653
Eagle Crest Golf Club, 2203 Thomas Ryan Boulevard. (702) 240-1320
Emerald River Golf Course, 1155 West Casino Drive, Laughlin. (702) 507-3760
Highland Falls Golf Club, 10201 Sun City Boulevard. (702) 254-7010
Ken Venturi Golf Academies, Inc. (702) 562-9505

Liberace Museum -1775 East Tropicana Avenue. (702) 798-5595 Lied Discovery
Children’s Museum -833 North Las Vegas Boulevard. (702) 382-3445
Madame Tussauds Las Vegas-3377 Las Vegas Boulevard, South. For more information, call (702) 862-7800.
Manhattan Express -taxi-cab themed roller coaster
New York-New York, 3790 South Las Vegas Boulevard. (702) 740-6969
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History -4505 South Maryland Parkway. (702) 895-3381
McCarran Aviation Museum -McCarran International Airport. (702) 455-7968

Neonopolis -450 Fremont Street, on the corner of Fremont and Las Vegas Boulevard. (702) 477-0470

Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat - Siegried & Roy's Secret Garden
Mirage Las Vegas Resort, 3400 South Las Vegas Boulevard. (702) 791-7111

Strat-O-Fair Midway - America’s tallest observation tower, The Stratosphere’s thrill rides, World’s Fair theme, Stratosphere Tower, South 2000 Las Vegas Boulevard. (702) 380-7777.