Attractions in Las Vegas

Bellagio

The Bellagio has quickly become one of the best known, most visited hotel casinos in Las Vegas and has joined the profitable trend towards European style pomp. It lies in the middle of a four-hectare “oasis” with an artificial lake, on which a northern Italian village was modeled, behind it the massive silhouette of the huge hotel emerges.

The hotel has 3,200 rooms, 17 restaurants, six bars, a botanical garden and six swimming pools in a Mediterranean setting. The 9000 m² casino houses 2,000 slot machines and electronic games and more than 100 gaming tables. The Bellagio also has an art gallery where contemporary works are exhibited. A popular attraction is a water organ (performances take place every 15 minutes between 7 p.m. and midnight).

Address: 3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas
Phone: (702) 693 71 11, (888) 987 66 67
Website: http://www.bellagio.com
Entrance Fee: No (art gallery with entrance fee).

Disabled access: Yes
UNESCO: No

Caesar’s Palace

Caesar’s Palace, a proven strip address, has more Las Vegas character than its newer neighbors. The lush Roman frame – Roman columns, imposing stairs, manicured shrubs and bushes, imported marble statues and luxurious fountains – is probably the most appropriate historical theme for this city of excess. In the two casinos, totaling 12,050 square meters, the usual games of chance are represented as well as an “empire” of slot machines. The Colosseum, The Palace Court Slot Casino and the suite hotel Augustus Tower are relatively new.

Address: 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas
Phone: (702) 731 71 10
Website: http://www.caesarspalace.com
Entrance Fee: No.

Disabled access: Yes
UNESCO: No

Las Vegas Natural History Museum

The Las Vegas Natural History Museum brings the natural wildlife of Nevada to life with its exhibits, demonstrations and live exhibitions, but also prehistoric dinosaurs, marine animals and flora and more.

In the Dino Den (Dino Cave) mechanical dinosaurs are shown, including a ten meter long Tyrannosaurus Rex, while another part shows the development from fish to dinosaurs. In the Wild Nevada Room, the surprisingly many different life forms of the state’s Mojave desert are explored. The reproductions include rattlesnakes, American bighorn sheep, desert turtles and digging rodents. The museum also shows live animals such as a pine snake, a tarantula, a boa constrictor and scorpions.

Address: 900 Las Vegas Boulevard North, Las Vegas
Phone: (702) 384 34 66
Hours of Operation:

Open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Website: http://www.lvnhm.org
Entry fee: Yes.

Disabled access: Yes
UNESCO: No

Liberace Museum

The Liberace Museum is considered one of the best museums in Las Vegas and gives an insight into the city’s cultural history by focusing on its most famous entertainer.

Liberace became an extremely prominent musician in America, whose kitschy, colorful, glittering costumes and sets didn’t fit better than Las Vegas.

The museum is divided into two galleries. The first houses 18 of his 30 pianos – including his own Baldwin piano with rhinestones and a rare English grand piano from 1788 – as well as his car collection, including an absolutely unique Rolls Royce covered with mirror tiles on which galloping horses are branded .

The second gallery houses costumes, stage equipment and chandeliers. The proceeds from the non-profit museum are used to finance scholarships for students of the performing arts. The museum is wheelchair accessible.

Address: 1775 Tropicana Avenue East, Las Vegas
Phone: (702) 798 55 95
Hours of Operation:

The museum is closed to the public indefinitely.

Website: http://www.liberace.com
Entry fee: Yes.

Disabled access: Yes
UNESCO: No

Luxor

The Luxor is an unmistakable landmark on the Strip, whose overall appearance is reminiscent of ancient Egypt. The hotel itself is a 36-story pyramid made of smoked glass, from the top of which shines the most powerful artificial light beam in the world. It is claimed that it can also be seen from the planes circling Los Angeles – 435 km to the west. The building houses a replica of Tutankhamun’s tomb, two theaters, simulator rides, a 3-D cinema and of course the 11,150 square meter casino with 2002 slot machines and 106 gaming tables.

Address: 3900 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas
Phone: (702) 262 40 00
Website: http://www.luxor.com
Entrance Fee: No.

Disabled access: Yes
UNESCO: No

MGM Grand Hotel

Since its completion in 1993, the monumental MGM Grand with over 5000 rooms has been the third largest hotel in the world and the most important venue for boxing competitions in the USA. The casino area alone is 15,300 square meters. The MGM also has eight restaurants, a café, five buffet dining rooms, two show halls, a wedding chapel, a huge swimming pool, a large dandelion, a dance club and a shopping center. The Las Vegas Monorail has its own train station in the MGM Grand.

Address: 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas
Phone: (702) 891 77 77 or (800) 929 11 11
Website: http://www.mgmgrand.com
Entrance Fee: No.

Disabled access: Yes
UNESCO: No

Mirage

Of all the mega casinos on the strip, the Mirage offers the greatest outdoor spectacle. In the evening there are crowds of people watching the artificial volcano that erupts four times an hour; The facility is complemented by an artificial lagoon with 54 waterfalls that flows past the volcano. On the way inside, visitors are first greeted by a tropical rainforest with a 75,708 liter tropical aquarium. The hotel also has a swimming pool and wellness farm, eight restaurants, four lounge areas with bars, a habitat for white tigers, a dolphin pool and the casino with more than 2,000 slot machines.

Address: 2400 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas
Phone: (702) 791 71 11
Website: http://www.mirage.com
Entrance Fee: No.

Disabled access: Yes
UNESCO: No

Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park

This less-spectacular attraction may not have neon signs or an army of one-armed bandits, but it does give you a feel for what Las Vegas was like before gambling.

The Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park is north of Downtown, where the first Mormons to settle in the Las Vegas Valley built an adobe fort. The fort, built in 1885 by missionaries from Salt Lake City, was abandoned a year later due to the harsh living conditions there. Only one stable remains from the original fort, but the rest of the site has been reconstructed. Rangers (park supervisors) are on hand with explanations and information.

The museum is closed from mid-October to mid-May.

Address: 500 Washington Street East, Las Vegas
Phone: (702) 486 35 11
Hours: Tue – Sun open from 8 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

Website: http://www.parks.nv.gov/olvmf.htm
Entry fee: Yes.

Disabled access: Yes
UNESCO: No

Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino

This $ 2 billion complex is one of the hotels in Las Vegas that makes money on a European theme. While it was scandalous for some to demolish the historic Sands Hotel and Casino to make room for this new hotel, the Venetian has spared no effort or expense. A large part of this complex is crisscrossed by canals on which gondolas drive visitors back and forth. The 10,800 square meter casino has 2500 slot machines and 122 gaming tables and is located behind a replica of the Doge’s Palace. The 18 restaurants, four swimming pools and a fitness center take care of the guests if they don’t feel like gambling.

Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas
Phone: (702) 414 10 00
Website: http://www.venetian.com
Entrance Fee: No.

Disabled access: Yes
UNESCO: No

Tourist offices

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority

Address: 3150 Paradise Road, Las Vegas
Phone: (702) 892 07 11 or 1877 847 48 58
Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Website: http://www.lvcva.com

Visitor passes

No visitor passes are currently available in Las Vegas.