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Las Vegas Attractions
Guinness World of Records Museum
2780 Las Vegas Blvd S
702-792-3766
Hours: Daily 9-6
Featuring colorful displays, video footage, and computer data banks of various Guinness world records, this is a great stop for families. The Las Vegas display includes information on celebrities married in Vegas, the Stratosphere and the Hoover Dam.
Imperial Palace Automobile Museum 3535 Las Vegas Blvd S
702-731-3311
Hours: Daily 9:30 am-11:30 pm
This museum's collection includes more than 200 antique, classic and special interest vehicles. Among the cars, trucks, and motorcycles on view is a 1939 Mercedes touring sedan once owned by Adolph Hitler and the world's largest Deusenberg collection.
Nevada State Museum and Historical Society
700 E. Twin Lakes Dr
702-486-5205
Hours: Daily 9-5
From the Spanish exploration to the building of Las Vegas in the late 1940's, this museum has the skinny on Nevada. Exhibits touch on the history, archaeology and anthropology of southern Nevada. The surrounding parks and ponds make for a wonderful oasis.
Magic & Movie Hall of Fame
3555 Las Vegas Blvd S
702-737-3846
Experience the history of magic first hand with over 20,000 sf of magic, movie and ventriloquist memorabilia.
Las Vegas Mini Gran Prix
1401 N Rainbow Blvd
702-259-7000
This 7-acre park has the only banked oval Super Stock Car track in the West. Racing includes adult Gran Prix cars and go-karts along with kiddie karts.
Madame Tussaud's Celebrity Encounter Wax Museum
Venetian Hotel
3355 Las Vegas Blvd S
702-367-1847
In "Madame Tussaud's Story" guests will discover the intensive process and artistry involved in the creation of the world famous wax portraits by Madame Tussaud.
Red Rock Canyon
14 miles west of Las Vegas via W Charleston Blvd
702-363-1921
Featuring blazing red rock formations, spectacular views, great hiking trails and a 13-mile scenic loop. A great place to experience the beauty of the desert.
Mt Charleston Recreation Area
35 miles NW of Las Vegas off Hwy 95
702-872-5486
Part of the Toiyabe National Forest at 12,000 feet high the area is popular year round for hiking, skiing, horseback riding, camping and even sleigh rides
Star Trek The Experience
3000 Paradise Rd at the Las Vegas Hilton
702-732-5111
The experience includes a complete re-creation of the promenade from Deep Space Nine: Quark's Bar and Restaurant, Zek's Grand Emporium and Moogie's Trading Post. Also is The Voyage, an interactive ride where visitors are beamed through time and space to the Transporter Room. A must for every Trekie.
Titanic: The Exhibition
Rio Suites Hotel
3700 W Flamingo Rd
702-252-0315
This exhibit features artifacts recovered from the Titanic wreck site.
Fremont Street Experience
A pedestrian promenade in downtown Las Vegas with free entertainment including a one-of-a-kind light and sound show with more than 2 million lights and 540,000 watts of sound. This show begins at dusk daily and ends at midnight. Also along the street are retail carks, kiosks and entertainers.
Gohres-Hohmann Foundation
6150 W Palmyra Ave
702-217-3655
Imagine touring through an 8,500 European castle filled with angelic murals, life-size mythical statues, fine art and exquisite designs that are one of a kind.
Liberace Museum
1775 E Tropicana Ave 702-798-5595
The museum features exhibits of Mr. Showmanship's jewelry, priceless antiques, his wardrobe and rare cars.
Hoover Dam
25 miles south of Las Vegas on Hwy 93
Considered one of the great wonders of the modern world. Built in the early 1930's it now offers visitors tours and an audiovisual show.
Aladdin
3667 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Central Strip
Las Vegas.
702-785-5555. Toll-free 877-333-9474
Apropos of the ever-changing world that is Las Vegas, today's Middle Eastern-themed Aladdin will become tomorrow's Planet Hollywood Resort & Hotel. The 2,567-room Aladdin went into bankruptcy, and its new owners plan substantial construction beginning in 2005.
Desert Passage, the 140-store mega mall surrounding Aladdin, replete with eight-story mountain and full-sized freighter anchored alongside a replica of a North African harbor, started remodeling in summer 2004 and will relaunch in October 2005.
Bally's
3645 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Central Strip, Las Vegas.
702-739-4111. Toll-free 800-722-5597.
Shows include Donn Arden's Jubilee, with a Bob Mackie-gowned showgirl extravaganza and spectacular effects such as the sinking of the Titanic. A multimillion-dollar refurbishment added a dramatic entrance from Las Vegas Boulevard, including four 200-ft. people movers, along with light, water and sound displays.
Bellagio
3600 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Central Strip, Las Vegas.
702-693-7111. Toll-free 888-987-3456
An 8-acre lake provides a choreographed display of fountains, lights and rousing music every half-hour 3-8 pm, and every 15 minutes 8 pm-midnight. For the most spectacular visual effects, see the complex after dark. The Via Bellagio shopping avenue features such famous names as Gucci, Prada, and Chanel.
Caesars Palace
3570 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Central Strip, Las Vegas.
702-731-7110. Toll-free 877-427-7243.
The city's first themed casino, it opened in 1966. Two outstanding additions include the 4,100-seat Colosseum, home to resident performer Celine Dion, along with "part-timers" such as Elton John and Jerry Seinfeld; and the Forum Shops, a series of Roman streetscapes with ever-changing "skies" that move from dawn to dusk to night, filled with haute couture, restaurants, the unusual and the ornate. There are also two free shows within the Forum Shops at the Festival Fountain, and Atlantis, with laser special effects and animatronic Roman characters, plus a new 50,000-gallon saltwater aquarium.
Circus Circus
2880 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
North Strip, Las Vegas.
702-734-0410. Toll-free 877-224-7287.
The free attraction is the varied daily circus shows, and that's why it's a must for families. Trapeze artists, tightrope walkers, acrobats and jugglers from around the world perform every 30 to 45 minutes on the Midway Stage: 11 am-10:30 pm. The non-free attraction is the Adventuredome Theme Park, the largest indoor theme park in the U.S., with a variety of thrill rides, IMAX movies, laser tag and more. The three casinos feature table games, slot machines, poker and more.
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