Top 30 Fascinating Attractions in Las Vegas

Vegas – or more appropriately, Sin City – is a place where debauchery, delight and glitz intertwine in thrilling fashion. It's the party of all parties, where drinks flow around the clock, famous celebrities perform across the city, and where millions and millions of tourists arrive every year in search of relaxation.

Here are the top 30 things to do in Las Vegas.

➤ Bellagio Fountain

Las Vegas had an awesome fountain at the end of the 20th century. The water danced to the music. It was accompanied by incredible lighting effects. More than 1,200 pipes make up this fountain, which has water jets reaching heights of 100 meters! You can hear classical music and timeless hits like Madonna or Frank Sinatra at the fountain.

• Working time: every day, from 3 p.m. on weekdays, until 12 p.m. on weekends.
• Cost: free.
• How to get there: take bus number 202 to the fountain.

➤ High Roller

The world's tallest Ferris wheel opened in 2014! Is almost 170 meters tall! You can ride it for about 30 minutes. The city is especially beautiful at night. The wheel itself is lit up, but this doesn't stop you from enjoying the sparkling landscape of Las Vegas. It's worth noting that there are more people here in the evening, so tickets are more expensive.

• Working time: 11 p.m. to 2 a.m.
• Cost: tickets begin at $25 USD.
• How to get there: walk or take a cab.

➤ Bellagio Hotel & Casino

On the Las Vegas Strip is one of the world's most famous hotels. There's a musical fountain in front of the building, whose performances draw a lot of tourists. Casino opened at the end of the XX century. And it still works there. Bellagio has almost four thousand rooms and takes the 12th spot among the biggest hotels in the world.

• Working time: 24/7.
• Cost: free.
• How to get there: just walk along the Strip.

➤ Las Vegas Strip

This is the main vein of Las Vegas, and it's about seven kilometers long. There are always lots of people gawking and tourists in the alley because it's surrounded by all the major attractions in the city. Las Vegas suburb Paradise is where the alley is. The most luxurious hotels and casinos are here.

Why did everything grow up in the suburbs and not downtown? Historically, there were no suitable lots within the city limits when the architectural giants were built. So all the entertainment outlets for wealthy citizens started to go up near the Las Vegas border.

• Working time: 24/7.
• Cost: free.
• How to get there: take a cab or a bus.

➤ The STRAT Hotel, Casino & SkyPod

It's called the city of sins. Las Vegas' tallest building can be seen from almost anywhere in the city. A great view of Nevada is available at any time of year and at any time of day from the observation deck.

If you like gambling and other stuff, you can spend days at the Stratosphere. There is an amusement park on the hotel's grounds, which is a record. The tallest roller coaster in the world is here.

• Working time: Monday to Thursday 11 a.m. to 1 a.m., Friday to Sunday 2 a.m. to 2 a.m.
• Cost: tickets start at 20 USD.
• How to get there: take the Deuce bus.

➤ Fremont Street Experience

Fremont Street is the best expression of Las Vegas's unique spirit, with its bright lights, lush sculptures, and billboards that make it difficult to look away. Originally built in the early 20th century, it's one of the oldest streets in town. The area is now called «old town».

Fremont, the man after whom the street is named, was a famous politician, inventor, and military man of his time. Alley pioneered many aspects of city life. The city's first traffic light was installed here, as well as the city's first elevator and the first hotel casino in Las Vegas was built here.

• Working time: 24/7.
• Cost: free.
• How to get there: you can take the bus, but the quickest way is to order a cab.

➤ The Venetian Las Vegas

Towards the end of the 20th century, the project «Venice» was recognized as one of the most ambitious building projects. Construction started in 1997 and was completed in 2000. There's a shopping center with a big conference hall on the hotel's land now. A night club here has a style influenced by the culture of the East. The club has a Buddha statue nearby and a lot of pools with koi carp swimming in them.

• Working time: 24/7.
• Cost: free.
• How to get there: walk along the Las Vegas Strip.

➤ National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement

It used to be a federal courthouse. During the twentieth century, it was a place for big meetings about Mafia gangs. The building has three floors with exhibits. Additionally, there are interactive halls where tourists can watch documentary videos of mafia cases.

Items displayed include handguns, personal belongings of criminals, a variety of weapons, and items related to high-profile cases. For example, a brick from Chicago where bullets from the Al Capone clan got stuck.

• Working time: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Cost: tickets start at $30.
• How to get there: it's a short walk from downtown.

➤ Dig This

Wouldn't it be cool if you could drive a huge bulldozer and dig wherever and however you want? The theme park is known as the sandbox for adults. You'll be let behind the wheel after a briefing and free to do whatever you want. Of course, within reason.

You'll also get a helmet and a vest! You can take a minor behind the wheel, even though this ride is primarily for adults. The technique can be used by kids over 14 with a parent's permission.

• Working time: check the website before you go.
• Cost: 190 bucks for a ticket.
• How to get there: take a cab to the park.

➤ Eiffel Tower at Paris Las Vegas

The Paris Hotel in Las Vegas has a replica of Paris' famous Eiffel Tower. Even though the tower in Las Vegas is half the size of the original in France, it still attracts a lot of tourists.

You can climb the tower to see the city from above. In addition, there's a cozy cafe on the tower that serves local food. A romantic atmosphere and charming music contrast with the bright lights of Las Vegas.

• Working time: every day from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• Cost: check the official site for more info.
• How to get there: just walk along the Las Vegas Strip.

➤ Shelby Heritage Center

The museum's all about the legendary car brand. The building has more than 50 pieces, which are interesting both from a design point of view and from a historical one. Sightseeing tours are mostly in English. The two-hour tour includes a look at how the company was founded, how it evolved, and how various design nuances were developed.

• Working time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Cost: check out the museum's website before you go.
• How to get there: take a bus or a cab.

➤ Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay

The Las Vegas Oceanarium is home to more than two thousand different creatures of the deep sea. Not only fish, but also jellyfish, clams, snails, turtles, sharks, crocodiles, and much, much more can be seen here.

Among the services they offer is scuba diving among the fish. Only licensed divers can do it. Another unusual excursion is feeding sharks. That's done by professional divers, so it's really cool!

• Working time: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Cost: tickets start at $30.
• How to get there: walk down the Las Vegas Strip.

➤ Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

The landscape of Red Rock Canyon consists of red mountains and a clear blue sky. On the reservation are ancient petroglyphs left by the Koso Indians. It's magical. At sunset and at dawn, the red rocks of the canyon are a sight to behold.

Tourists are here most during this time. There are bus tours along the canyon. You'll learn about the history of this place and the Indians, and why the canyon has such a strange look.

• Working time: 24/7.
• Cost: free.
• How to get there: take a cab to the reserve.

➤ Wynn Las Vegas

«Winn» is a whole complex of places. There's a hotel, a business center, several entertainment venues, and even a casino. Wynn Las Vegas is the full name of the hotel, but it's better known by its shortened name.

It was opened in the early XXI century. There was a lot of money invested when the project started. According to the plans, it would be the most expensive casino in America. There's also a huge shopping center and exhibition center nearby.

• Working time: 24/7.
• Cost: free.
• How to get there: from McCarran Airport, take a cab.

➤ Luxor Hotel & Casino

Against the backdrop of luxury hotel and casino buildings, a huge pyramid of rich black color stands out. This is the entertainment complex «Luxor». It's impossible to miss. Sin City has one of the biggest hotels in the US and one of the biggest hotels in the world.

An incredible light source crowns the pyramid, whose power reaches 40 billion candelas. The pyramid attracts insects from all over the city at night, so bats and owls hunt in it.

• Working time: 24/7.
• Cost: free.
• How to get there: you can walk along the Las Vegas Strip.

➤ The LINQ Promenade & Ferris Wheel

On the LINQ wheel, you'll be 160 meters high. There are a lot of people there both during the day and at night. The Ferris wheel starts in the evening and stops at midnight. It takes about 30 minutes to ride in the booth, and during that time you'll be up high enough to see the whole city.

• Working time: 4 p.m. to midnight.
• Cost: tickets start at $23.
• How to get there: take a cab from anywhere in Las Vegas or walk.

➤ Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition

The museum tour starts by getting your hands on a copy of the ticket of the actual Titanic passenger. While you walk through the rooms where the Titanic's interior has been vaguely recreated, the guide will tell you about the history of the liner. During the tour you can see the hull, passengers' belongings, and items from the liner at the time of the wreck.

• Working time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day.
• Cost: you can check the price before you go on the Luxor Hotel's website.
• How to get there: walk from the city center.

➤ The Neon Museum

In the early 20th century, neon signs were extremely popular in Las Vegas and beyond. The first neon sign was created for a Vegas club in 1933. It took just ten years for almost all the places in town to have neon signs welcoming visitors.

You'll learn about the technology of the lamps and how they implement intricate design features. The museum also has unique items that used to decorate Las Vegas' most famous casinos.

• Working time: 4 p.m. to midnight every day.
• Cost: go to the museum's website to find out the exact price.
• How to get there: just walk down Las Vegas Boulevard.

➤ The Adventuredome Indoor Theme Park

Opened in the late twentieth century, the park has more than 25 play areas for you to enjoy. The territory has a bunch of attractions, like a roller coaster and a shooting gallery. Children and adults can climb the climbing wall and play mini-golf. The park hosts clown shows periodically, which draw tourists and locals.

• Working time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Cost: tickets start at $15.
• How to get there: the park is on the Las Vegas Strip.

➤ Gardens at the Springs Preserve

A preserve is first and foremost a symbol that the desert is habitable. In this place they gathered the most modern technology for building cities in the desert. But that's not what attracts tourists.

This place has a lot of plants and animals, as well as unique butterflies that are bred right here. During the tour you'll learn how the landscape has changed since the Indians inhabited the land, and how it's taken on its modern appearance.

• Working time: Friday through Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Cost: make sure you check the price on the official site before you go.
• How to get there: it's a short walk from the city center.

➤ Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas Strip is right next to the famous racetrack. It was planned after Stardust International Speedway closed at the end of the 20th century. The speedway originally consisted of a drag strip and a driving range.

As time went on, the area was refined and expanded. The complex hosted a lot of races during the 20th and 21st centuries. Prize money for some of them hit a million dollars.

• Working time: race schedules need to be clarified.
• Cost: you should check the official site for the admission price.
• How to get there: walk down the Las Vegas Strip.

➤ Madame Tussauds Las Vegas

The Madame Tussauds Museum in Las Vegas has nearly 100 celebrities. There's almost no difference between the wax figures and the original in the photo. The museum has many interactive areas where you can join in on a variety of activities with celebrities.

Both adults and kids will love it here! Besides the exhibition, you can go to the local cinema, where they show seasonal movies.

• Working time: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Cost: $40 for tickets.
• How to get there: walk along the Las Vegas Strip.

➤ Chapel of the Flowers

Here's one of the most famous places in Las Vegas that has nothing to do with gambling or entertainment. This is a grand and cozy hotel, nestled among chic hotels and casinos. People come from all over to see the chapel. Future newlyweds can come from anywhere they want.

It's interesting to see how advanced the priests are. Remote ceremonies are offered at the chapel, mostly through Skype.

• Working time: 24/7.
• Cost: free.
• How to get there: you can walk to the chapel from the center of town.

➤ Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens

«The Bellagio» is more of a conservatory than a botanical garden, because the displays change with each season. All of the exhibits are related to nature, in one way or another.

Their work combines floral sculptures, ponds with bridges over them, and animal figures woven from plants. Las Vegas's most expensive and luxurious hotel has this garden. It has over ten thousand different kinds of plants!

• Working time: 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Cost: before visiting, ask for details.
• How to get there: the botanical garden is inside the Bellagio hotel.

➤ Pinball Hall of Fame

The largest collection of working pinball machines in one place. There are more than 4,000 of them. The museum was originally in the suburbs, but moved to Las Vegas in 2010. There are a lot of rare machines that don't exist anywhere else. Visitors can see almost all of the pieces in the collection.

• Working time: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• Cost: check the website before going to see how much admission is.
• How to get there: you can take a cab from the airport or anywhere in the city.

➤ Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Sign

It's about 7 kilometers from the city limits of Las Vegas. It's in the suburbs on the main street of Sin City, the Las Vegas Strip. It's almost 8 meters tall. It lights up at night, which makes tourists anticipate the show.

A shocking event occurred at the end of the century after the sign was installed in the middle of the twentieth century. Because the maintenance company owed the government money, the sign worked without night lighting for almost 30 days. It's not the only sign in town. There's a similar sign in Las Vegas, but it's not as popular.

• Working time: 24/7.
• Cost: free.
• How to get there: just walk down Las Vegas Boulevard.

➤ Downtown Container Park

Container Park is a shopping mall and a big entertainment park all rolled into one. It's not by accident that it's called a container park. Shopping and entertainment venues are housed in huge containers that are transported by sea. In 2012, the project was announced, and it was finished in 2013.

There's a sculpture of a praying mantis at the park's entrance, which shoots flames out of its antennae. What's interesting is that you won't find two stores with the same selection in the park. Fillers and tenants go through a rigorous selection process to prove their products are unique.

• Working time: 24/7.
• Cost: free.
• How to get there: take a cab from anywhere in Las Vegas or walk from downtown.

➤ Hoover Dam

You may have seen the Hoover Dam in the movie «Transformers» or read about it in the book «One-Story America» by Ilf and Petrov. The dam is a popular symbol of the country and is one of the biggest dams in the world.

In the end, Herbert Hoover was president of the United States, and he was largely responsible for getting the dam built. Damming the Colorado River, which for centuries was unruly and problematic because of snow drifts from nearby mountains causing floods.

• Working time: 24/7.
• Cost: free.
• How to get there: take a cab or take a sightseeing bus.

➤ National Atomic Testing Museum

Las Vegas is known for another unique exhibit. For many years, nuclear weapons tests were conducted in the Nevada desert. One of them dates back to the 1950s. More than 900 different shells have been detonated since then. In terms of design and atmosphere, the museum building is like a bunker.

Among the exhibits you'll see are numerous versions of protective equipment, which is meant to protect you from radiation, and Geiger counters with various modifications. The main exhibit isn't the only thing you can do here. You can see a movie and watch recordings of nuclear tests.

• Working time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Cost: $16 for a minimum ticket.
• How to get there: you can walk or take a cab from the city center.

➤ T-Mobile Arena

Indoor arena opened in 2016. Every year, there are lots of sporting and entertainment events here. A variety of events are held each year, including basketball games, concerts by popular bands, MMA fights, hockey tournaments, and more. It can accommodate as many as 20,000 people!

• Working time: it depends on the schedule of events.
• Cost: information on ticket prices should be available on the complex's official website.
• How to get there: you can walk along the Las Vegas Strip.