Canyonlands ending in Vegas, then what?
Our Canyonlands tour ends in Las Vegas. We are using the extra night in Vegas. Anyone have any "don't miss" activities, restaurants, local sites you'd recommend we check out that afternoon/evening? Thank you in advance.
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Take in one of the shows, the concierge can help with hard to get tickets. If you at the Four Seasons, the spa is good. Gamble 😀
Hoover Dam
Red Rock Canyon https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/
The Sphere
Sticky toffee pudding ice cream sandwiches at Gordon Ramsay’s Burger restaurant in Planet Hollywood. 😁
Eating a Gordon Ramsay sticky toffee pudding ice cream sandwich while attending the Sphere.
Haven't been to Vegas since 2019, but we liked to eat at Mon Ami Gabi, in the Paris Las Vegas hotel complex. They have a large terrace which is across Las Vegas Blvd from the Bellagio fountains. My sister was just there and had really good things to say, so it must still be good.
The Four Seasons is lovely and tranquil (and smoke-free as I recall) but it is located south of where most of the action is on the Blvd. All those hotels look really close together on the map, but either on foot or stuck in traffic on the Blvd it could take you up to an hour to get to where you want to go, so plan accordingly.
Agree the burgers at Gordon Ramsey are great. Also saved a lot of money by having a late lunch at Nobu (Caesar's) one time. So good. My daughter was just there and also loved it.
My sister also was just at the Sphere and saw the Wizard of Oz show which she really enjoyed but it is a sensory overload experience in there. Stuff is happening all around you. Just so you are prepared.
Also any of the Cirque du Soleil shows are great, in case you've never seen one.
Have fun in Vegas Baby!
And in case you have any inclination to gamble - be advised that Vegas casinos have signicantly worse odds compared to most "local" casinos elsewhere in the country.
See the Blue Man Group, they are hilarious.. The show is next door at the Luxor. Warning... don't sit in the first two rows or you will walk out with blue stuff all over you. The concierge can help with tickets.
Wynn has these events, not well known and not often. But if this sort of thing interests you give the concierge a call to see if there will be anything while you are there: https://www.wynnlasvegas.com/experiences/master-classes
Since I live in Vegas, I'll offer a little advice.
The fountains at the Bellagio are worth seeing (shows every half hour during the day and every 15 minutes in the evening). While you're there go in and see the floral display at the Bellagio Conservatory.
The tour of Hoover Dam is fun, it's "the best dam tour around." Book in advance.
The Cirque shows are always entertaining. "O" at the Bellagio is my favorite, but I'd also recommend Mystere.
The top name residency shows are expensive, and you may have to go to stubhub and pay dearly for resales. Penn and Teller have been at the Rio for years and are always entertaining and relatively reasonably priced. Anything at the Sphere will be outrageous, but the experience is unique. Even the Wizard of Oz tickets are in the hundreds of dollars. If you're planning on going to a show, book early. The concierges may be able to help you, but there will probably be a markup.
The local newspaper, the Las Vegas Review Journal, has good info on restaurants and shows. Go to lvrj.com and click on NEON.
If you gamble, good luck. Remember what Steve Wynn said, "the only way to make money in a casino is to own it." The bright side is that taxes on the casinos mean that Nevadans. like me, don't pay state income tax.
Let me know if you have any specific questions.
Thanks, Ken. I've been following this thread because we will be in the area the end of this month for a family event, and are making a short stop in Las Vegas while we are there.
Looks like we've made a fair match for your suggestions. We're staying at the Bellagio, and have tickets for "O" and reservations for dinner at Spago (sounds like it's good, but there's not a lot of choices on a Sunday evening). Then will see Hover Dam on our way to Phoenix.