Things To Do
AREA15
Louis and Alexa went to Area15 with her mom where they also did the Meow Wolf immersive art experience Omega Mart. There are several experiences at Area15, including an arcade and bar, that will keep you entertained for hours.
Arte Museum Las Vegas
An immersive art museum with 9+ themed exhibitions with multi-sensory experiences, a cafe, and a gift shop. Alexa hasn't been, but it's on her Las Vegas bucket list.
Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
The Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens is a free, 14,000-square-foot, indoor floral wonderland located inside the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. It features elaborate, seasonally changing displays created by 120+ designers and horticulturists, utilizing thousands of plants, flowers, and animatronics to create a 24/7 immersive experience.
Fountains of Bellagio
The Fountains of Bellagio consist of more than a thousand fountains dancing in front of the hotel, enhanced by music and light. The display spans more than 1,000 feet with water soaring as high as 460 feet into the air. Like the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, the attraction is free, but there is a fee for parking at the Bellagio.
Blue Man Group Las Vegas
The Blue Man Group is a wildly popular, high-energy live performance combining percussion-driven rock music, quirky physical comedy, and interactive art, featuring three mute, blue-painted characters. The show is a multi-sensory experience known for its visual effects, painting, and audience interaction.
Blueberry Hill Family Restaurant
Blueberry Hill Family Restaurants are popular, family owned, old-school American diners serving Las Vegas since 1987, featuring homemade, from-scratch comfort food 24/7.
Bowlology
Alexa's favorite smoothie spot that also includes a food menu of poke and protein bowls.
Downtown Summerlin
The Downtown Summerlin shopping center is an outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment center.
Fremont Street Experience
Fremont Street Experience is the original Las Vegas entertainment district—an electrifying, five-block destination where vintage Vegas charm collides with modern-day excitement. Home of downtown Las Vegas’ most renowned hotel and casinos, free live concerts, dazzling neon lights on The Canopy and the iconic SlotZilla zipline.
Gäbi Coffee & Bakery
This is a favorite of Alexa's – with a beautiful environment to enjoy a salad, sandwich and a matcha. They have a variety of menu items from lattes to desserts. They have a second location in Henderson on Stephanie Street as well.
Gilcrease Orchard
Gilcrease Orchard is a historic, 60-plus-acre, non-profit U-Pick farm in North Las Vegas, offering a "desert oasis" experience where visitors can hand-pick seasonal produce like apples, peaches, and pumpkins. It serves as an agricultural, educational, and recreational landmark offering hayrides and famous apple cider donuts.
Hemenway Park
This park offers a beautiful view of Lake Mead, and one of its main attractions is the Bighorn Sheep that come down from the mountains to water and graze. Hemenway Park also includes a playground, gazebos, basketball courts, horseshoe pits, 2 lighted tennis courts, and 2 lighted softball fields. There is a nature trail located just northeast of the park.
High Roller
Soar 550 feet above the center of the Las Vegas Strip on the largest observation wheel in North America. With sweeping 360-degree views, the wheel takes 30 minutes to complete one revolution and features 28 spacious cabins to accommodate guests.
Hoover Dam
One of The West's most visited attractions, the Hoover Dam is a massive concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River, located on the Nevada-Arizona border near Las Vegas. Constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression, it is a National Historic Landmark, controlling floods, providing irrigation water, and generating hydroelectric power for millions in Nevada, Arizona, and California.
Ice Age Fossils State Park
This 315 acre park features a portion of the upper Las Vegas wash that is rich in both paleontological and historical resources. During the Pleistocene, also known as the Ice Age, the wash provided verdant habitat for several species of now extinct mammals, including Columbian mammoths, American lions, camels, dire wolves, and ground sloths.
In-N-Out Burger
The only fast food Alexa will eat. A must have when on the West Coast Best Coast. There are 19 In-N-Out Burger locations across Las Vegas so there's no excuse not to make a stop at one. ;)
Juan's Flaming Fajitas & Cantina
Juan's Flaming Fajitas & Cantina is a popular, high-energy Las Vegas Mexican restaurant known for table-side, fire-lit fajita presentations and authentic, savory dishes. Located off-strip, it offers a family-friendly, casual, and often live-music-filled atmosphere with extensive, well-regarded cocktail options.
Lake Las Vegas
The Village at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada, is the Las Vegas Valley's premier lakeside destination for dining, shopping, and entertainment. The architecture of The Village is heavily inspired by Italian coastal towns like Florence and Siena. Louis and Alexa enjoyed a date at The Village with a walk around the water and dinner at Sonrisa Grill, which offers an unlimited tacos deal on Tuesdays.
Lake Mead
Lake Mead is the largest man-made reservoir and a major recreational area located on the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona, just 24 miles from Las Vegas. Created in the 1930s by the Hoover Dam, it is vital for storing water for nearly 20 million people and farmlands across the Southwest, while providing massive, year-round water recreation.
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue is a great option for a quick bite. The barbecue chicken musubi is Alexa's go-to order here.
"O" by Cirque du Soleil
"O" by Cirque du Soleil is a mesmerizing, water-themed resident show at the Bellagio in Las Vegas that blends acrobatics, synchronized swimming, and diving in a 1.5-million-gallon pool. Inspired by the concept of "infinity" and the elegance of water, the 90-minute show takes place in a theater designed like a European opera house, featuring 75+ world-class artists. Other Prominent Cirque du Soleil Shows include Mystère and KÀ.
Play Playground
Located in the Luxor on The Strip, Play Playground is an adult playground and bar that will have you feeling like a kid again.
Red Rock Canyon
Red Rock Canyon offers beautiful views of otherworldly mountains with several different trails to hike. Timed Reservations are available online and are required for vehicle entry to the Scenic Loop between 8am-5pm from Oct. 1 – May 31. Calico Basin (Red Spring area) doesn't require a timed entry reservation or entrance fee, unlike the adjacent Scenic Loop Drive.
South Point Casino Garden Buffet
If you know Louis, you know he loves buffets. And there are plenty in Las Vegas to choose from. The Garden Buffet is one that Louis and Alexa both enjoyed on a date together.
Springs Preserve
The Springs Preserve in Las Vegas is a 180-acre cultural and natural history campus featuring museums, galleries, and botanical gardens, located just 3 miles from the Strip. Its seasonal Butterfly Habitat (open spring/fall) lets visitors walk among hundreds of free-flying native and exotic butterflies.
Somisomi
If you're a fan of soft serve like Alexa, then this place is for you! They also serve Taiyaki, which is a popular Japanese fish-shaped pastry that is crispy on the outside and soft inside similar to a waffle.
Tengoku Sushi
Tengoku Sushi is another one of Alexa's favorite sushi spots. It's a smaller restaurant with a community feel featuring anime-themed decor.
Teriyaki Madness
A great spot for a quick bite. There are several locations across Las Vegas.
The Art's District Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Arts District is a vibrant cultural hub in the heart of downtown Las Vegas. Known for its eclectic mix of art galleries, vintage shops, breweries, restaurants, and performance spaces, the district is a thriving destination for locals and visitors alike. Alexa's favorite bar here is Velveteen Rabbit – a craft cocktail and beer bar situated in the heart of the Arts District. Each seasonal cocktail menu is the product of innovation, creativity, and care, highlighting fresh produce and house-made ingredients.
Tivoli Village
Tivoli Village is a premier, European-inspired outdoor shopping, dining, and lifestyle center near Summerlin. It features a mix of upscale boutiques, varied restaurants with outdoor patios, and office spaces, designed to offer a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly alternative to the Strip, often hosting community events and weekend markets.
Top Sushi & Oyster
Top Sushi & Oyster is one of Alexa's favorite sushi spots. They offer a spacious atmosphere with two locations in Las Vegas and one in Henderson, Nevada.
True Food Kitchen
True Food Kitchen is an award-winning, seasonally inspired restaurant and bar known for pioneering health-driven dining. It has two locations in Las Vegas, one in Summerlin and the other at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace on The Strip. The matcha horchata is Alexa's go-to drink here.
Urth Caffe Wynn Las Vegas
Urth Caffe is a must for Alexa whenever she is in town. Similar to Gabi Cafe, but with a stronger focus on health-conscious menu items. They have two locations in Las Vegas and one in Henderson, but the one at The Wynn is the most aesthetic.
Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign
Before you leave, make sure to get your photo op at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign to remember your fabulous trip celebrating the fabulous Scotts in the fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada!