Las Vegas Travel Blog

The National Park Service is celebrating National Park Week from April 16 to April 24. During the week, admission is free to every national park, which includes Lake Mead National Recreation Area and Death Valley National Park. In addition to getting a break at the gates, many parks are offering hikes,...

Las Vegas might be a desert, but if you’re a photographer who loves to capture reflections, you’ll find some great opportunities here. The Bellagio’s lake makes a lovely mirror when it’s not in the middle of a fountain show. In this shot, the moon and Caesars Palace appear on...

Celine Dion is back onstage at Caesars Palace Las Vegas. The songstress returned to Vegas on March 15 for a three-year engagement at Caesars’ Colosseum.  Her new show includes a 31-piece orchestra and plenty of visual effects. Celine’s first run at the Colosseum was from 2003-2007. In 2008/2009,...

Take this short Mob trivia quiz: Can you name the movie this line is from: “Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes”? Do you know who the characters in the movie “Casino” were based upon? Can you name the person that the Las Vegas Flamingo was allegedly named after? Do...

Las Vegas offers entertainment in every category–and that includes street performers, also known as “buskers.” While street performers have been around for a long time in many cities, they’re relatively new to Las Vegas. These creative individuals are actually somewhat controversial...

One of the best things about Las Vegas is its location–right smack in the middle of some of the United State’s most dramatic and remote landscapes. You have to go to Alaska to find a larger wildlife refuge than the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, for instance, and it’s about an hour’s...

Back in wintry Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil, that famous groundhog, didn’t see his shadow this year, which supposedly means an early spring. Out here in the West, where snow rarely dares to fall in winter, we don’t rely on rodents to predict the seasons. Instead, we wait for Mojave Max,...

Lions and tigers and bears… oh wait! In Las Vegas, you’ll find lions and tigers, but not too many bears. For a free up-close look at some lions, visit the MGM Grand’s Lion Habitat. ___________________ Photo of male lion courtesy of O Palsson Photo of sleeping lion courtesy of Gregory...

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, which means that thousands of prospective couples are thinking about coming to Vegas in February to say “I do.” With the average cost of a wedding at about $29,000.00 (according to TheWeddingReport.com), even the most expensive Las Vegas wedding...

‘Tis the season to shop, and options for browsing abound along the Las Vegas Strip. Most hotels have a shopping area, but a few have gone all-out on shopping malls that double as entertainment. Shoppers will find upscale, expensive retailers, but an ever-changing influx of stores means a shopper...