Las Vegas Travel Blog

Las Vegas visitors may find a surprise in their hotel bills: the dreaded resort fee that more and more U.S. hotels are charging. What is this mysterious resort fee? It’s an extra charge for things like Internet access, daily newspaper delivery, local calls, faxes, the use of the fitness center,...

On October 17, Las Vegas’ Liberace Museum closed. Opened in 1979, the quirky museum held a collection of Liberace’s memorabilia: jewelry, clothing, cars and pianos–all in a flamboyant Early Vegas style that favored sequins, rhinestones, feathers, and mirrors. Liberace was a well-known...

Here’s the thing about Las Vegas: you never know what you might see. The first thing I noticed about today’s Photo Friday picture was the great shot of the Bellagio Fountains, but then my eye drifted to the left…and then something about the bell bottoms caught my eye. I blew up the...

Grandview Point, Grand Canyon, South Rim. Photo by Leah Sekula. While traipsing around the South Rim of the Grand Canyon last month, I brought back a few nuggets of wisdom that might be helpful next time you plan a trip. (Note: Consider going on Nov. 11 when the U.S. National Park system offers...

Right next door to Las Vegas, the state of Utah is overflowing with scenic byways along twisty, two-lane roads that will test your driving skills. This is a great time of year to take a detour into the mountains and red rocks of the Beehive State, whether taking the scenic route on the way to or from...

Traffic congestion is like a backhanded compliment: All those cars means people really like a destination–but clogged roadways give visitors a headache. Cities around the world have this problem, but at least in Las Vegas, you have entertainment while you’re creeping along. If you’re...

Finding a good way to move millions of visitors up and down a five-mile stretch of road is challenging, especially when the road in question is Las Vegas Boulevard, better known as the Las Vegas Strip. Las Vegas has been working on public transportation solutions for years–after all, who wants...

If you visit Las Vegas from July through September, you’ll probably hear the term “monsoon season” in local weather forecasts. Since Las Vegas receives only about four and a half inches of rain annually, the term may not make sense at first, but if you’ve ever witnessed a flash flood in progress,...

You’ve counted down the days until your Las Vegas trip, watched “The Hangover” three times, and read “Casino Gambling for Dummies.“ Now it’s time to pack. What should you bring to Vegas? The Essentials: At least one swimsuit, possibly more, no matter what time...

Since Las Vegas is so close to Southern California—it’s only 270 miles from Las Vegas to downtown Los Angeles—it’s not surprising that about a quarter of all Las Vegas visitors hail from SoCal. Interstate 15 is the main traffic arterial between the two regions, and theoretically, if little or...