#38 best destination in the world

MGM Grand Las Vegas, Paradise

Best time to travel: March-May, Sept-Nov Ease of travel: Easy Cost ($-$$-$$$): $$

Hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip, and the largest single hotel in the United States with 6,852 rooms
When it opened in 1993, the MGM Grand was the largest hotel complex in the world
The 30 floor property includes five outdoor pools, rivers, and waterfalls that cover 6.6 acres, gardens, and a spa
Also houses numerous shops, night clubs, restaurants and the largest casino in Clark County

Best time to travel: March-May, Sept-Nov Ease of travel: Easy Cost ($-$$-$$$): $$$

Resort, luxury hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip inspired by the lake town of Bellagio in Italy
One of its most notable features is an 8 acre lake between the building and the Strip, which houses the Fountains of Bellagio, a large dancing water fountain synchronized to music
Inside Bellagio, Dale Chihuly’s Fiori di Como, composed of over 2,000 hand-blown glass flowers, covers the lobby ceiling

Best time to travel: May, Sept Ease of travel: Moderate Cost ($-$$-$$$): $

Small geothermal geyser located on private land
The geyser contains thermophilic algae, which flourish in moist, hot environments, resulting in multiple hues of green and red, coloring the rocks
In 2016, the Burning Man Project purchased the 3,800 acre Fly Ranch, including the geyser, for $6.5 million
The Burning Man Project began offering limited public access to the property in 2018
The geyser is open to small, guided three-hour nature walks from April to October each year

Best time to travel: July-Sept, Oct-Dec Walk difficulty: Easy Ease of travel: Moderate Cost ($-$$-$$$): $

The Lehman Caves were originally protected as a national monument in 1922
The caves were, most likely, discovered by Absalom Lehman in 1885
Crickets, spiders, pseudoscorpions, mites, and springtails may live their full lifecycles in the cave
Other animals there include chipmunks, mice, pack rats, and several species of bats

Best time to travel: Jan-March, Nov-Dec Walk difficulty: Easy Ease of travel: Easy Cost ($-$$-$$$): $

Nevada’s oldest state park, Valley of Fire State Park derives its name from red sandstone formations, the Aztec Sandstone, which formed from shifting sand dunes 150 million years ago
These features, which are the centerpiece of the park’s attractions, often appear to be on fire when reflecting the sun’s rays

Best time to travel: March-May, Sept-Nov Ease of travel: Easy Cost ($-$$-$$$): $$$

Luxury hotel and casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, on the site of the old Sands Hotel
The Venetian-Palazzo complex includes the world’s second-largest hotel, with 4,049 rooms, 3,068 suites and a 120,000-square-foot casino

Best time to travel: March-May, Sept-Nov Ease of travel: Easy Cost ($-$$-$$$): $$$

Luxury hotel and casino in Paradise, situated on the Las Vegas Strip, it is one of Las Vegas’s largest and best known landmarks, founded in 1966
It contains many statues, columns and iconography typical of Hollywood Roman period productions including a 20-foot statue of Augustus Caesar near the entrance
The modern casino facilities include table games such as blackjack, craps, roulette, baccarat, Spanish 21, mini-baccarat, Pai Gow and Pai Gow poker
The casino also features a 24-hour poker room; and many slot machines and video poker machines
Notable entertainers who have performed at Caesars Palace include Frank Sinatra, Reba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn, Sammy Davis Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin, Rod Stewart, Stevie Nicks, Celine Dion, Ike & Tina Turner, Shania Twain, Bette Midler, Cher, Elton John, Liberace, Diana Ross, Liza Minnelli, Julio Iglesias, Tony Bennett, Judy Garland, Gloria Estefan, Janet Jackson, and Mariah Carey