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New York-New York Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $$$
- Casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise
- It is designed to evoke New York City in its architecture and other aspects
- The design features downsized replicas of numerous city landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty
Las Vegas Strip
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos
- The Strip, as it is known, is about 4.2 mi (6.8 km) long, but is often referred to simply as "Las Vegas"
#28 in Best Attractions in the USA
Fly Ranch Geyser
Best time to visit: April-May, Oct-Nov
Cost: $
- Fly Geyser, also known as Fly Ranch Geyser, is a small geothermal geyser located on private land in Washoe County
- The geyser is located near the edge of Fly Reservoir in the Hualapai Geothermal Flats and is approximately 5 feet (1.5 m) high
Calico Tanks Trail, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area showcases a set of large red rock formations: a set of sandstone peaks and walls that were formed by thrust faults including the Keystone Thrust
- The walls are up to 3,000 feet (910 m) high, making them a popular hiking and rock climbing destination
#82 in Best Attractions in the USA
National Automobile Museum, Reno
Best time to visit: April-May, Oct-Nov
Cost: $
- Museum featuring over 200 cars spread over four galleries
- Gallery 1 showcases cars built during the 1890s & 1900s
- Each gallery is linked by a themed "street", featuring vehicles as well as faux shop fronts
- Celebrity owned cars include: Elvis Presley's 1973 Cadillac Eldorado, Frank Sinatra's 1961 Ghia L6.4, and
- John Wayne's 1953 Chevrolet Corvette
Craig Ranch Regional Park
Walk difficulty: Easy
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- 170-acre regional park in North Las Vegas, built on a former golf course, and opened in 2013
Railroad Tunnel Trail, Lake Mead
Walk difficulty: Easy
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- Trail that has remnants of the Hoover Dam's construction, that can be seen throughout the entirety of this route
- Visitors will have panoramic views of Lake Mead and the Boulder Basin region
Castle Rock via the Tahoe Rim Trail, Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park
Walk difficulty: Easy
Best time to visit: Jan-May, Sept-Dec
Cost: $
- Park featuring a large sandy beach, picnicking facilities, nature trail, boat launch, and visitors center
- It is also the site of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival
The Neon Museum
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- Museum that features signs from old casinos and other businesses displayed outdoors
- For many years, the Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) stored many of these old signs in their "boneyard
- The signs were slowly being destroyed by exposure to the elements
- The signs are considered by Las Vegas locals, business owners and government organizations to be not only artistically, but also historically, significant to the culture of the city
Fire Wave Trail, Valley of Fire State Park
Walk difficulty: Easy
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $
- State park that 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
- It is Nevada's oldest state park
Bellagio
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $$$
- Resort, luxury hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise
- Bellagio was conceived by casino owner Steve Wynn, and was built on the former site of the Dunes hotel-casino
- The resort is modeled after the village of Bellagio, near Lake Como
Sand Harbor Nature Trail, Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park
Walk difficulty: Easy
Best time to visit: April-May, Oct-Nov
Cost: $
- This short trail connects to Memorial Point, and provides access to several secluded beaches and views of the lake and mountains with interpretive placards
Bristlecone Pine Glacier Trail, Great Basin National Park
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Best time to visit: April-May, Oct-Nov
Cost: $
- Park that derives its name from the Great Basin, the dry and mountainous region between the Sierra Nevada and the Wasatch Mountains
- The park is notable for its groves of ancient bristlecone pines, the oldest known living non-clonal organisms; Lehman Caves; Wheeler Peak Glacier, below 13,063-foot (3,982 m) Wheeler Peak; and some of the darkest night skies in the contiguous United States
Chollar Mine Tour, Virginia City
Best time to visit: April-May, Oct-Nov
Cost: $
- Tour taking visitors deep underground where they can discover how the miners of the Gold Rush extracted the wealth that made Virginia City famous
- The gold and silver brought thousands across America
- First staked in 1859, miners blasted and carted out some $17 million in gold and silver
The Venetian Las Vegas
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $$$
- The Venetian Las Vegas is a luxury hotel and casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise
- The Venetian was built on the former site of the Sands Hotel and Casino, which was closed and demolished in 1996
Caesars Palace
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $$$
- Luxury hotel and casino in Paradise, it is one of Las Vegas's largest and best known landmarks
- Caesars Palace was founded in 1966 and sought to create an opulent facility that gave guests a sense of life during the Roman Empire
- It contains many statues, columns and iconography typical of Hollywood Roman period productions including a 20-foot (6.1 m) statue of Augustus Caesar near the entrance
MGM Grand
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $$
- Hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, it is the largest single hotel in the world with 6,852 rooms
- When it opened in 1993, the MGM Grand was the largest hotel complex in the world
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Best time to visit: March-May, Sept-Nov
Cost: $$
- Resort casino and hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, it offers live entertainment, luxury shopping, an extensive pool area, and a nightclub that regularly hosts DJs from around the world