What Happened in Vegas, the Whole Family Saw It: Las Vegas, Nevada 🏜️
A different approach to explore the Sin City without the gambling 🎰
Las Vegas has a reputation, and most of it is entirely deserved. But beneath the casinos and cocktail bars is a city that knows how to put on a show, and at no time of year does it do that better than New Year’s Eve.
For families, Las Vegas during the holidays is a different kind of trip. The Strip transforms into one of the largest New Year’s Eve celebrations in the world, with fireworks launched simultaneously from multiple resort rooftops lighting up the desert sky in a display that needs no ticket or reservation.
Beyond the Strip, the surrounding desert offers some of the most dramatic landscape in the American Southwest. Red Rock Canyon is less than 30 minutes from the hotel corridor, the Hoover Dam is under an hour and the Grand Canyon West is about 2 hours away.
Travels:
Frontier | F9 1875: Orlando ➡️ Las Vegas
🛫 06:43 EST MCO (7m Early)
🛬 09:14 PST LAS (1m Early)
Duration: 5 hr, 31 min
Stay:
MGM Grand (4-Star Hotel | 4.3 ⭐️ 🏳️🌈)
3799 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Located in the southern end of the Las Vegas Blvd. One of the closest property from the airport.
Part of The Edit by Chase collection.
$100 Property Credit can be used in any Las Vegas MGM Properties.
Early check-in and late check-out are subject to availability.
Dining:
Yum Cha Restaurant (4.2 ⭐️ $$ V) Chinese
4945 W Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89103
Traditional Cantonese dim sum parlor.
Just minutes from the Las Vegas Blvd without the premium Strip pricing.
Din Tai Fung (4.4 ⭐️ $$$) Chinese
3730 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89158
Located on the first floor of the ARIA Resort & Casino. Accessible by the free Aria Express.
Reservation is highly recommended to avoid wait.
Palette Tea Lounge & Dim Sum (4.5 ⭐️ $$$ V) Chinese
Shokku Ramen (4.3 ⭐️ $$ 🏳️🌈 V) Japanese
3889 Spring Mountain Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89102
An authentic Japanese ramen restaurant located near the north end of the Las Vegas Strip.
Although the restaurant operates 24/7, reservations or joining the waitlist online are recommended.
Activities:
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (4.8 ⭐️)
3205 State Highway 159, Las Vegas, NV 89161
Entrance Fee: $20 per car or America the Beautiful Pass
Located 17 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip.
13 miles one-way paved road with scenic views, access to the canyons and sandstone hills in the heart of the conservation area.
Seven Magic Mountains (4.5 ⭐️ 🏳️🌈)
About 30 mins south from Harry Reid International Airport on the Las Vegas Blvd.
The artwork was installed by a Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone in 2016.
It features 7 colorful stacked boulders standing over 30-ft high.
Hoover Dam (4.7 ⭐️)
81 Hoover Dam Access Rd, Boulder City, NV 89005
Admission: (Interagency Passes not accepted)
$15 Self-Guided Visitor Center Tour
$25 Guided Power Plant Tour
$40 Guided Dam Tour
Construction of the Hoover Dam began in 1931 during the depths of the Great Depression, and it became one of the most ambitious engineering projects the United States had ever attempted. Thousands of workers descended on the Black Canyon of the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona, working in brutal desert heat to divert the river, pour millions of cubic yards of concrete, and raise a wall of art deco masonry 726 feet high. The project was completed in 1936, two years ahead of schedule.
The dam created Lake Mead, still one of the largest reservoirs in the United States, and its hydroelectric generators supplied power to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Phoenix for decades. It remains a working piece of infrastructure to this day.
Grand Canyon West | Eagle Point | Guano Point (4.8 ⭐️)
5001 E. Diamond Bar Road, Meadview, AZ 86444
Free Wi-Fi is available indoors. Even though Verizon is the primary service provider in the area, their cellular service can still be spotty.
Pro-tips: Spend less time at the gift shop and Eagle Point, but more in Guano Point for its spectacular views.
Fremont Street Experience (4.6 ⭐️ 🏳️🌈)
Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Public park is available. $20 daily maximum rate or $4 per hour.
Before the Strip, there was Fremont Street. This is where Las Vegas was born, where the neon first came on, and where the Golden Nugget, Binion's, and the Golden Gate wrote the original rules of the city. The street is pedestrian-friendly and covered by an LED canopy.
Free live music plays across multiple stages every single night.
Las Vegas Strips
Stretching roughly a 4-mile stretch along Las Vegas Blvd South lined with multiple resorts and casinos.
New Year Celebration on The Strips
Travel Tips:
When choosing a tour operator for the Grand Canyon, try to avoid the large tour buses. Pay extra for a small tour operators, such as MaxTour.
No meetup point, pickup and drop-off at your Strips hotel, along with complimentary snacks and drinks.
Cell Services
Cellular service is very spotty throughout the Grand Canyon, even though Verizon has native coverage in the area.
Free Wi-Fi is available on most tour buses and at Grand Canyon West.
Use an iPhone or a carrier that supports direct-to-cell satellite connectivity.
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