Activities in Nevada

Housed in a repurposed warehouse just south of downtown Las Vegas, The Arts Factory is the center of the vibrant 18b Las Vegas Arts District. Founded

Ash Springs, Nevada. Located 108 mi. N of Las Vegas, NV. Ash Springs is a desert oasis, part of a series of natural springs in the area, which sits

Get a serious look at the history of the Nevada test site, along with an exhaustive collection of memorabilia from the era when atomic testing was an

Bear’s Best was designed by golf champion Jack Nicklaus, and features 18 holes personally chosen from the golfer’s 200-plus previously designed greens

Gardenside getaway with fresh-squeezed mixers.

Despite being hidden beneath the escalators at the Venetian Las Vegas, this small bakery stand is well known for its crispy-on-the-outside and chewy-o

A popular stop for visitors en route to Sin City, this casino is part of Buffalo Bill’s Resort in Primm, Nevada, just 40 miles southwest of Vegas. The

The sophisticated après-ski crowd gathers around the fire pit conveniently located at the base of the high-speed gondola, for spicy hot chocolates, es

The circus shows are free on the hotel's Midway stage.

A behemoth development of hotels, residences, restaurants, stores, and casinos may seem an unlikely paragon of sustainability, but the year-old CityCe

The atrium inside Bellagio Hotel and Casino transforms five times per year from one over-the-top

Revitalized Fremont Street has quickly become the favorite under-the-radar bar scene, and the Downtown Cocktail Room is appropriately hard to find. It

Drift Spa and Hammam at Palms Place in the Palms Las Vegas offers the city’s first and only hammam experience, a Turkish-inspired steam bath featuring

Check out Reno’s classic casino and the “biggest little” sign next door.

Vegas is known for having scads of discount outlets, but the king of them all is 35 miles west, in the border town of Primm. Fashion Outlets Las Vegas

Part street carnival—fire-breathers, mimes, exhibitionists, and local bands mix with the pedestrian traffic—and part serious exhibition, the art crawl

This giant, 160-shop mall resembles an ancient Roman city, with columns and arches, piazzas and fountains, and faux-outdoor cafés beneath cloud-painte

Located in Showcase Mall on the Las Vegas Strip (and next to the MGM Grand), GameWorks offers fun for kids of all ages. This arcade on steroids, opera

Located on the 55th floor of the Palms, Ghostbar offers a 360-degree view of the Strip from its open-air deck, which also features a Plexiglas inset t

Here, on a lonely stretch of private land, for no particular reason, rest half a dozen outsize sculptures, including a 24-foot oxidized steel miner, p

This remote desert park in east-central Nevada has plenty of groves of gnarled bristlecone clocking in at more than 4,000 years old, as well as aspen,

This kid-pleasing site has a 500-foot elevator ride down the canyon wall. The tour includes a walk-through of the generators, diversion tunnel, and po

Located in the center of the Rio Casino, this cocktail lounge was the first to install Microsoft Surface tables: 30-inch touch screens that enable gue