Attractions in Las Vegas

Hoover Dam is a 726-foot-tall concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River at the Nevada-Arizona border, 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas. It created Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States by volume.

The Eiffel Tower Experience is a half-scale replica of the Paris original, rising 541 feet above the Las Vegas Strip at Paris Las Vegas resort. A glass elevator takes visitors to the observation deck at 460 feet.

The Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian recreate Venice's iconic canal system indoors, complete with gondola rides under a painted sky ceiling. The quarter-mile canal winds through an Italian-themed retail and dining complex.

The Mirage Volcano is a free outdoor attraction featuring eruptions of fire, water, and music on a lagoon in front of The Mirage hotel. The pyrotechnic display shoots fireballs over 12 feet in the air.

The iconic "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign stands in the median of Las Vegas Boulevard South, just south of Mandalay Bay. Designed in 1959, it is one of the most photographed landmarks in the United States.

The High Roller is the world's tallest observation wheel at 550 feet (168 meters), located at the LINQ Promenade on the Las Vegas Strip. Each revolution takes 30 minutes in one of 28 glass-enclosed cabins.

The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace feature a Roman-themed retail complex with a painted sky ceiling that simulates a full day cycle every hour. The 636,000-square-foot space is one of the highest-grossing retail destinations in the United States.

The Fremont Street Experience is a five-block pedestrian mall in downtown Las Vegas, covered by the world's largest single video screen — a 1,500-foot-long LED canopy called Viva Vision. Free nightly light shows run every hour.

The Bellagio Fountains are a choreographed water feature set in an 8.5-acre lake fronting the Bellagio resort on the Las Vegas Strip. Over 1,200 nozzles shoot water up to 460 feet in the air, synchronized to music and light.

Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay houses over 2,000 animals in 1.6 million gallons of water across 14 exhibits. The collection includes sharks, rays, sea turtles, piranhas, and a Komodo dragon.

Madame Tussauds Las Vegas displays over 100 lifelike wax figures of celebrities, athletes, and cultural icons across themed rooms inside the Venetian resort. Visitors can pose with and touch the figures.

Seven Magic Mountains is a large-scale public art installation by Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone, located in the desert 10 miles south of Las Vegas. Seven towers of locally-sourced boulders, each painted in vivid fluorescent colors, rise up to 35 feet high.