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Attractions near Las Vegas

Las Vegas to see, The STRAT Hotel, Casino & SkyPod first

Each year, some 6.1M people go to Lake Mead National Recreation Area. There are 11 places to visit inside Las Vegas, and 35 more within 40 miles. On the list: 14 museums, 9 stadiums & arenas and 5 theme parks, among others. Beyond the town, Death Valley National Park sits 58 mi away.

Attractions nearby
53
within 60 miles
The big one
33 mi
Hoover Dam
National park units
5
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
Lee Canyon
Big draws
4
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Dam · 33 mi southeast

Hoover Dam

Hydroelectric dam on the Colorado River, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

How they lie

Most of the 35 out of town lie to the southeast.

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Orange: Las Vegas. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All 46 on the list

In town there are 11, and the list adds 42 more within 60 miles.

The places inside Las Vegas lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Las Vegas → · Las Vegas’ history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

The STRAT Hotel, Casino & SkyPod: Original uploader was Timjarrett at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cashman Field: Antic2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mob Museum: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Las Vegas Springs: SpringsPreserve (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Neon Museum: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · Burlesque Hall of Fame: karendesuyo from Hawaii, CC BY 2.0 · Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · The Gardens at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve: Epolk, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hoover Dam: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allegiant Stadium: Tomás Del Coro, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Death Valley National Park: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 · T-Mobile Arena: Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Devils Hole: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · MGM Grand Garden Arena: Slargent, CC BY 1.0 · Sam Boyd Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · The Colosseum at Caesars Palace: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 · Valley of Fire State Park: Clément Bardot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Las Vegas: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Thomas & Mack Center: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area: Asybaris01, Public domain · Charleston Peak: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adventuredome: ZooFari, Public domain · Fountains of Bellagio: Rob Young from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Lee's Family Forum: Ron Mader, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Orleans Arena: Jeppsna, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mojave National Preserve: InyoCima, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Mead National Recreation Area: Andrew Cattoir, Public domain · PH Live: Vrysxy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bonnie Springs Ranch: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pinball Hall of Fame: Driph, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black Canyon of the Colorado: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, Public domain · Erotic Heritage Museum: Eshter, CC BY 2.0 · National Atomic Testing Museum: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0 · Cox Pavilion: Rik, Public domain · Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay: The original uploader was Alexiswikipédia at French Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0 · Battlefield Vegas: Jimmy Harris, CC BY 2.0 · Guggenheim Hermitage Museum: Miss O'Crazy from New York, NY, CC BY 2.0 · Nevada Southern Railroad Museum: NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lost City Museum: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Castle Mountains National Monument: David Lamfrom, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clark County Heritage Museum: Nevadaresident, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hemenway Park: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Alan Bible Visitor Center: Andrew Cattoir (Lake Mead National Recreation Area), Public domain

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