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The Best (and Weirdest) Museums in Las Vegas
"In a huge glass dome just past the lobby of the Bellagio Hotel is the Conservatory & Botanical Garden which has 120 horticulturists arranging stunningly beautiful seasonal scenes. These scenes use flowers, plants, trees and constructed pieces, like lighthouses, gazebos and bridges, to create unique visual scenes. Along with the season scenes, the Bellagio also changes the scenes for holidays."
"Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Garden At the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Garden, you can visit some of the most beautiful floral arrangements anywhere for FREE. The botanical garden offers year-round visual delight with distinctive colors of every season. Celebrate your commitment..."
"3600 S Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas NV 89109, map | Hours: Open 24 Hrs. The Bellagio does an amazing job at updating their gardens seasonally. We did a post of their 2014 Christmas display, but there’s always something new to see each season."
"At the height of the Depression, thousands of men and their families migrated here and worked in excruciating conditions, dangling hundreds of feet above Black Canyon in 120°F (about 50°C) heat to build this massive 726ft-high dam, completed ahead of schedule and under budget in 1936. Ninety-six workers lost their lives building the iconic art-deco styled structure, which redefines the stark landscape. Tours of the dam structure begin at the Hoover Dam Parking Garage & Visitor Center."
"The Memorial Bridge, mentioned above, gives a spectacular view of the Hoover Dam, which is located in the Black Canyon on the Colorado River. It was opened in 1936 and was built to control floods and produce hydroelectric power. Today, the Hoover Dam is still in use and there are two lanes of traffic that run across it."
"Camping SiteLake Shore Road, Boulder City, NV 89005MoreLess Info. Located in the Lake Mead National Recreational Area in Boulder City, Nevada, the Boulder Beach Campground offers 150 camping sites amongst the shade of Eucalyptus trees. Most of the RV sites feature tables and fire pits."
"Open just a few years, Lovelady is a relative newcomer to the Vegas brew scene, but already making a big, sudsy splash. Built from the ground up in Downtown Henderson, the company was founded by four brothers (and yes, their last name is Lovelady), who got their start experimenting with at-home brewing back in their high school days. It made them popular at parties, and the love for producing beer was hard to shake."
"This brewery in downtown Henderson offer patrons 12 different craft beers to choose from, including a Kettle Sour Ale choice along with more common selections like porters and IPAs. Patrons can sample beer with beer flights at $2 a glass, and each beer is labeled in chalk along the bottom of the flight. Online ordering available."
"This Arts District brewery gets its name from the first two nuclear bombs dropped in the Nevada desert. The decor reflects the theme, paying tribute to the state’s role in the Atomic Age. Yet the place is much more than a gimmick."
"Able Baker Brewing is at the south end of the Arts District and immediately gets you with those awesome brewery vibes. Bright lights, big ceilings, colorful chalkboard menus, lively music, shiny brewing equipment, and ducks."
"Another Downtown Las Vegas hotspot for unforgettable craft beer is Tenaya Creek Brewery. With a wide variety of tap beers and even some bottles and cans to choose from, you’ll be able to find exactly what you didn’t even know what you were looking for when it comes to an amazing beer. Unique, award winning beer would not be possible without an amazing team, and Tenaya Creek Brewery consists of some of the finest brew masters in the city."
"This family-owned and operated brewery has been around for nearly two decades, moving Downtown after outgrowing its previous facility in the northwest valley. It’s not your typical Las Vegas watering hole: no gaming, smoking, or liquor. Just great craft beer and a little bit of wine."
"Live entertainment and a roster of classics and modern interpretations of Manhattans, Old Fashioneds, martinis, and complementary bar snacks make the menu at this lobby bar at Mandalay Bay. Saturday nights feature dueling pianos. Do order the modern Manhattan, smoked behind the bar and served in a pipe-shaped glass."
"With five acres of indoor climate-controlled fun, The Adventuredome at Circus Circus is the perfect Las Vegas attraction for families, or those who are just kids at heart. Offering plenty of rides and things to do, including a mini-golf course and laser tag, the park has attractions for kids of all ages. One of Adventuredome's rides, El Loco, gives riders a 72-second, adrenaline-pumping ride complete with a 90-foot ascent followed by a greater-than-straight-down diving drop that produces a negative 1.5 vertical G."
"If you’re wondering what to do in Vegas on a rainy day, consider a trip to the Adventuredome. It’s a gigantic indoor amusement park with everything from roller coasters to bungee jumping stations, so it can provide hours of entertainment regardless of what the weather is like. As a bonus, it’s open 365 days per year, so it’ll always be an option for you and the kids even if you’re visiting Las Vegas in the off-season."
"Located at the Circus Circus Hotel, Adventuredome is America’s largest indoor amusement park. The carnival-inspired theme park offers over five acres of exciting rides and games for the whole family to enjoy. Your kids will be screaming with joy on adrenaline-pumping coaster rides such as the Canyon Blaster and El Loco."