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Area 15 Las Vegas: Ticket prices and best attractions

The best attractions at Area 15 Las Vegas are Omega Mart and the Lab – but the access pass system is confusing and the ticket prices are high. What is Area 15 in Las Vegas? Area 15 is one of the most welcome new additions…

Las Vegas, Nevada, reviews, USA

7 best things to do in Las Vegas for 7-year-old children

The best Las Vegas attractions for seven-year-old children include the Blue Man Group, Electric Playhouse and the Shark Reef Aquarium. Family holiday in Las Vegas I recently returned from a family holiday to Las Vegas. It was a bit of gamble – after all, Las…

family travel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

A Route 66 gift shop in Williams, Arizona.

Las Vegas to Williams, AZ: Best stops, distance & drive time

The best road trip stops on the Las Vegas to Williams drive are Lake Mead, Hoover Dam and Kingman. Planning a visit to Williams, Arizona Williams, Arizona, is one of the more appealing stops on Route 66. It has something of an Old West feel,…

Arizona, driving, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

101 things to do in Las Vegas besides gamble

Circus shows, hiking trails, desert adventures, ziplines and gluttonous buffets are amongst the many options for visitors who want to stay away from the casino floor in Las Vegas. Las Vegas is perhaps incorrectly known as the gambling capital of the world (it’s not –…

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Visual trickery at the Museum of Illusions, Las Vegas.

Museum of Illusions Las Vegas – review

The Museum of Illusions in Las Vegas is fun, but gets overshadowed by competitors offering similar attractions at a grander scale. Visiting the Las Vegas Museum of Illusions Sometimes an experience is coloured by what comes before it. In my case, that’s certainly true for…

family travel, Las Vegas, museums, Nevada, reviews, USA

Hoover Dam from a Lake Mead cruise boat.

How to see Hoover Dam from the water

The best way to see Hoover Dam from the water is on a Lake Mead cruise from the Lake Mead Marina in Boulder City, Nevada. How to see Hoover Dam – on land Hoover Dam, blocking the Black Canyon on the Colorado River, is one…

Arizona, cruises, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

ARTE Museum Las Vegas review

The ARTE Museum Las Vegas makes for great photos amid the tech-driven visual wonders. Whether the ticket price is worth it is debatable, however. A museum for the Instagram generation Most art museums follow a certain formula. Paintings are displayed reverently on walls for visitors…

art, Las Vegas, museums, Nevada, USA