Author: Isabel Ramires

Seven immersive rooms, VR headsets, holograms, and projection mapping tell the story of Mike Tyson and the city that shaped him. Iron Mike Legacy is coming to the Flamingo this fall, and tickets are already on sale. Iron Mike Legacy Tickets Are on Sale for Fall 2026 Iron Mike Legacy is a new immersive attraction built around the life, boxing career, and legacy of Mike Tyson, and it is set to open at Flamingo Las Vegas in fall 2026. The experience was announced by Caesars Entertainment in July, and public ticket sales began August 5. The attraction’s producer, Your ID,…

October is a big month for Las Vegas residencies. Metallica opened its first Sphere run on October 1, New Kids on the Block are mid-run at Dolby Live, Josh Groban is back at The Colosseum, Barry Manilow keeps his Thursday-to-Saturday schedule at Westgate, and Keith Urban takes over BleauLive Theater for two nights. Here are the October residencies and the dates still ahead. Metallica at Sphere: No Repeat Weekends Life Burns Faster is Metallica’s first residency at Sphere. It opened October 1 and runs 24 shows through March 13, 2027. The band is continuing its “No Repeat Weekend” tradition, so…

Kafta and chicken kabob off the grill. Kibbeh, grape leaves, and labne sandwiches made by the church’s own kitchen. Baklava, knafe, and a Lebanese coffee to close it out. For 18 years, St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church has turned a weekend in October into the biggest Lebanese food and music festival in Nevada, and it’s back in a little over a week. Eighteen Years Running The Lebanese American Festival takes over St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church, 10325 Rancho Destino Road, for its 18th consecutive year on Friday, October 9, through Sunday, October 11, 2026. Hours run Friday and Saturday from…

Lamb roasting since sunrise. Warm spanakopita and honey-soaked baklava. Live Greek folk music, traditional dancing, and a Byzantine church tour that stops most first-time visitors in their tracks. Once a year, a corner of Spring Valley turns into a genuine piece of Greece, and the whole valley shows up for it. A Southwest Vegas Tradition That Goes Back Decades The Las Vegas Greek Food Festival returns to St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, 5300 El Camino Road, September 25 through 27, 2026, for three days of authentic Greek food, live music, traditional dancing, and cultural experiences the parish has run for decades.…

An F1 car flying past the Bellagio fountains at 212 miles per hour. A Sphere afterparty with the Backstreet Boys. Strip nightlife that reopens at 2:30am once the track closes for the night. F1 weekend is one of the most electric windows on the entire Las Vegas calendar, and with a little planning, it is also one of the most rewarding trips you can build around the city. Mark the Dates and Know the Rhythm The Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix returns November 19 through 21, 2026, on the 3.8-mile Las Vegas Strip Circuit, winding past Caesars Palace and the…

No steering wheel. No pedals. No driver. A boxy, purpose-built electric vehicle that seats four people face-to-face. Zoox launched paid rides in Las Vegas on August 10, becoming the first robotaxi without a steering wheel or pedals ever approved for commercial paid service in the country, and just this week it became the first autonomous vehicle company to offer paid rides to and from Harry Reid International Airport. Here is what riding one actually looks like right now. From Free Rides to the First Paid Robotaxi Service in the Country Zoox, the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company, opened its Las Vegas…

A year-round horror experience from the creators of Halloween Horror Nights. A mixed-reality journey through deep space. Escape rooms, a game show you can compete in live, and carnival games with a modern twist. Zone 2: The Terminals is AREA15’s newest expansion, and it is already open and buzzing, with a Boeing 747 event venue and iFLY indoor skydiving still on the way. AREA15 Just Got a Lot Bigger Zone 2: The Terminals is the latest expansion of AREA15, the experiential art and entertainment district parallel to the Las Vegas Strip. What began in 2020 as a single 200,000-square-foot venue has grown…

30,000 square feet. 14 immersive installations. A check-in at Las Vegas’s most luxurious ice cream hotel. A Sprinkle Pool with two-story slides. A cake chapel for weddings. A speakeasy hosting the world’s first ice cream-tasting magic show. The world’s largest all-you-can-eat ice cream buffet. Museum of Ice Cream opened its biggest flagship yet at AREA15 on July 3, and the opening numbers broke records for the brand. The Brand’s Biggest Bet Landed in the Right City Museum of Ice Cream opened its doors at AREA15’s Zone 2 on July 3, 2026, marking the largest location the brand has ever built. The experiential company,…

Four years. Over 1.2 million guests. A stage bar where you can grab a drink before curtain, take photos, and mingle with the cast. Acrobatics, live music, dance, magic, and the first stand-up comedy ever woven into a Cirque du Soleil resident show. Mad Apple takes its final bow at New York-New York on September 5, 2026, and tickets for the remaining performances are still available. Four Years of New York’s Wildest Night Out, on the Las Vegas Strip Mad Apple opened May 12, 2022, at New York-New York Hotel and Casino, taking over the showroom space that had hosted Zumanity for…

A giant red envelope marking the entrance. Free admission. Immersive walk-through worlds built around Wednesday, Stranger Things, Squid Game, and more. Themed mini golf. A Netflix Bites restaurant. A full retail shop. Netflix House is already open in Philadelphia and Dallas, and a third location is confirmed for BLVD Las Vegas right on the Strip. Here is everything confirmed so far. The Streaming Giant Is Building a Physical Home and Las Vegas Is On the List Netflix House is Netflix’s new permanent, year-round entertainment concept, bringing its most popular shows and movies to life through immersive walk-through experiences, themed dining, retail,…

A beautifully designed double-decker bus. Three tiers of finger sandwiches, scones, pastries, and desserts. Fine teas served in traditional china. A 75-minute rolling tour of the Las Vegas Strip from the Sahara down to the Welcome to Las Vegas sign and back. Bellagio fountains, Caesars Palace, the Luxor pyramid, and the Sphere all passing by the windows. This is what Las Vegas looks like when you slow down, sit down, and let the city come to you. Tea, Views, and a Front Row Seat to the Strip Café on the Strip is a women-owned Las Vegas business that takes the British…

Monica’s apartment. The orange couch. The fountain from the opening credits. Ross and Rachel’s Vegas wedding. The iconic purple door. Replica props, original costumes, behind-the-scenes content, and Vegas-exclusive experiences built specifically for this location. The FRIENDS Experience: The One in Vegas is now open at MGM Grand and it is exactly what it sounds like. The Show Set Two Episodes Here. Now You Can Step Inside Them. The FRIENDS Experience: The One in Vegas opened at MGM Grand in July 2025, inside The District at MGM Grand adjacent to the Grand Garden Arena at 3799 S Las Vegas Blvd. It is the permanent…

Make pizza dough with an executive chef at Allegro. Bake a baguette with Wynn’s master baker inside the resort’s bread shop. Learn cocktail techniques from one of the most decorated mixologists in the city. Tour Allegiant Stadium and cook game day food with the executive chef of Charlie’s Sports Bar. Take a Thai cooking class with Food Network star Chef Jet Tila. This is what Las Vegas looks like when you go beyond the standard visitor experience. Nine Years Running and Still the Most Interesting Thing You Can Do at Wynn Connoisseur by Wynn launched in 2017 as the Wynn Master…

All 34 of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes, reproduced at full scale using Vatican-licensed high-definition printing technology, displayed at floor level so you can examine brushstrokes that are invisible from the floor of the actual chapel. Life-size David, Moses, and Pietà. A cathedral-like Last Judgment Room with pews and immersive sound. Tickets from $32. Now open at The Shops at Crystals on the Las Vegas Strip. The Vatican Ceiling at Eye Level for the First Time Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition opened April 24, 2026 at The Shops at Crystals at 3720 S Las Vegas Blvd, inside the CityCenter complex. Presented by SBX Group…

550 feet above the Las Vegas Strip. 28 air-conditioned glass cabins. A 30-minute full rotation with audio narration calling out every landmark as it comes into view. A Happy Half Hour option that turns your cabin into an open bar at 550 feet. And a view of the Strip at night that no helicopter, rooftop, or observation deck in the city can match. Here is everything you need to know before you go. The Strip Looks Different From Up Here The High Roller at The LINQ Promenade opened in March 2014 and remains the tallest observation wheel in North America and the second…

The first nighttime pool party ever offered in Las Vegas. Still the standard everything else gets measured against. World-class DJ residencies, a 40,000-square-foot venue that wraps around the Encore pool, gold-dripped interiors, theatrical performers, and a Sunday night crowd that dresses up, shows up, and stays until close. Here is everything you need to know before you go. Warm Water, Cold Drinks, and a DJ Set That Goes Until Dawn XS Nightclub at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas invented the nighttime pool party format in Las Vegas. Before XS launched Nightswim, Sunday night was the night you packed your bags, settled your hotel…

Nevada’s only AZA-accredited aquarium just turned 25. Over 21 million guests, 300,000 students educated, 1.6 million gallons of water, 14 exhibits, two underwater tunnels, a touch pool, a VR theater, and a Komodo dragon that is older than most smartphones. Here is everything you need to know before you go. The Only Predator-Based Aquarium in North America Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino opened in June 2000, making it one of the longest-running non-gaming attractions on the Las Vegas Strip. In June 2025 it celebrated its 25th anniversary, marking a quarter century of operation with more than 21 million guests…

Seven towers of neon-painted boulders standing 30 to 35 feet tall in the Mojave Desert, 10 miles south of Henderson, free to visit, open every day, and freshly repainted in April 2026. One of the most photographed public art installations in the American West is right here, and it is worth making the drive. What It Is and Why It Exists Seven Magic Mountains is a large-scale public artwork by Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone, produced by the Nevada Museum of Art and the Art Production Fund in New York. It consists of seven towers of locally sourced boulders, 33 rocks in total, each…

Universal Horror Unleashed is 110,000 square feet of permanent haunted horror inside AREA15. Four cinematic haunted houses. Four themed scare zones with roaming characters, live entertainment, and themed food and drinks. This is what happens when the creators of Halloween Horror Nights build something that never has to close. Here is everything you need to know before you go. Halloween Horror Nights. Except It Never Ends. Universal Horror Unleashed opened at AREA15 on August 14, 2025, as the first permanent year-round horror attraction Universal has ever built. The same creative team responsible for Halloween Horror Nights, the most acclaimed seasonal horror event in…

The Cromwell is gone. In its place, Lisa Vanderpump’s first hotel opens May 29, 2026 — 188 rooms of industrial romantic design, a brand new lounge, a redesigned rooftop pool, and a center-Strip address at Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. Reservations are open now. Here is everything you need to know before you book. This Is What Happens When Lisa Vanderpump Designs a Hotel The Cromwell had one of the best corner lots on the Strip — the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road, directly across from Caesars Palace, steps from the Bellagio, and within walking distance…