🌙 At night● Now
Bellagio fountains at nightShows run every 15 minutes after 8 pm; watch from the footbridge.
✦ Your self-guided tour
Las Vegas
Discover the city at your own pace, with your route and your trip essentials in one place.
5 stops · about 2 h 43 · audio guide12 languages
Highlights
5 stops · about 2 h 43 · audio guide
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Las Vegas: your route
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5 stops · about 2 h 43 · audio guideTransport on the route: about US$51.00
Included: the full route, audio guide in 12 languages and the travel tools. Not included: museum and monument tickets, transport tickets.
💡 Good to know in Las Vegas
Practical tips before you step out.
Luggage
Leave luggage at the airport left-luggage desk or a partner storage point on the route (marked ★). Carry only essentials and your passport.
Internet
Outside EU roaming: a US data eSIM is cheap and works straight away. Free Wi‑Fi at airports, cafés and museums.
Payments
Contactless works almost everywhere, including subways and buses (OMNY, Clipper, Ventra…). Prices exclude sales tax (6–10%), added at the till.
Tipping
Tipping is expected: 18–22% at table-service restaurants, USD 1–2 per drink at bars and 15–20% for taxis. Optional at counters.
Water
Tap water is safe and restaurants serve it free with ice.
Safety
Cross only at crosswalks with the walk signal. It tops 104 °F in summer: drink water, walk through air-conditioned casinos and check your bar tab.
Sockets
Type A/B sockets, 120 V: you need an adapter; check your charger accepts 100–240 V.
Toilets
Public toilets are rare: use those in museums, malls, hotels, libraries and chain cafés.
ⓘ Practical information compiled from official and public sources in October 2026. Not yet checked on the ground in this city — if something has changed, use “Report a problem”.
Safety in Las Vegas
Emergency numbers, common scams and how to get help. Free for everyone.
Emergency911
Police (non-urgent)311
Hospital and pharmacy search around the city centre — share your location for results near you.
Look for: Pharmacy (CVS · Walgreens)
Common scams and risks
Extreme heat
From May to September it tops 40 °C. Drink water constantly, wear a hat and sunscreen, stay in the shade and do outdoor visits early or late in the day.
Bar invitations
Friendly strangers invite you to a bar or club; then comes a huge bill and pressure to pay. Choose your own places.
Pickpockets
Crowded trams, metros and queues are their workplace. Bag in front and zipped; phone never in a back pocket.
Photos with costumed people
Costumed "gladiators" and characters pose for photos and then ask for big tips. Agree a price first or decline.
ATMs and money
Use bank ATMs, not independent ones, and always choose to be charged in the local currency.
👜 Watch your wallet in
The Strip (pedestrian bridges) · Fremont Street · Casinos
🌙 At night, take extra care in
Streets away from the Strip and Fremont · Drinks left unattended
Keep a photo of your passport on your phone, carry just one card and some cash, and stick to busy, well-lit streets.
ⓘ Practical information compiled from official and public sources in October 2026. Not yet checked on the ground in this city — if something has changed, use “Report a problem”.
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Experiences in Las Vegas
Moments, fun and events, picked for you.
Your interests
🌙 At night● Now
The Neon MuseumThe boneyard of old Las Vegas signs, lit at night (paid timed tour).
🌙 At night● Now
A show on the StripCirque du Soleil, magic or concerts at the Sphere; same-day discount tickets.
☀️ In the morning
Red Rock Canyon in the morningRed rocks 30 minutes from the Strip; go early and carry plenty of water.
🕐 Flexible — check opening times
A Las Vegas buffetThe big casino buffets are an institution; lunch is cheaper.
🏛️ History & culture of Las Vegas
How the city came to be, in a few minutes of reading.
Las Vegas, colloquially shortened to Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. It is the 24th-most populous city in the United States, with 641,903 residents at the 2020 census. The Las Vegas metropolitan area has an estimated 2.4 million residents and is the 29th-largest metropolitan area in the country. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife. Most of these venues are located in downtown Las Vegas or on the Las Vegas Strip, which is outside city limits in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester. The Las Vegas Valley serves as the leading financial, commercial, and cultural center in Nevada.
Las Vegas was settled in 1905 and officially incorporated in 1911.
Read the full history
The settlement of Las Vegas, Nevada was founded in 1905 before the opening of a railroad that linked Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. The stopover attracted some farmers (mostly from Utah) to the area, and fresh water was irrigated to the settlement. In 1911, the town was incorporated as part of the newly founded Clark County. Urbanization took off in 1931 when work started on the Boulder Dam (now the Hoover Dam), bringing a huge influx of young male workers, for whom theaters and casinos were built, largely by the Mafia. Electricity from the dam also enabled the building of many new hotels along the Strip. The arrival of Howard Hughes in 1966 did much to offset mob influence and helped turn Las Vegas into more of a family tourist center.
The name Las Vegas—Spanish for "the meadows"—was given to the area in 1829 by Rafael Rivera, a member of the Spanish explorer Antonio Armijo’s trading party that was traveling to Los Angeles, and stopped for water there on the Old Spanish Trail from New Mexico. At that time, several parts of the valley contained artesian wells surrounded by extensive green areas. The flows from the wells fed the Las Vegas Wash, which runs to the Colorado River.
💬 What travellers say about Las Vegas
Tips, experiences and questions from people who've been there.