The Las Vegas Strip runs along Las Vegas Boulevard South through Paradise and Winchester, Nevada, anchored by landmark casino resorts including Caesars Palace, the Bellagio, MGM Grand, and The Venetian. The corridor stretches roughly from Mandalay Bay at the south end to the STRAT Hotel at the north, concentrating more hotel rooms, entertainment stages, and restaurant seats per square mile than almost anywhere on earth. Visitors come for gambling, headliner concerts, Cirque du Soleil residencies, fine dining, and spectacles that are permanently on display for free on the sidewalk.
What is the Las Vegas Strip known for?
The Strip is known globally as the world’s densest concentration of large-scale casino resorts, hosting properties such as the Bellagio with its 1,000-foot choreographed fountain show on Las Vegas Boulevard, the replica Eiffel Tower at Paris Las Vegas, and the replica Statue of Liberty outside New York-New York Hotel and Casino, all visible from the public sidewalk at no cost. Nightly entertainment ranges from residencies at Dolby Live at Park MGM and Koval Line venues to the Sphere on Sands Avenue, a 366-foot immersive entertainment arena that opened in 2023.
- Bellagio Fountains: free water-and-light show running every 15-30 minutes
- The STRAT SkyPod observation deck at 1,149 feet
- Sphere: immersive 160,000-square-foot LED venue near Sands Avenue
- High Roller observation wheel at The LINQ Promenade, 550 feet tall
Best things to do on the Las Vegas Strip
The single best use of free time on the Strip is walking the central section of Las Vegas Boulevard South from Park MGM north to The Venetian, covering roughly 1.5 miles of interconnected casino floors, public art, and outdoor spectacles including the Bellagio Fountains, the Mirage volcano (currently closed for renovation as of 2024), and the Grand Canal Shoppes canal inside The Venetian. Paid highlights include rides at New York-New York’s roller coaster, gondola rides inside The Venetian, and the Big Apple Coaster.
- Ride the High Roller observation wheel at The LINQ Promenade
- Watch the Fremont Street Experience light canopy, 15 minutes north by car
- Visit the Mob Museum downtown or the Neon Museum on Las Vegas Boulevard North
- Catch a Cirque du Soleil show at MGM Grand or The Mirage-area venues
Where to eat on the Las Vegas Strip
The Strip holds multiple Michelin-starred and Michelin-recommended restaurants, including Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand, which earned three Michelin stars, and é by José Andrés inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, a tasting-menu counter with eight seats. More accessible options include In-N-Out Burger on the southern Strip near Tropicana Avenue, the 24-hour Earl of Sandwich inside casino food courts, and the Wicked Spoon buffet at The Cosmopolitan.
- Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand: three Michelin stars, classic French tasting menu
- é by José Andrés at The Cosmopolitan: intimate avant-garde tasting counter
- Secret Pizza at The Cosmopolitan: cash-only, third-floor, no signage
- Gordon Ramsay Fish and Chips at The LINQ: casual British-style seafood
How to get to the Las Vegas Strip
Harry Reid International Airport sits approximately 1.5 miles southeast of the southern Strip, making taxi, rideshare, or the airport’s rental car center the fastest arrival options; the RTC bus Route 109 also connects the airport to Las Vegas Boulevard. The Las Vegas Monorail runs 3.9 miles along the east side of the Strip from MGM Grand station north to the LVCC West Gates station, with seven stops including Bally’s/Paris, Flamingo/Caesars Palace, and Harrah’s/The LINQ.
- RTC Deuce bus: 24-hour double-decker service the full length of Las Vegas Boulevard
- Las Vegas Monorail: seven stations on the Strip’s east side
- Rideshare pickup zones at designated casino entrances, not curbside
Where to walk on the Las Vegas Strip
The most walkable and visually dense segment runs from the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard South and Tropicana Avenue north to Spring Mountain Road, approximately two miles that pass MGM Grand, New York-New York, Park MGM, Caesars Palace, The Bellagio, Bally’s, Paris Las Vegas, The Flamingo, The LINQ, Harrah’s, The Venetian, and Palazzo with continuous covered pedestrian bridges at major intersections. Sidewalks are wide and lit around the clock, though summer heat above 105°F makes early morning or post-10 p.m. walking strongly preferable.
Best time to visit the Las Vegas Strip
October through early December and mid-February through April offer the most comfortable walking temperatures, typically 60–80°F, along with fewer convention crowds than the peak CES period in January or the NAB Show in April; room rates also dip on Sunday through Thursday nights year-round. Major events such as Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix in November and New Year’s Eve on the Boulevard draw the largest crowds and highest hotel prices annually.
