Our final installment in the Nevada Bucket List series is a unique one! All of these attractions can be visited by basing your travels out of Las Vegas, and extending down three separate paths! Therefore, I’ll be splitting this post into 4 sections, one for each path, and one just on things to do in Vegas. Next week, we venture to Arizona!
Red Rockin’ Loop
Las Vegas
- Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area: Located just outside of Vegas, this is known as one of the most breathtaking areas of Nevada.
Blue Diamond
- Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: These springs are what brought ranchers and pioneers to the area.
Goodsprings
- Pioneer Saloon: This is a century old establishment with Foot Network worthy grub available on site.
Fire and Water Loop
Mesquite
- Gold Butte National Monument: Stunning sandstone area filled with rock art and Depression-era structures.
Overton
- Lost City Museum: Gives a glimpse into the life of the Ancestral Puebloans.
- Valley of Fire State Park: Nevada’s first state park that is filled with sandstone formations.
Colorado River Corridor
Boulder City
- Hoover Dam: Everyone wants to check out this grand engineering marvel.
- Techatticup Mine and El Dorado Canyon: This was the site of Nevada’s first gold strike and is now open for tours.
Things to Do in Vegas
- National Atomic Testing Museum: Museum that focuses on all the atomic testing performed in the area.
- Nevada National Security Site Tour: This is a behind the scenes tour offered by the National Atomic Testing Museum that allows you to tour a test site where bombs were once tested.
- Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park: This fort was built when the first European arrived in what would later become Las Vegas.
- The Neon Museum: Of course the strip is all about its Neon Lights, so visiting the Neon Museum is a must while in the area!
All attractions found in the 2019 Nevada Travel Guide.
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