Top 7 Best New Things To See and Do In Las Vegas (Vegas Hacks)
Top 7 best new things to see and do in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2020 (Vegas Hacks):
1. Area15
- 3215 S Rancho Dr. (Just off-Strip behind Trump Hotel).
- Opened in 2020.
- Art, entertainment, dining, & retail complex.
- Meow Wolf’s immersive, interactive, and surreal art installation called Omega Mart.
- Lost Spirits Distillery, a rum tasting wandering through a wonderland with alleys, cafes, cages, a luxury submarine, and of course a rum distillery with full portions – with contortionists, acrobats, dancers and singers performing simultaneously throughout.
- Van Gogh 360 degree immersive art experience.
- Museum Fiasco Cluster immersive sound and light spectacle.
- Wink World: Portals Into The Infinite (psychedelic art house meets carnival fun house).
- Birdly flight simulator.
- Oz Experience VR location-based virtual reality.
- Particle Quest augmented reality.
- 12-foot tall glowing skull (great selfie spot).
- Emporium bar/arcade.
- Five Iron virtual golf.
- Haley’s Comet indoor zipline (feels like hang gliding).
- Dueling Axes axe-throwing.
- Oddwood Bar with a glowing LED-lit Japanese tree.
- The Sanctuary, a 32-foot high bamboo volcano.
- Local art throughout, including an outdoor “Art Island”.
- The Beast food hall by Todd English.
- Free entry to the building and free parking.
- Venues for concerts & live theater.
2. Fremont Street Experience Viva Vision Canopy Multi-media show
- On Fremont Street (Old Las Vegas).
- Upgraded in 2019.
- Largest video screen in the world.
- The Viva Vision screen is 1,375 feet long and 90 feet wide.
- It is suspended 90 feet above Fremont Street’s renowned pedestrian mall, lined by iconic casinos and hotels and “interesting” street performers.
- It recently got a $32 million upgrade and now boasts 16.4 million pixels (4 times sharper & 7 times brighter) and 600,000-watt, concert-quality sound.
- Shows start every hour on the hour from 6 PM to 1 AM.
3. Allegiant Stadium
- South-end of the Strip (past Mandalay Bay).
- Expected opening in Fall of 2020.
- 65,000 seat stadium with a view of the Strip.
- New home to the NFL’s Raiders.
- Will also hold large concerts from musical superstars.
4. Virgin Resort & Casino
- 4455 Paradise Road (Formerly Hard Rock Hotel & Casino).
- Expected opening in Fall of 2020.
- New “desert cool” design, but retaining most of the rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia.
- New Todd English restaurant.
- 60,000 sq. ft. casino floor.
5. Sahara Hotel
- Re-opened as Sahara Hotel in 2019 (formerly SLS across from Circus Circus).
- Trying to re-capture the feeling and nostalgia of old Las Vegas.
- Sweeping poolside lounge.
- Exceptional bars and lounges with live entertainment.
- State-of-the-art live entertainment venue with shows like Magic Mike & Eddie Griffith.
- 60,000 sq. ft. casino with dramatic chandeliers, rich colors, and an intimate vibe.
6. X Pot restaurant
- At the Venetian.
- Asian Hot pots served by robots.
- Interactive light shows.
- BONUS TIP: For another cool robotic experience, go to Tipsy Robot at the Miracle Mile Shops, where robots mix & serve your drinks.
7. Resorts World
- 3000 South Las Vegas Boulevard (next to Circus Circus on the Strip).
- Originally scheduled to open at the end of 2020, but possibly delayed until mid-2021.
- New Asian-inspired casino resort.
- 59-story resort with 3,500 hotel rooms.
- 110,000 sq. ft. casino floor.
- 200,000 sq. ft. of food and beverage space with new restaurant concepts.
- 220,000 sq. ft. pool complex with 7 pools (including an infinity pool overlooking the Strip).
- This resort will have huge LED screens, including a 100,000-sq. ft. West Tower LED screen (one of the largest LED building displays in the U.S.), a 19,000-sq. ft. East Tower LED screen, a 10,000-square-foot Property Marquee, and a 50-foot diameter video globe to display over 6,000-square-feet of captivating LED content.
BONUS #1: Park MGM
- Closest hotel to T-Mobile Arena.
- Opened in 2018 after an expensive renovation (formerly the Monte Carlo).
- Minus5 ice bar.
- Park Theater has lots of live entertainment and musical artists.
- Walls are lined with art.
- Eataly Marketplace, a concept from New York with more than a dozen authentic Italian eateries, opened in 2019. It also has live cooking demonstrations.
- Haus of Gaga museum of Lady Gaga costumes.
BONUS #2: LINQ Promenade
- Open-air dining, retail and entertainment district across from Caesar’s Palace with 30 stores and restaurants.
- Opened in 2015 and many people still haven’t checked it out. New places still open there every year.
- Block party with DJ’s near the center fountains on Tuesday nights after 9 PM.
- Free Polaroid exhibit and museum.
- Free shortbread cookie samples at Honolulu Cookie Company.
- Brooklyn Bowl bowling.
- Gordon Ramsay Fish and Chips.
- O’Sheas Pub (beer pong tables, drink specials, 50 types of beer, & cheap craps).
- In-N-Out Burger.
- Tilted Kilt (like Hooters).
- ICEBAR (a bar where everything is made of ice, from the furniture to the glasses).
- VR Adventures (immersive Virtual Reality 4D simulators that opened in 2019).
- Fly LINQ Zipline (opened in late 2018 and 12-stories high).
- High Roller Observation Wheel – the world’s highest observation wheel at 550 feet tall. Takes 30 minutes to go around. Costs $25 per adult before 7 PM and $37 after 7 PM (save $5 if purchased online).
- Hash House A Go Go (awesome breakfast spot).
2021 Update
One new place that opened with little advance fanfare, but is getting a lot of buzz since opening is the Circa Resort and Casino on Fremont Street. It has a year-round, multi-level pool amphitheater with giant video screens called the Stadium Swim and it has the world’s largest three-story sportsbook.
Finally, to draw people to the north part of the Las Vegas Strip, The Strat recently erected a giant double arch over Las Vegas Boulevard that says “City of Las Vegas” which makes for a good photo op.
Happy Travels,
Kev & Tina
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13 Comments
Laura's Books and Blogs
I was planning on going to Las Vegas before the lockdown. So I'm saving this for when I can start traveling again.
Under Flowery Sky
Wow, so many nice things to do in Las Vegas. I like
the best bamboo volcano anad art. Even the Sahara hotel
with all the bars and pool lounge..
Retirestyle Travel
Good idea. I hope these all Las Vegas attractions are-open and none of them close permanently or get put on the shelf/
Retirestyle Travel
That new Area15 in Las Vegas should be a good new attraction in Las Vegas to visit.
thathappyreader
I am such a Vegas lover – I listen to a Vegas podcast weekly just to keep up on things. I'm really looking forward to one day eventually being able to return and want to see Resorts World in particular. Thanks for sharing!
Retirestyle Travel
I am also looking forward to those new things to do in Las Vegas and much more.
Retirestyle Travel
We are relatively recent Vegas lovers (we have been several times in the past 7 years). We can't wait to travel to Las Vegas again, so we research and subscribe to Vegas newsletters to keep up on the new things to do in Las Vegas to plan future trips when travel is permitted and safe again.
Resorts World should be awesome, but I think the original plans were more unique and impressive.
JoJo Hall
Awesome post, I’ll keep these in mind when I go to Vegas in December
Retirestyle Travel
You are lucky to be going this year. I hope the virus numbers are under control and you have a great time and are able to see some of these new attractions in Las Vegas and try some of the new things to do in Las Vegas.
Lisa M. Alioto
Vegas is a great vacation spot – so much to do, as you noted!
Britt K
I absolutely loved Fremont Street when we've gone in the past, and can't wait to see it with the big update! Looking forward to planning another trip when the borders open back up to allow for travel to the US from here (Canada).
Retirestyle Travel
There are many things to do in Las Vegas, but these new things to do in Vegas will help us plan our next trip to Las Vegas. It's always changing.
Retirestyle Travel
That giant screen was awesome already. I can't imagine how cool it looks with brighter, better resolution. We are also prohibited from crossing the border now (from Canada), but we probably won't travel to Vegas until we get a vaccination.