As the Entertainment Capital of the World, Las Vegas is a city that is constantly reinventing itself to provide innovative ways to impress its visitors. Beyond the 24-hour-a-day casino excitement, there are restaurants directed by renowned chefs, as well as major sporting events, headline concerts and immersive shows.

Today, the city is also recognized as the world’s premier meeting destination. Along with the more than 11 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space, over 150,000 hotel rooms, and hosting experts at the ready for groups of all sizes and descriptions, there is growing evidence that Las Vegas is one of the most effective places to conduct business, with events held in Las Vegas enjoying increased attendance. There is also an array of shopping centers along the iconic Strip, along with live music at Downtown’s Fremont Street Experience. Whether travel or business, it’s a city designed to make anything and everything possible.

Dining

Las Vegas restaurants cater to every palate and budget from a casual setting to the finest gourmet options sure to delight. The city is a culinary and wine destination of its own with countless restaurants boasting celebrity chef-owners, Master Sommeliers, and currently 5 AAA Five Diamond restaurants. Where else in the world can you find an all-day buffet pass at multiple resorts? Experiences are endless with multiple award-winning food tours that focus on casual hot spots to fine dining found on The Las Vegas Strip to trendy Downtown locations.

AAA Five Diamond Restaurants

• Joel Robuchon, MGM Grand
• Le Cirque, Bellagio
• Picasso, Bellagio
• Restaurant Guy Savoy, Caesars Palace
• Twist by Pierre Gagnaire, Waldorf Astoria

Restaurants with a View

Many of Las Vegas’ fine dining restaurants feature oversized or floor-to-ceiling windows offering spectacular views that provide the ultimate romantic backdrops.

Views can include:

• Looking down Las Vegas Boulevard (The Strip) from atop one of the hi-rise towers
• Bellagio Fountains
• Las Vegas Valley and mountain ranges
• Golf courses
• Views inside with famous works of art within a restaurant

Celebrity Chefs

Celebrity chefs are in Las Vegas in a big way and at varying price points. Couples who are fans of the personalities, their cuisine, or both can find their favorite celebrity chefs in multiple venues at numerous hotels. Celeb chefs here include Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, Jose Andres, Nobu Matsuhisa, Gordon Ramsay, Giada De Laurentiis, Roy Choi, Alain Ducasse and many more culinary masters. Both fine and casual experiences are available from Bobby Flay, Wolfgang Puck, Giada de Laurentiis and Gordon Ramsay.

Supper Clubs & Cocktail Lounges

The culinary scene continues to evolve with the addition of multiple supper clubs that uniquely provide intimate entertainment that evolves as the night progresses.

• Rose. Rabbit.Lie at The Cosmopolitan
• Mayfair at Bellagio
• Delilah at Wynn Las Vegas.

Add intrigue to your evening and uncover one of the city’s hidden cocktail lounges and experience a modern speakeasy.

• The Underground at The Mob Museum
• Ghost Donkey at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
• The Barbershop at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
• 1923 Bourbon Bar at Mandalay Place

Even Real Housewive Lisa Vanderpump has a Cocktail Garden filled with whimsical treatments to complement craft cocktails and small plates at Caesars Palace.

Food Halls

Eataly, an Italian marketplace features imported Italian goods, multiple walk-up eateries and a formal Italian restaurant under one roof at Park MGM. The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas scoured the country to bring cult favorites from Portland, Nashville, New Orleans, and New York together at Block 16 Urban Food Hall.

Entertainment

Las Vegas hosts a wide variety of sporting events and professional teams. Featuring the now Infamous Vegas Golden Knights NHL team which made it to the Stanley Cup Finals during their inaugural season. T-Mobile Arena is the home of the Golden Knights and also hosts boxing matches and concerts by various different groups and artists. Another new addition to The Strip are the Las Vegas Ace’s, Las Vegas’ own WNBA team competing at Mandalay Bay Events Center. The city also welcomed the first United Soccer League’s Las Vegas Lights to Cashman Field in Downtown Las Vegas. You can catch some summer fun seeing the Las Vegas Aviators, a Minor League Baseball franchise of the Oakland A’s playing in Downtown Summerlin at the Las Vegas Ballpark. On top of everything else Las Vegas welcomed the addition of the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders to its collection of sports team in 2020 at Allegiant Stadium, home to the UNLV Rebels Football and many other sporting and special events.

Las Vegas is a home to entertainment featuring over a hundred shows. There is something for everyone to want to watch whether it be a Cirque du Soleil show like O or a comedy show like Penn & Teller at the Rio. Las Vegas is home to many Cirque Du Soleil shows including Mystere, Beatles LOVE, and more. There are many other unique acrobatic and aquatic shows in Las Vegas including WOW at the Rio, Le Reve at Wynn, Blue Man Group at Luxor, Human Nature sings Motown at The Venetian. Las Vegas also features comedy, magician, hypnosis, and tribute shows including Terry Factor, Mat Franco, MJ Live, Legends in Concert and many other shows. The possibilities of what a show may contain are endless; from nearly impossible acrobatic stunts to a simple joke Vegas has it all.

The Las Vegas Smith Center is notorious for having some of the best Broadway shows. To lesser known extent the Smith Center is home to Myron’s Cabaret Jazz which is an elegant yet easygoing club where you can be entertained by some of the finest musicians across the country. The Smith Center has showcased many different traveling Broadway shows including Wicked, The Book of Mormon and Hamilton among many others. What makes the Smith Center so special is that the Broadway shows are constantly changing so almost every time you visit the Smith Center will be a brand-new experience creating new memories. The best part is you get to enjoy a Broadway show without the need to travel to New York and in the comfort of everything Las Vegas has to offer.

Las Vegas also features a variety of celebrities, which are constantly performing across the city in multiple resort venues. Every musical genre is represented at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood, Park Theater at Park MGM. Some of the talented headliners that call Las Vegas home throughout the year include Mariah Carey, Reba & Brooks and Dunn, Kelly Clarkson, Shaina Twain, Cher, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga and many more. Each of these popular headliners create incredible memories that #OnlyVegas can provide.