Las Vegas Strip Walk

This walk runs the length of the Las Vegas story, from the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign at the south end of the Strip to the Fremont Street Experience downtown, where the city began. Along the way you'll see free sights - fountains, gardens, gondolas, flamingos and a glowing ball the size of an arena - and how Las Vegas keeps reinventing itself, from mob-run casinos to megaresorts to the Sphere.

Plan on about three hours. Most legs are short walks between neighboring resorts, but the trips from the sign to Bellagio and from the Strip to downtown are too long to walk: ride the Deuce, the double-decker bus that runs along the Strip around the clock, or take a rideshare. Use the pedestrian bridges to cross Las Vegas Boulevard.

Take the desert heat seriously. From late spring to early fall, carry water, wear a hat and sunscreen, duck into the air-conditioned resorts, and save the outdoor stretches for morning or evening. Start at the sign, ideally early.

12 stops on this tour:

Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Sign - The Photo Everyone Takes

Fountains of Bellagio - A Lake in the Desert

Bellagio Conservatory - A Garden That Changes Its Clothes

Paris Las Vegas - Half an Eiffel Tower

Flamingo - Where the Mob Moved In

High Roller - A Half-Hour Lap Above the Strip

Forum Shops at Caesars - Shopping in Ancient Rome

The Mirage Volcano Site - Where the Megaresorts Began

The Venetian - Gondolas on the Strip

Sphere - The Strip's Giant Glowing Ball

Neon Museum - Where Old Signs Go to Rest

Fremont Street Experience - Where Las Vegas Began

Stops on this tour

1. Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Sign - The Photo Everyone Takes
2. Fountains of Bellagio - A Lake in the Desert
3. Bellagio Conservatory - A Garden That Changes Its Clothes
4. Paris Las Vegas - Half an Eiffel Tower
5. Flamingo - Where the Mob Moved In
6. High Roller - A Half-Hour Lap Above the Strip
7. Forum Shops at Caesars - Shopping in Ancient Rome
8. The Mirage Volcano Site - Where the Megaresorts Began
9. The Venetian - Gondolas on the Strip
10. Sphere - The Strip's Giant Glowing Ball
11. Neon Museum - Where Old Signs Go to Rest
12. Fremont Street Experience - Where Las Vegas Began

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• Grand Canyon South Rim (171 mi) - Rock layers almost two billion years deep, Mary Colter
• Hollywood Boulevard Walk (225 mi) - Handprints, movie palaces, Oscar history and a view of the Hollywood Sign, from the Chinese Theatre to Capitol Records.