What are the best things to do in Las Vegas? — featuring Island Hopper TV

0:06 [Music] what's going on everybody this is Island  Hopper TV and today we're coming to you from Las   Vegas Nevada with the 40 best things to do heading  into 2025 there is a few new attractions here in   Las Vegas so stick around all the way to the end  coming to you from the southwestern part of the  

0:22 United States first up is the Sphere speaking of  new attractions this year opened in 2023 and it's   absolutely Spectacular from the outside you can  see it light up at night and in the afternoon but   in the inside you can get a great show whether  it's a concert a UFC event or a show be sure to  

0:39 Google what's going on at the sphere when you're  in town the Sphere is attached to the Venetian   Resort one of the absolute best ways to see Las  Vegas is by helicopter there is the Papilion   helicopter company or Maverick helicopters with  some of them going all the way out to the Grand  

0:53 Canyon south rim which could be worth it for  some of you who want to see the beautiful Grand   Canyon from bird's eye view and another awesome  experience which I've done several times is rent   a limo for you and your friends or your family  and loved ones prices start at $80 an hour and  

1:08 go all the way up to $200 an hour depending on  the vehicle and the experience now let's head   over to Fremont Street this is an awesome street  that lights up colorfully they've got zip lining   going on under here they've got lots of casinos  and it keeps getting better every time I go back  

1:24 to Fremont Street definitely worth checking  out it's a lot more condensed than the strip   so this is a better walking Street than the  strip if you're just looking to see a lot in   a small area without feeling like you're having to  walk several miles to see so much like you'll get  

1:40 on the strip and this area is in downtown Las  Vegas they have the Container Park which is a   nice place to walk around do some shopping and  eat also they have the Mob Museum which is one   of my favorite museums I've been to anywhere in  the country you're going to learn so much about  

1:54 the history for Las Vegas and how the mafia built  this city that you love so much and not to glorify   organized crime but the truth is the mafia did  build this city and then they were taken down by   the FBI the CIA and the intelligence agencies in  the United States and here at the mafia Museum the  

2:12 Mob Museum you will learn all about that ticket  prices are $35 for adults if you're looking for   a place to stay down here in downtown consider  the Golden Nugget they have the Golden Nugget   H2O slide where you actually slide right through  an aquarium with sharks swimming over you pretty  

2:27 cool for the kids I'd say and the Golden Nugget  is easily with within walking distance to Fremont   Street now we're actually headed to Area 15 so  this is another cool place for the kids to go   now price is very here it is free to get inside  the actual Area 15 as long as you have a level  

2:43 zero experience pass but then there's different  experiences and that's what you're paying for so   depending on what kind of experience you want to  do the origin Quest meow wolf or a scavenger hunt   and then next door they have the Luminarium uh  this is another attraction right here at Area 15  

3:01 that you can check out then it goes without saying  but when you come to Vegas do some Casino gaming   one of the reasons why Vegas exist is because of  these casinos whether you're playing baccarat or   Blackjack Texas hold em any sort of poker game  card game and then you have roulette and of course  

3:18 slots almost all hotels are going to have a casino  attached here in Las Vegas you can definitely save   money if you stay off of the strip but let's talk  about walking the strip so you don't have to stay   at a hotel on the Strip to actually come down here  and walk the strip obviously but if there was ever  

3:35 an area that I would highly recommend you walking  I would say start around Planet Hollywood and go   in either direction because that seems like it's  the center part of the strip right now but the   strip keeps growing and getting bigger and bigger  as time goes by walking the strip might not be for  

3:52 everyone so another great way to see the strip is  to cruise the strip in a limo or a taxi an Uber or   a lift but definitely try to do either a walking  to her of the strip or at least Cruise the strip   especially at night time my favorite time to do  it is right there at sunset uh because the colors  

4:11 are just really popping out and it's very vibrant  around that time and as we continue to show you   around Las Vegas if you're enjoying this video so  far please consider subscribing to the channel and   liking the video as we continue to show you around  now we're going to talk about Las Vegas shows  

4:25 Circus Olay continues to be a popular show here  you also have blue man group David Copperfield   magic show Chris Angel Danny Osman so much to see  here in Las Vegas for shows depending on the show   you could easily get it for as low as $20 or all  the way up to $150 and even beyond that but not  

4:45 all shows are expensive because the Bellagio  water show is completely free you can easily   watch it from the strip or along the side of the  bagio hotel but if you wanted to actually dine   and have dinner while watching this beautiful show  you can also do that because are several different  

5:01 restaurants here two of the famous restaurants  are the logo which is a posh Italian restaurant   with views of the fountain and then you have  Jasmine which is an upscale Chinese uh restaurant   very luxurious restaurants right here when you're  watching the fountain show and while you're at the  

5:18 bagio you can also walk around the hotel and check  out the bagio biosphere Gardens and that changes   depending on the season so when you're here  you'll see a totally different Garden than what   I saw when I was here and the Bellagio is actually  where the Circus Olay does their show they also do  

5:38 it at the MGM but it's all year round here at the  Bellagio so definitely a place to check out while   in Vegas I'd say you can't miss the Bellagio now  here we are at the Fashion Show Mall this is right   across the street from the wind it's a really  cool mall to hang out chill and get a bite to  

5:54 eat from here you go to the wind and check out  the towers here they have the on core and the   wind this is a beautiful hotel to stay at it is  a bit expensive but you can still walk around the   property uh without having to pay anything you can  also visit the casino this is a luxury property  

6:14 it's definitely up there probably in the top five  most beautiful properties in all of Las Vegas if   not the entire country and if I was to rank the  top hotels that I would consider staying at if   budget wasn't an issue I would say the win the  Cosmopolitan the Aria, the Bellagio and then the  

6:32 Venetian but even then I feel like the win is in  a league of its own another thing to do is golfing   so the wind does have a golf course but all around  Las Vegas there's plenty of golf courses I would   say if you're coming here in spring or fall maybe  even in the winter getting out on the links could  

6:48 be a fun activity for you and since we've already  got you Outdoors let's keep going outdoors and   check out the Valley of Fire so there's more to  Las Vegas than just going down the strip and doing   casinos and partying there's a lot of activities  that you can do like Valley of Fire walking around  

7:04 here you can see it's a spectacular mars looking  landscape lots of hikes out here again a place I   would go in fall winter or spring I would probably  avoid here in the summertime because Vegas gets   really hot here we are at seven magic mountains  this is another interesting Landmark or tourist  

7:22 activity people come out here visit these colorful  rocks you could see it's kind of out here in the   middle of the desert like a cheesy Las Vegas  Stonehenge if you want to call it that anyways   let's head back down to the strip here we are at  the Venetian Resort so there's a lot to do here  

7:37 this is another one of those grand palaces it's  right up there with the wind just not quite there   yet and they also have a really cool Canal system  this is the Venice canals you can do a gondola   ride usually it's something that couples do but  I also see families out there doing it the price  

7:53 varies but it's between $39 and $150 depending on  how long you want to do it but if you just wanted   to do the bare minimum 10-minute ride around the  pool it's $39 per person also walking around the   Venetian shops can be something that you might  find interesting not just for shopping but just  

8:10 because it's so cool they have this Sky painted on  the roof that really creates an awesome Ambiance   good lighting so this could be something that you  want to do in the afternoon uh indoors get out of   that Las Vegas heat or in the winter time when it  gets cold get out of the cold as well and as you  

8:27 can see walking around here there will be the Bala  rides where people are getting on and off those   little boats so you can either get on and off  here it's just a fun activity makes you feel like   you're really there in Venice also here at the  Venetian they do have the Madame Tau uh ball of  

8:45 wax museum this a cool place to go in the evening  time or even in the daytime and just take pictures   next to life life-sized wax models Shaquille  O'Neal's here you also have Frank Sinatra and   many of your favorite celebrities now here we are  at the circus C cus Adventure Dome so you could  

9:02 see this is indoor theme park lots of Rides Again  a place you take the kids it's a good activity   for the daytime you spend three or 4 hours here  they've got several different roller coasters and   fast moving rides good way to get the adrenaline  flowing and have a good time while you're in Vegas  

9:18 you do pay per ride which is around $5 to $12  just depends on the ride or roller coaster you   can get an all day pass which is about $60 for  those who are 48 in and taller Beacon of rides   this High Roller Ferris wheel is wild they got  these capsules this thing is huge I mean it's  

9:36 got to be one of the biggest Ferris wheels in the  entire world and getting in one of these capsules   is quite the experience it does take it does take  30 minutes to do a full Revolution the High Roller   is 550 ft tall and one pod can hold as much as 40  people here we are now at the Caesar's Palace this  

9:54 is one of the oldest hotel casinos in Las Vegas  but still a place that I highly recommend walking   around and enjoying they have the Atlanta show  here and they have this really cool walking area   with restaurants and shops this is actually one  of my favorite places to go in all of Vegas they  

10:11 even have a little aquarium around here with fish  on both sides so really a cool place like I said   it's still one of the oldest in Vegas still around  they haven't torn it down yet now let's take a   look at the Las Vegas monorail so this is one way  to get up and down the strip it is 3.9 Mi you can  

10:26 do one ride for $6 each time or just do a one-day  pass for $15 one of those hotels that's attached   to the Montreal is the Arya Hotel this is another  beautiful hotel property to walk around they've   got shops and really an indoor atmosphere that's  worth walking around and exploring it seems more  

10:45 high-tech and sci-fi this is more of a modern  type feeling Resort Hotel Casino unlike many of   the other hotels in the area it doesn't actually  have a theme but like I said it just reminds me of   a very modern contemporary Hotel Casino just like  the Cosmopolitan Hotel which is very similar and  

11:04 high-end next door now we're going to actually  go back out into the outdoors again and we're   going to explore the Hoover Dam now the Hoover  Dam was a modern Marvel about 70 years ago and   still to this day is known for its engineering  now here we are at the Stratosphere so the cool  

11:22 thing about the stratosphere is that you can go  to the top and they have rides up there and these   rides are amazing known as the top of the world  on level 106 and the crazy thing is these rides   feel like you're actually going over the edge  they also have jumps off here for me my vertigo  

11:41 kicks in but for some of you this might just be  right up your alley now here we are now here we   are at the home of the Las Vegas golden kns this  is the T-Mobile Arena you can watch hockey here   you can also watch concerts and other events and  activities here and nearby here is the allegiance  

11:56 Stadium this is where the Las Vegas Raiders play  so if you're if you're in town when The Season's   on you can watch a Raiders NFL game or you can  watch a hockey game that's the cool thing about   Vegas they're also bringing the Oakland A's in  for Major League Baseball now here we are at the  

12:10 Las Vegas sign this is the famous Las Vegas sign  people come here to take pictures for multiple   different occasions whether it's a wedding or  whatever it is next up here we are at the New   York New York casino here this is a really awesome  Hotel obviously because of the design it attracts  

12:26 many people here this is going to be more of an  affordable Hotel also I actually stay here the   last two times I came to Vega but they also have  an amazing roller coaster that you can ride now   the cost to get on here is $14 per person but they  do offer all day passes for those of you who are  

12:42 interested the roller coaster goes 67 mph and it's  one of the world's first 180° roller coasters with   a 203 ft drop nearby New York is Mandalay Bay  they have two big golden Towers here and they   have shops big casino and they also have a full  outdoor pool with a beach and then they also have  

13:03 the Shark Reef for those of you who are looking  for more of an aquarium experience for the kids   they call it the Mandalay Bay shark reef general  admission is $30 per person but they do offer a   variety of different activities and packages for  example you can do the stingray feed for $65 you  

13:20 can do the Shark Reef shark feed which is $99  that could be fun then they have the Shark Reef   sea turtle feed for $99 and they have a few  different other packages available for those   of you who are interested in doing more here at  this particular Shark Reef I'm always amazed when  

13:37 I go to a place that's a desert in the middle  of nowhere and they have an aquarium like this   of this kind of caliber because yeah you wouldn't  expect that to be here in Vegas but it is another   thing to do while you're in Vegas is check out  one of these Las Vegas buffets all you can eat  

13:52 I would say that the food has gotten better but  the prices have certainly gone up through the   roof for these buffets used to be really cheap in  Vegas generally speaking Las Vegas is a foodie's   paradise this place is great if you're a foodie  but be ready to but be ready to bust out the bank  

14:09 roll and if this is your first time to Las Vegas  or you're coming back after being gone for a few   years Las Vegas is changing it's getting more  expensive it's getting more diverse they're   bringing in sports with the Oakland A's coming  here they're probably going to have an expansion  

14:25 basketball team with the NBA luxury continues to  go up the strip keeps changing they're tearing   down the Mirage they're bringing in 40 million  tourists per year I actually did a video about   East Las Vegas in Macau China if you guys want  to watch that one next you can click the link or  

14:41 watch free things to do in Las Vegas if you're  one of those people looking to save some money