Why A Weekend Trip to Vegas is Exactly What You Need to Get Away From It All

By:

Ashleigh Morley

May 31, 2019 3:28PM EDT

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The Sitch: Work is CRAY

The Sitch: Work is CRAY

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Stay at the Park MGM

Stay at the Park MGM — With a vibe that’s equal parts hipster hideaway and boutique hotel, the new Park MGM is the epitome of cool. It has a speakeasy, On The Record, hidden behind a record store entrance, spacious rooms and suites, and loads of artisanal eats. The hotel is also home to some of the biggest music residencies on the Strip.

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Eat Your Way Through Block 16 Food Hall

Eat Your Way Through Block 16 Food Hall — From fried chicken to craft donuts, there’s a mouthwatering morsel to curb any (or every) craving at Block 16 Urban Food Hall, located on the second level of The Cosmopolitan. It’s filled with bites from restaurants around the country to delight from morning until late night.

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Veg out at The Beach at Mandalay Bay

Veg out at The Beach at Mandalay Bay — Laze your worries away at Mandalay Bay Beach, where you can sunbathe by simulated oceanside, frozen cocktail in hand. The exclusive 11-acre oasis includes a sandy shoreline, wave pool, lazy river, lagoon, and food and drinks served to your lounge chair—as only an it-girl would do it. A day pass for non-hotel guests is just $20.

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Find your Zen at Red Rock Spa

Find your Zen at Red Rock Spa — Melt your cares away at The Red Rock Spa by Well & Being. Blissing out comes second nature at this 25,000-square-foot den of Zen with a fitness center, salon, and every kind of treatment imaginable where worries magically melt away.

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Hike Valley of Fire

Hike Valley of Fire — Just an hour from the Strip, at Valley of Fire state park you can recapture your Zen while hiking with a view of red Aztec sandstone outcrops, limestone mountains, petrified trees and ancient petroglyphs. You’ll feel a million miles from home.

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Get some retail therapy at Grand Canal Shoppes

Get some retail therapy at Grand Canal Shoppes — Jimmy Choo, Fendi, Louis Vuitton—the directory for Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian Resort reads like a Hollywood red carpet best-dressed list. The luxe lineup includes over 160 signature stores. Seriously, the best kind of therapy.

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Experience the Neon Museum

Experience the Neon Museum — Fill up your Instagram feed at this non-profit dedicated to preserving iconic Las Vegas signs. It houses over 200 gems on its lot dubbed the “Neon Boneyard”. Don’t miss “Brilliant”, a visual extravaganza exploring the history of Vegas through light and music.

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The Sitch: You just broke up with bae

The Sitch: You just broke up with bae

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Stay at The Palms Casino Resort

Stay at The Palms Casino Resort — Thanks to a mega-bucks renovation, The Palms Casino Resort is where you stay to be seen. Rooms are sleek, eats are epic (rare steak meets rare whiskey at Scotch 80 Prime) while KAOS day and nightclub keeps the beat pumping.

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Laze by the Palms Pool

Laze by the Palms Pool — The just-opened resort pool, the venue for KAOS Dayclub, boasts a 73,000-square-foot space with two main pools and 39 cabanas, each with its own mini pool. At the center of it all is the 60-foot sculpture “Demon With Bowl” by Damien Hirst.

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See the Shark Reef & Touch Pool at Mandalay Bay

See the Shark Reef & Touch Pool at Mandalay Bay — Here’s the thing about watching razor-toothed predators up close: They give you perspective. Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay is a window into the depths, where fierce water creatures—including 11 shark species, rays, crocodiles and komodo dragons—wade.

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Shop Downtown Container Park

Shop Downtown Container Park — About 10 minutes from the Strip is an artsy enclave dubbed Container Park. This quirky shopping area crafted entirely from shipping containers features retail boutiques, specialty stores, and restaurants as well as live entertainment in an open-air pavilion and The Dome, which shows immersive audio visual experiences in 4K.

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Have Cocktails at Skyfall

Have Cocktails at Skyfall — Sixty-four floors high in the Delano Hotel, accessed by a glass elevator at street level, is Skyfall Lounge, a super chic bar where A-listers go to enjoy cocktails—and the sweeping neon vistas of Vegas.

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Go Zip Lining Over Fremont Street

Go Zip Lining Over Fremont Street — Before the Strip was the Strip, there was Fremont Street: A seven-block stretch of hotels, gaming, and nightlife alight in neon in Downtown Las Vegas. It’s still a draw today, thanks in part to Viva Vision, the world’s largest video screen, which spans 1,500 feet and flanks the walkway. Fly through it superhero style via the SlotZilla Las Vegas Zip Line 11 stories up.

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Go straight to Hell’s Kitchen

Go straight to Hell’s Kitchen — If the 12,000 reservations made before it even opened are any indication, Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen at Caesar’s Palace is one of the hottest eateries on the Strip. Designed to feel like you’re a part of the television show for which it’s named, the fiery foodie destination serves up Ramsay signatures like beef wellington and sticky toffee pudding.

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Have a Nightcap at Unknown

Have a Nightcap at Unknown — Cap off an incredible night out with a cocktail at one of the swankiest new bars in town: Unknown. In the lobby of The Palms Hotel & Casino, this chic little lounge showcases one major piece of art: Damien Hirst’s sculpture “The Unknown (Explored, Explained, Exploded),” a 13-foot tiger shark cut into three pieces, which looms large over the bar.

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The Sitch: You’re in a romance rut

The Sitch: You’re in a romance rut

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Stay at The Venetian

Stay at The Venetian — Saunter with your S.O. along the frescoed corridors and cobbled streets of St. Mark’s Square, over charming foot bridges that cross the Grand Canal—all under the perfect blue sky at The Venetian Resort. The all-suite-style hotel gives you the all-star treatment you deserve.

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Ride a Gondola

Ride a Gondola — Take a private gondola ride for two along the canals of The Venetian Resort, where you’ll float by the simulated landmarks of Venice and glide under bridges and balconies. You’ll def want to cozy up a little closer.

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Savor Sips at Electra Cocktail Club

Savor Sips at Electra Cocktail Club — Snuggle up in a tufted sofa while sipping on craft cocktails like Unicorn Tears, a mix of gin, sherry, lime, pineapple, and absinthe at Electra Cocktail Club inside The Palazzo. Resident DJs set the beat to your night just right amid this swanky scene.

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Wander Around Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens

Wander Around Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens — Brimming with blooms and blossoms and soaring sculptures crafted from flowers, Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens offers a seasonally changing display perfect for strolling hand-in-hand.

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Admire the Fountains of the Bellagio

Admire the Fountains of the Bellagio — Easily one of the most romantic activities in all of Vegas, the nighttime fountain show at the Bellagio Hotel is a must-see. Every 15 minutes from 8pm to midnight, the fountains light up the night and dance to music, making hearts flutter everywhere—including yours.

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Have Happy Hour atop the High Roller Observation Wheel

Have Happy Hour atop the High Roller Observation Wheel — Take your relationship to new heights as you sip a cocktail in the sky aboard High Roller Observation Wheel. At 550 feet above the street, it’s the tallest observation wheel in the world. Nothing like killer 360-degree views to perfect your selfie game.

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Eat at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant

Eat at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant — Fine dine among the Vegas skyline at the top of the glass-enclosed Eiffel Tower Restaurant, which overlooks the Bellagio Fountains. The French cuisine, the shimmering lights, the vino—the perf scenario for reigniting the romantic sparks.

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See Mystère

See Mystère — The longest running Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas, Mystère at Treasure Island takes you on a magical journey through the imagination complete with high-flying aerials, acrobatics, dance, opera and whimsy. The perfect show to end the perfect escape.

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