Vegas Specialty Tours
$50+Small-group Las Vegas tours exploring mob history, true crime and haunted legends led by expert storytellers.
Las Vegas Blvd S & Sloan Rd · Las Vegas, NV
Seven Magic Mountains stacks locally sourced limestone boulders into towers painted in Day-Glo colors, set against the flat expanse of the Ivanpah Valley. Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone installed it in 2016 and it has stayed up well past its original two-year run. It's about ten miles south of the Strip off I-15, free to visit any time.
General sport & outdoor guidance
Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.
Weather calls the shots
Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.
Shoes, water, sun cover
The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.
Parking and launches fill early
On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.
Daylight shrinks in shoulder season
Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.
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