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Summer in Las Vegas is when the city's extraordinary indoor entertainment infrastructure earns its keep. Between 11am and 6pm in July, the Strip is a network of climate-controlled corridors connecting world-class entertainment venues. Here's how to fill those hours.
Entertainment
- Shows — The ideal summer activity. Air-conditioned, 60–90 minutes, world-class production.
- The Sphere — 18K LED screen fully immersive experience. The most technically impressive entertainment venue in the world.
- Comedy clubs — Multiple shows daily, all indoor, all air-conditioned.
- Cinema at the Palms, Smith Center for the arts — High-quality arts programming.
Museums and Attractions
- Mob Museum Downtown — Excellent, well-curated history of organized crime in America.
- Neon Museum (indoor portion) — The exhibits inside the visitor center are climate-controlled.
- National Atomic Testing Museum — Genuinely fascinating history of Nevada nuclear testing.
- Discovery Children's Museum — For families.
- Bodies Exhibition at multiple venues — Anatomical displays, indoor, interesting.
The Casino Crawl
The casino hotel crawl is the great Las Vegas summer activity: walk the length of the Strip using climate-controlled casino floors and sky bridges. Mandalay Bay to Wynn without ever being outside for more than 60 seconds is possible via the connected casino infrastructure.