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Thrillist Weekend Guides

Thrillist's guide to everything you can do this weekend and this month—from hot new restaurants to art exhibits to outdoor activities.

Thrillist Weekend Guides: Everything Happening This Weekend and This Month

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Events

December is here and most of the fun surrounds the winter holiday season with festive events happening all over Las Vegas.

 Santa Is Delivering Food, Booze, and Endless Fun this December in Las Vegas

First Look

Thrillist takes you inside the hottest new restaurants, from upscale destinations to casual cafes.

First Look - Thrillist

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Lifestyle

Everything falls under the banner of entertainment in Las Vegas—food, sports, gambling, and, to an increasingly noticeable degree, art.

A New Immersive Museum Brings the Northern Lights and Interactive Cartoon Animals to Las Vegas

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Travel

Explore adventure guides and design a custom itinerary for the destination of your choice in and around the city.

Best Travel Guides, Cool Hotels and Interesting Events - Thrillist

In 1971, the New York Times called the Italian village of Bellagio a "quiet alternative to the modern, brash resort," so it's easy to see how this tiny lakeside destination inspired an iconic Las Vegas hotel that aimed to balance excess with elegance 27 years later.

15 Things You Didn't Know or Forgot About the Bellagio in Las Vegas

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Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

Best Restaurants & Bars - Places to Eat & Drink - Thrillist

The first thing you notice when sitting down for a meal at LPM Restaurant & Bar is a lemon, a pair of tomatoes, and a bottle of olive oil at the center of the table.

A New Strip Restaurant Delights with French Riviera Flavors

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News

You know something is a big deal when people are forking over cash just to take a good photo of it.

People in Las Vegas Are Paying $15 Just to Look at the Sphere

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Between Liberace and Siegfried & Roy, Las Vegas has never been shy about welcoming gay entertainers to its Strip showrooms.

A New LGBTQ+ District Is Taking Shape in Las Vegas

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Rev your engines and bring your appetite.

The Ultimate Guide to the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Las Vegas

All Time Greats

Thrillist's All-Time Greats features bucket list experiences—everything from what to see, eat, and do in cities around the U.S. like NYC, Los Angeles, Miami, and more.

All Time Greats: Best Things to Do in the U.S. for Your Bucket List

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Las Vegas is so much more than gambling these days.

The 20 All-Time Greatest Things to Do in Las Vegas

Nation

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The Creepiest, Most Mysterious Haunted Hotels in Every State

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Outsiders often view Las Vegas as a dry wasteland of dust and desert that's only interrupted by the bright lights of big resorts; jaw-dropping attractions, such as the Sphere; and a growing wave of homes and businesses spreading out from the Strip and Downtown at an aggressively astonishing pace.

Pick Up Produce, Pumpkins, and Apple Cider Donuts at These Farms in Las Vegas

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It's September 29, the opening night of the Sphere in Las Vegas.

U2 Kicked Off the Era of the Sphere, so What’s Next?

Last Look

Thrillist eulogizes closing or recently shuttered small businesses that we'll miss the most across the country, from local staples to regional chains.

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Latest Posts From Rob

Santa Is Delivering Food, Booze, and Endless Fun this December in Las Vegas

The month is busy with new resorts, free pizza, a whiskey festival, and winter holiday celebrations.

A New Immersive Museum Brings the Northern Lights and Interactive Cartoon Animals to Las Vegas

Art and technology come together on the Strip, and it will be televised.

15 Things You Didn't Know or Forgot About the Bellagio in Las Vegas

Celebrating the iconic resort that changed the Strip 25 years ago.

A New Strip Restaurant Delights with French Riviera Flavors

It’s always tomato girl summer at LPM, where guests can create their own tomato appetizer.

People in Las Vegas Are Paying $15 Just to Look at the Sphere

A parking garage is suddenly Sin City's most unlikely tourist attraction thanks to its unobstructed views of the Sphere.

A New LGBTQ+ District Is Taking Shape in Las Vegas

Queen has drag brunches, bottomless mimosas, and the spark for something big.

The Ultimate Guide to the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Las Vegas

Rev your engines and bring your appetite. There's a lot of stuff happening during Race Week, and some of it's actually affordable.

The 20 All-Time Greatest Things to Do in Las Vegas

See the Sphere, cheer on the Knights, and discover a world of diverse cuisine with the ultimate Sin City bucket list.

The Creepiest, Most Mysterious Haunted Hotels in Every State

Spend the night, if you dare.

Pick Up Produce, Pumpkins, and Apple Cider Donuts at These Farms in Las Vegas

Yes, we have farms in the middle of the desert, and they're full of cute animals, too.

U2 Kicked Off the Era of the Sphere, so What’s Next?

The Sphere has already set new standards for entertainment in Las Vegas. And there’s more to come.

The Iconic Las Vegas Tropicana Is Going Out with a Bang Soon

An implosion will help tear down the Strip staple to make way for the Oakland Athletics.