DAY ONE
09.00: For a beautiful breakfast, head to Sadelle’s Café at the Bellagio, overlooking the hotel’s famous conservatory (fun fact: the garden is tended to by more than 100 horticulturalists). Its famous dishes include homemade bagels and caramelised sugar-topped grapefruit. The Belle Epoque- inspired decor is spectacular – bonus points if you bag one of the gorgeous clamshell armchairs.
10.00: The Mob Museum is one of the most popular attractions in downtown Las Vegas. You’ll learn not only about the shady characters who once controlled Las Vegas’s casinos, but also about their modern- day counterparts – whether it’s the Italian Mafia or Mexico’s cartels. The exhibits are constantly updated, with recent additions including items owned by Al Capone.
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11.30: Downtown’s newest attraction is the Punk Rock Museum, which opened on Western Avenue in April. The museum – the brainchild of NOFX frontman Fat Mike – boasts one of the world’s largest collections of punk memorabilia, including legendary musicians’ instruments, several of which can be played by visitors. There’s also a punk-themed wedding chapel, tattoo parlour and bar.
13.30: The Bedford by Martha Stewart restaurant, modelled on the lifestyle guru’s farmhouse, opened in the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino in 2022. The bread basket is already the stuff of legend (try the grape and rosemary focaccia). Other highlights include the fettuccine alfredo with Périgord truffle.
15.30: Walk off your lunch by exploring the Palms Casino Resort, which emerged from a $600 million
facelift in 2022. The makeover involved room revamps, a remodelling of the casino and new decor throughout. There’s also a new American gastropub, Serrano Vista Cafe. But the most spectacular spot? Unknown: a bar by Damien Hirst, whose 13-foot shark, divided into three parts and displayed in a tank, sits behind the bar.
16.30: Head to the Strip’s FlyOver Las Vegas, which opened in 2021. Visitors who brave this high-tech simulator ride can can feel like they’re soaring over the city – or over Canada’s snowy peaks, thanks to new experience Windborne: Call of the Canadian Rockies.
19.00: Opt for an early dinner at Superfrico, housed inside the Cosmopolitan. It’s next door to the venue for the OPM (more on that later), and the show’s performers regularly cavort through the
restaurant, performing gravity- defying acrobatics table-side. The menu, described as Italian American Psychedelic, isn’t as weird as it sounds – think pizzas, steaks and seafood. The must-have item is the mozzarella, made right at your table by the servers.
21.00: Head to OPM, an adult-only show hosted by Andromeda, a glitch-prone android. The venue is intimate (clients with a fear of audience participation might want to reconsider) but the acrobatics are spectacular. It’s not for prudes – the adult-only rating is due to swearing, adult humour and a brief bit of nudity – but the brilliant performers are fantastically diverse. Expect gravity-defying acrobatics, a limbo dancer and some pretty impressive bubble-blowing.
22.00: Head to The Chandelier bar at the Cosmopolitan to experience
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