I went to Chicago for an annual girl’s holiday trip and while scrolling through Instagram I received an ad for Run The Strip at Night which naturally made me think oh my gosh how fun! It was based in Las Vegas in February and they shut the entire strip down and well you run. So, my thoughts when I booked it and decided to run a half marathon and my thought when I got to Las Vegas to actually run it were drastically different. Never the less I ran the half marathon and enjoyed feeling like a star under all the bright lights. Bonus I got my face telegraphed on the side of Resorts World Hotel. I was so excited it pushed me through the last 7 miles 🙂
The race was Sunday so I had Thursday-Saturday to really explore and soak in the other side of a party city. I had brunch reservations at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant which is pricy however the beauty of it is you can request a window table and watch the Bellagio Fountain Show from above which is a completely different view.
Here is a complete checklist of things you should see while there:
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- Minus 5 Ice Bar — where everything is made of ice
- Installation at Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
- Installation at Wynn Las Vegas Atrium
- Iconic Las Vegas Signs at The Neon Museum Las Vegas
- High Roller Vegas (Ferris Wheel) – the tallest observation wheel in North America
- Medieval Castle Replica at Excalibur Vegas
- Trevi Fountain Replica at Caesars Palace
- Sphinx Replica at Luxor Las Vegas
- “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign at 5100 Las Vegas Boulevard
- “Greetings from Las Vegas” coral at 1233 S Main St, Las Vegas, NV 89102
- LOVE art sculpture at Venetian Vegas (complimentary show runs every 30 minutes beginning at dusk)
- Viva Vision show at Fremont Street (complimentary)
- Fountain Show at Bellagio
- Eiffel Tower at Paris Vegas
- gondola ride at the Venetian
- Fremont Street — covered and full of casinos, shops, restaurants, and a zip line
- Street Art Tour
- Lost Spirits Distillery
- Mystic Falls Park
