Las Vegas: Hotels & Evening Entertainment

Things to do during the day

• The Fountains of Bellagio play on a lake of more than 8.5 acres (about 3.4 hectares) in front of the hotel, with more than 1,200 jets set to music and light. By the resort's fact sheet the water reaches 460 feet (140 metres) and the show is free to watch.^{4, 7}
• The Conservatory & Botanical Gardens inside Bellagio change their floral display five times a year, for each season and for Lunar New Year. The space of more than 14,000 square feet (about 1,300 square metres) is open 24 hours a day and is free to enter.^{4, 7}
• The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Sign on the Strip is a photo stop with its own parking, crosswalks and drop-off points for taxis and rideshare cars.⁴
• The Fremont Street Experience covers five blocks of Downtown Las Vegas under an LED canopy, with Viva Vision light shows every night on the hour.⁴
• The Park is an outdoor district between New York-New York and Park MGM, beside T-Mobile Arena, with casual restaurants, art installations and the 40-foot (12-metre) Bliss Dance sculpture.⁴
• The ARIA Fine Art Collection is displayed around the resort and includes Silver River, an 84-foot (about 26-metre) silver cast of the Colorado River by Maya Lin, in the lobby.⁸

Evening ideas

• After 8 p.m. the Fountains of Bellagio perform every 15 minutes until midnight, by the resort's fact sheet. In the afternoon the shows run every 30 minutes.⁷
• Two Cirque du Soleil productions play in theatres inside the resorts: O at Bellagio, performed in, on and above water in a theatre of 1,808 seats, and KÀ at MGM Grand, in a theatre of 1,950 seats. Guests under 18 must come with an adult.^{7, 9}
• The MGM Grand Garden Arena, with 16,800 seats, hosts concerts and special events, and Brad Garrett's Comedy Club at MGM Grand has shows every night at 8 p.m.⁹

Restaurants and bars

• MGM Grand houses two French restaurants that carry the name of the late chef Joël Robuchon: Joël Robuchon Restaurant, which holds two Michelin stars, and L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon, with counter seats around an open kitchen and one Michelin star. Both serve dinner.^{9, 10}
• At Bellagio, The Garden Table serves brunch and dinner inside the Conservatory, and Petrossian Lounge serves afternoon tea.⁷
• ARIA lists ten restaurants under its elevated dining, among them the French brasserie BARDOT, the Taiwanese dumpling and noodle house Din Tai Fung and Jean Georges Steakhouse, plus the Proper Eats Food Hall for casual meals.⁸

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