Get your road trip snacks and music playlists ready!
Las Vegas is a great place, well known for the entertainment and night life. Las Vegas is also an excellent place for hiking, exploring adventurous restaurants, camping, and rock climbing.
As we mentioned in our “why we moved to Las Vegas” post, we also love how affordable it is to visit and to live here.
In addition to all of the amazing places you can see and visit in Las Vegas — there are so many more amazing places all within driving distance of the city. Each of these can be visited over a weekend or long weekend, or even longer if time allows!
St. George, Utah (Zion National Park)

Death Valley National Park

Great Basin National Park

Joshua Tree National Park

Palm Springs, California

Park City, Utah

Phoenix, Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

San Diego, California

Idyllwild, California

Grand Canyon (North Rim) National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park
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