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Originally Posted by Alansglide
Valley of Fire is a great drive . Red rock Canyon is also fun but shorter unless you follow the road up to Spring mountain state park. Calico junction in Red Rock is also a short detour that might interest you . As someone else mentioned MT Charleston lodge is at 8400 foot elevation and Lee canyon ski area is the next canyon over.
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Originally Posted by look 171
Take a drive up to Bryce Canyon. Its worth the 2 hour drive. have lunch at the village or downtown area before you go into the park. Its very nice there.
Hit the museums downtown. I heat the Atomic and the Mob museum is worth the visit. go downtown and check out the freaks at night. It kinda of fun and different and you wouldn't see that anywhere else.
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Originally Posted by motorracer
Looks like we will make a day trip to Bryce canyon.Keep the suggestion coming thanks my wife and I
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Good suggestions above; remember to screen up & bring lots of extra water -- it's hotter than snot out here right now. Some really nice walking paths in Red Rock; if heat and/or mobility limited, try the horseback riding outfit there -- trail rides are lots of fun.
Valley of Fire and Bryce are beautiful; VoF is an easy 30-45 minute drive depending on whether you're downtown vs. south Strip and has really easy, beautiful, and well-marked trails. Bryce is awesome, weather should be really pleasant there. I can wholly recommend the horseback trail rides there, too. Great way to see lots of the canyon you'd otherwise have to hike 5-6 hours on your own.
Another spot I'd highly recommend is Kolob Canyons; it's right off I-15 (exit 40, I think). I'm pretty sure it's actually part of Zion NP. Easy to get to, not a long drive really. Plus you get to drive through the Virgin River canyon on the way to/from -- very scenic.
I'm also a really big fan of the Neon Museum, maybe eight blocks north of Fremont. Reserve a time at/after sunset to really appreciate the signs. And if they're offering a human-guided tour (rather than the listen-to-descriptions-on-your-phone self-guided tour), jump on that. The docents there are awesome, and I learned an awful lot about the history of Las Vegas that you just won't get anywhere else.
Finally you might consider the Lion Habitat Ranch, a few blocks from the M Casino. Not a place you can spend the whole day, but it's pretty interesting and worth about 2 hours' entertainment.
Let me know if there's anything specific you're interested in, I might have a suggestion or two.