Southwest® flights from Colorado Springs to Las Vegas from $110

When you deplane at Harry Reid International Airport, you’re just five miles south of downtown Las Vegas. When you hear “City of Lights,” you may first think of Paris—Las Vegas has this moniker, too, thanks to the bright lights it boasts. Whether you visit Vegas’s bustling downtown or walk the famous Las Vegas Strip, you’re sure to enjoy marveling at the bright lights of this famous city. If you want more lights to illuminate your trip, visit the Neon Museum. The final resting place for signage that once towered over the Strip, the Neon Museum features the Neon Boneyard—classic Las Vegas lives on.

If you’ve had your fill of classic Vegas and modern Vegas, consider visiting one of the area’s other museums. The Pinball Hall of Fame features machines from every era of the game and is sure to excite kids and kids at heart. The National Atomic Testing Museum preserves and tells the history of the American nuclear weapons testing program at the Nevada Test Site. The National Museum of Organized Crime & Law Enforcement—colloquially known as the Mob Museum—provides interactive exhibits that trace the history and impacts of organized crime in the U.S. No matter your interests, Las Vegas is sure to have a museum that’ll excite you.