Even my Lyft driver didn’t know about the Hollywood Cars Museum in Las Vegas, which is just a short drive from the strip. This little-known museum has a host of vehicles from TV and movies, as well as a room filled with cars and costumes once owned by Liberace.
You’ll find cars from “The Hangover,” “RoboCop,” “The Dukes of Hazzard,” and the Flintstones movie, among many others. They even have a DeLorean from Back to the Future. If you’re a movie fan or enjoy specialty and vintage cars, this is a must see.
If you truly need a break from the insanity of the Las Vegas strip, take a short drive to Springs Reserve, which is a peaceful oasis in the middle of all the chaos of the city. The 180-acre preserve contains gardens that attract all sorts of birds, including hummingbirds (usually Anna’s hummingbirds), and it includes an enclosed butterfly exhibit, as well as a Boomtown 1905 exhibit that’s a recreation of a Las Vegas street from that era.
It’s a wonderful place to get some fresh air and be in nature without venturing too far from the famous Vegas commercialism. I highly recommend it to help you decompress after a night at the casino. Take a look at images from my visit.
Melanie Votaw is the Publisher and Executive Travel Writer of LuxuryWeb Magazine. She has visited more than 50 countries on 6 continents and written for such magazines as Executive Travel, Just Luxe, Business Insider, South China Morning Post, Travel Mindset, and more. She is a member of the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association, New York Travel Writers Association, and International Travel Writers Alliance. Melanie's photography has won awards, and she has also written 43 nonfiction books as either the author or ghostwriter.
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