Ideas for Entrepreneurs & Convention-Goers Wanting to Network, Build Content and Unwind
Whether you are in town for a trade show, leading a corporate retreat, or a local business owner leveling up your visual marketing, Las Vegas offers far more than just casino floors and pool decks. Here is how to turn the city’s top attractions into networking hubs, team-building moments and stunning backdrops for your brand photo and video content.
High-Impact Brand & Social Content Spots
The ultimate background for personal branding photos, executive headshots, and striking social media reels. or its sheer vintage Vegas vibe, the Neon Museum offers the best tour in town. Guided tours are conducted by knowledgeable staff and last 45 minutes.
Located 20 minutes from the Strip, offering breathtaking desert landscapes ideal for dynamic lifestyle brand shoots and quick team escapes. Take the 13-mile scenic loop for a longer adventure, or just swing by the visitor center for stunning views and a quick turn around.
The Strip
Capture high-energy B-roll and signature brand visuals outside the Bellagio Fountains, Caesars Palace, and the iconic “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign.
Vibrant neon lights and street culture perfect for engaging behind-the-scenes content and visual storytelling.
The High Roller & The STRAT
Capture high-altitude, panoramic city views to elevate your promotional visual assets. These two record-holding attractions will inspire you and your team to reach for new heights. The High Roller is the tallest wheel in the western hemisphere, and the Strat is the tallest tower or building west of the Mississippi.
Client Entertainment & Executive Networking
Celebrity Chef Dining
Impress VIP clients over dinner at signature spots by Gordon Ramsay, José Andrés, Nobu, or Wolfgang Puck.
Legacy Club at Circa
An elegant rooftop lounge 60 stories above Downtown Vegas. Ideal for sunset client cocktails. Circa is the first casino/resort to be built downtown since 1980 and it’s up to par with the flashy Strip resorts.
Network on the fairways where Hollywood icons once played in the historic Paradise Palms district.
Host your partners at an Art Deco architectural gem featuring world-class performing arts.
Circa, Westgate, & Caesars Sportsbooks
Casual, high-energy settings for low-pressure client catch-ups during game days. Circa claims to now be the biggest with 1,00 seats while the Westgate Superbook has the original claim to the world’s largest thanks to its massive screen. And it doesn’t get any more iconic than the most luxurious option at Caesars Palace.
Team-Building Outings & Group Excursions
Strip Helicopter Tours
Reward your executive team or top performers with VIP aerial flights via Papillon or Maverick.
A playful, low-stakes destination for interactive team bonding and casual group photos. Once housed in an off-Strip warehouse, the Pinball Hall of Fame is now residing in much nicer digs at the south end of the Las Vegas Blvd on the Strip.
Guided Hoover Dam Tour
Take your team behind the scenes into the historic powerhouses for an unforgettable group outing. And here’s something I didn’t even know till now, the Hoover Dam hosts events! Imagine the possibilities and check with the staff to see if your event is right for this iconic national landmark.
Rent boats or explore historic downtown streets for outdoor retreats and custom team photography. Strolling downtown is like taking a step back in time and a great way to get away from the chaos of the Strip. And while the water levels are at historic lows the marinas and ramps are still accommodating boaters and are open for business.
A unique group excursion offering train rides and rich local Nevada history. Now located in a new $25M facility that was built to celebrate the museum’s 35th anniversary.
“Bleisure” Downtime & Creative Inspiration
Resort Pool Cabanas
Reserve a private cabana to answer emails, host informal meetings, or recharge after long convention hall hours. All the biggest movers and shakers make hand-shake deals in their swimsuits, right? My favorites are the pools at MGM Grand, Bellagio, and Mandalay Bay.
Housed in a 1933 historic courthouse, featuring immersive exhibits and a hidden speakeasy for after-hours drinks. Maybe your organization could learn something from the story of organized crime.
National Atomic Testing Museum
An intriguing venue for history buffs looking for a quick off-Strip culture fix. Learn about Southern Nevada’s role in developing the atomic bomb and how the atomic age shaped pop culture, fashion, design and even hospitality in the desert.
Beat the desert heat with mountain air, scenic hiking trails, and even seasonal winter skiing just an hour away. Temperatures are consistently 20 degrees cooler on the mountain than on the Strip. If you don’t have time to explore the whole area you can get a good cliff-notes version by stopping at the Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway.
Carroll Shelby Heritage Center
A free, high-octane walkthrough of American car design for motorhead entrepreneurs. Upgrade your team’s experience with a guided behind the scenes tour. Gearheads of all ages wil love it.
Grant Philipo’s Las Vegas Showgirl Museum
Discover decades of vintage costume design, entertainment history and Vegas glamour. Oooh and awww at more than 40,000 artifacts.
Spark your visual creativity surrounded by abstract southwestern artwork. Styles span the decades and showcase work of this prolific multi-disciplinary artist’s career. This is a good spot to take your creative, design and in-house studio teams.
An elevated spot to take in sweeping Strip views between conference sessions. Gain a new perspective or celebrate your team’s new heights.
Make the Most of Your Business Trip
This list of must-see and must-do in Las Vegas is in no way an exhaustive list, but we do hope it gets you started! If you’re looking for more, check out our sister blog’s entry for Exploring Vegas After Your Wedding: What to Do and See.
