https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/las-vegas/RSS feed for Las VegasenFri, 23 Jan 2026 19:42:56 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-smaller-version-of-the-las-vegas-sphere-may-be-coming-to-the-washington-dc-area-180988048/Officials have proposed building a mini-Sphere in Maryland's National Harbor. One-third the size of the original, the structure would cost about $1 billionFri, 23 Jan 2026 19:42:56 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-smaller-version-of-the-las-vegas-sphere-may-be-coming-to-the-washington-dc-area-180988048/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/appreciate-awesome-architecture-with-these-15-photos-180983402/No passport is needed for this virtual tour of beautiful buildings around the worldFri, 15 Dec 2023 15:05:37 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/appreciate-awesome-architecture-with-these-15-photos-180983402/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-eight-coolest-inventions-from-the-2025-consumer-electronics-show-180985808/A needle-free injection system, a bug-watching garden camera, a wearable that helps with memory lapses and more were unveiled at the annual Las Vegas trade showFri, 10 Jan 2025 19:30:35 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-eight-coolest-inventions-from-the-2025-consumer-electronics-show-180985808/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/las-vegas-going-all-in-water-conservation-plan-180983974/As the Southwest dries, can a city notorious for excess find a way to survive with less?Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/las-vegas-going-all-in-water-conservation-plan-180983974/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/very-rare-yellow-billed-loon-visits-the-las-vegas-strip-hangs-out-in-the-bellagio-fountains-180983904/The out-of-place bird prompted the hotel to put its famed fountain show on hold before biologists captured and moved the bird—one of the country's ten rarest—to better habitatWed, 06 Mar 2024 20:22:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/very-rare-yellow-billed-loon-visits-the-las-vegas-strip-hangs-out-in-the-bellagio-fountains-180983904/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/dazzling-las-vegas-strip-rose-up-from-desert-180983696/The story behind the glitzy stretch of highway that became the destination for America’s most sublime—and most sordid—aspirationsThu, 15 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/dazzling-las-vegas-strip-rose-up-from-desert-180983696/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-sphere-is-here-are-we-ready-for-more-high-tech-architecture-180983077/The new Las Vegas performance venue challenges musicians and visual artists to produce content for its demanding formatMon, 16 Oct 2023 15:05:10 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-sphere-is-here-are-we-ready-for-more-high-tech-architecture-180983077/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/three-dolphins-die-at-the-mirage-in-six-months-180980913/The Las Vegas hotel and casino temporarily closed its dolphin exhibit after 11-year-old K2 passed last monthFri, 07 Oct 2022 19:06:05 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/three-dolphins-die-at-the-mirage-in-six-months-180980913/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/after-50-years-michael-heizer-city-opens-to-the-public-180980625/The American artist has spent most of his life building a megasculpture that earns comparisons to ancient ruins and abandoned highwaysWed, 24 Aug 2022 12:23:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/after-50-years-michael-heizer-city-opens-to-the-public-180980625/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/can-casinos-be-art-galleries-180980407/Hoping to grow their audiences, gambling halls are luring new visitors with old masterpiecesWed, 13 Jul 2022 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/can-casinos-be-art-galleries-180980407/