Las Vegas

Two nights, two tickets.

Nothing is ticketed on Thursday. Friday holds Omega Mart at 1:40 PM and Mystère at 9:00 PM, with the morning and afternoon open between them.

The Las Vegas Strip at night from above. — King of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Bellagio fountains firing at night. — Matt Kieffer · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Sphere lit as a moon above a crowd on the street. — Shelby L. Bell · CC BY 2.0

The exterior of the Venetian on the Las Vegas Strip. — Andrew and Annemarie · CC BY-SA 2.0

Thursday arrivals

Four flights, one hotel.

8:34 AMSebastianAA 6512 / 1480 · Lubbock via Phoenix

11:20 AMMilesWN 915 · Tucson

2:33 PMAidanAA 3926 / 2376 · College Station

4:32 PMBraydenDL 2260 · Austin

Ticket · Friday 1:40 PM

Omega Mart. Not a supermarket.

Meow Wolf’s version of one. You walk into a grocery store, open a freezer door, and end up inside a story that unfolds across two floors of rooms. Roughly two hours, no fixed route, and the Omega Access Card tracks how far into it you get. Phenomenomaly starts at 2:00 PM. Be at AREA15 by 1:20.

The neon-lit Mega Mart shelf wall inside Omega Mart, stacked with invented grocery products. — Meow Wolf press image

Ticket · Friday 9:00 PM

Mystère. Acrobatics, no plot.

The oldest Cirque du Soleil show on the Strip, running at Treasure Island since 1993. Aerial work and a taiko drum score. About 90 minutes with no interval. Section 204, Row BB. Be there by 8:25.

Four Cirque du Soleil aerial performers mid-flight above the Mystère stage. — Treasure Island press image

Thursday · Aug 6

Dinner, the Bellagio, then dominoes.

The conservatory and the fountains are the two fixed points. The rest of the loop is optional.

4:32

Last arrival lands

Carry-ons only. The other three are already at or near the Waldorf.

5:30–6

Check in

Water, shower, change shoes. Out the door around 6:30.

6:30

Dinner, Miracle Mile

Walking distance to the Bellagio. Tipsy Robot is on the plan, about 20 minutes.

8:00+

Bellagio circuit

Conservatory, one casino lap, fountains. The fountains run every 15 minutes after 8:00 PM.

8:00+

The Pinky Ring

Bruno Mars’ lounge tucked inside the Bellagio, so it is on the same circuit. Busy and exclusive. Thursday early is our best bet.

10:00+

42 at the Waldorf

Dominoes back at the hotel bar, or any table that works. Bring the set.

Friday · Aug 7

Open AM. Ticketed PM.

The morning is unclaimed. Everything after the show is optional.

Morning

Open

Guardian Angel Cathedral is the one idea on the table. Nothing is booked before 1:20 PM.

1:20

Arrive at AREA15

Rideshare from the Waldorf. Collect the Omega Access Card at the door.

1:40

Omega Mart entry

Phenomenomaly starts at 2:00 PM. Budget about two hours inside.

4:30–7

Dinner and a reset

Back to the room between the two tickets. This is the gap that keeps the night workable.

8:25

Treasure Island

Doors and seating for the 9:00 PM show. Section 204, Row BB.

10:30

Show ends

The Venetian and the Sphere exterior are one optional detour from here.

Guardian Angel Cathedral

Near the north end of the Strip, by the Encore. Friday morning only, and only as a short architecture stop.

After the show

Mystère ends around 10:30 PM. The Venetian and the Sphere exterior are one optional detour. Request the ride by 11:15 PM.