Las Vegas/Henderson and East

Henderson is the second largest city in Nevada. The border between Henderson and Las Vegas has become virtually nonexistent - one city butts up against the other. This article indeed doesn't only cover Henderson but also Las Vegas east of the Strip and south of the airport.

Understand

One area of Henderson, Green Valley, was the first master planned community in the state.

Get in

From Arizona, Boulder City, Lake Mead or Lake Las Vegas

If you are coming from Boulder City or Arizona, you can either take US 93 or Route 166. Route 166 is Lakeshore Drive and is going to change into State Route 564 once you are not overlapping with Route 147 anymore. In US 93, it will change into a freeway as soon as you pass the Railroad Pass Hotel & Casino. If you came from Lake Mead or Lake Las Vegas, get on SR 564 and continue until you enter Henderson. If you took US 93, you will have to pass through Boulder City, and never take the exit after crossing over Veterans Memorial Dr intersection. It will head to Searchlight and Needles. Once you get there, it will change into an overlapping I-515, and, take any exit you want, including Wagonwheel Dr/Nevada State Dr, Boulder Hwy, Horizon Dr, College Dr, or any exit, as long as it is not on I-215.

From Central Las Vegas

Get on I-515, or I-215, or whatever road you take to get to Henderson Drive. To enter Central Henderson via I-515, take exit 61 to Lake Mead. On I-215, none, just continue till end of freeway.

From N. Las Vegas

Get on I-15, and then get on I-515 or I-215, do the same as Central Las Vegas.

By plane

🌍 Henderson Executive Airport (HSH  IATA) is the town's main airport, acting primarily as a reliever airport for the much busier 🌍 Harry Reid International Airport (LAS IATA). Otherwise the Henderson Executive Airport is only available for general aviation and VIP flights but can be used as a reliever airport for the busier Harry Reid Airport if needed.

See

There are several sites to see in the Henderson area. They include:

  • 🌍 Ethel M Chocolate Factory (off Sunset Road), 2 Cactus Garden Dr, ☏ +1 702-435-2608. Offers a free tour and has a large cactus garden. 
  • 🌍 Clark County Museum, 1830 S. Boulder Hwy, ☏ +1 702 455-7955. Daily 9AM to 4:30PM. Historical exhibits include restored houses from various decades of Henderson's history. Adults $2; Seniors and children $1. 
  • 🌍 Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve (at Moser Drive), 350 E. Galleria Dr, ☏ +1 702-267-4000, . Hours vary by month. Located within the Water Treatment Facility, this 140 acre preserve has nine ponds which attract migratory waterfowl and resident birds. 
  • 🌍 Lion Habitat Ranch, 382 Bruner Ave., ☏ +1 702 595-6666. (updated Feb 2017)
  • 🌍 National Atomic Testing Museum, 755 E Flamingo Rd, ☏ +1 702 794-5151. M-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su noon-5PM. Artifacts, pictures, maps and video footage presenting nuclear weapons testing and development in the southwestern US. If you're interested in science and history it's definitely worth visiting, and it's also a great break if you've become tired of the Strip. Videography requires special permission. $29/adult. (updated Nov 2016)
  • U.S. Route 95 at night. This route climbs gradually northwest of Las Vegas so that the Strip's neon lights remain visible for a remarkably long distance, appearing as a luminous cloud from the furthest point. 
  • 🌍 Clark County Wetlands Park, 7050 E Wetlands Park Ln, ☏ +1 702 455-7522, . Dawn-dusk. Nature Centerː Tu-Su, 9AM-2PM. Free. (updated Nov 2020)
  • 🌍 Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy (Enter campus on East Harmon Ave. Museum is south of the parking lot at the end of Harmon.), ☏ +1 702 895-3381. Tu–Sa 10AM–5PM. Free, suggested donation $5 adults, $2 seniors and children. (updated Jun 2023)
  • 🌍 . A number of streets in northeast Henderson residential neighborhood are named after PokΓ©mons. You will find street signs called "Charmander Lane", "Jigglypuff Place" and others. (updated Mar 2024)
  • The Simpsons House. Full-size replica created to closely mimic the design of the cartoon house from The Simpsons. 

Do
  • 🌍 Cowabunga Bay Water Park, 900 Galleria Dr, ☏ +1 725-267-2262. General: $46.99; military: $39.99; under 48β€³: $34.99; seniors (65+) $34.99. (updated Jun 2023)
  • 🌍 Reflection Bay Golf Club, 75 Monte Lago Blvd, ☏ +1 702-740-4653. (updated Mar 2017)
  • 🌍 The Gun Store, 2900 E Tropicana Ave, ☏ +1 702 454-1110. 9AM-6:30PM daily. In addition to being a gun store, the range gives you a chance to shoot an automatic weapon. Photo ID required. Beware long lines. A 2-3 hour long wait is not unusual on weekends and busy days. $250-400 for machine gun shoots; lower for other standard gun types. 
  • 🌍 Pinball Hall of Fame, 4925 S Las Vegas Blvd, ☏ +1 702 597-2627. Su–Th 10AM–9PM, F–Sa 10AM-10PM. Old-style pinball machines and the newest ones from Stern are there, all in very good condition. Some favorite arcade games too. Definitely worth a look. From $0.25 per game. 
  • 🌍 Maverick Helicopters, 6075 S Las Vegas Blvd, toll-free: +1-888-261-4414. Helicopter tours that will take you over the Grand Canyon or above the neon lights and mega resorts of the Las Vegas Strip, as well as helicopter tours that include rafting down the Colorado River. $114-599. 
  • 🌍 Number One Escape Room Las Vegas, 1775 East Tropicana Suite 100, ☏ +1 702 528-1459, . The Number One Escape Room is a live escape room game. You have no tools except your wit and brains. You and your team of 2-5 people have 60 minutes to break out from one of six unique locked rooms. $35 per player. (updated Sep 2017)
  • UNLV Rebels, ☏ +1 702 739-FANS (3267). The athletic teams of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, better known as UNLV, are popular in the area. The Rebels are members of the Mountain West Conference, which has been expanding and now has 12 members for football and 11 members for other sports. The most famous UNLV team is the men's basketball team, known as the "Runnin' Rebels"; though not as strong as in their heyday from the late 1970s through the early 1990s, they remain solidly competitive and very popular. Most of the school's sports venues are on campus, but since 2020 the football team has shared the Las Vegas Raiders' home of Allegiant Stadium just west of I-15. The central ticket office for all UNLV sports is at the Thomas & Mack Center, home to men's basketball. 
  • Mountain West Conference basketball tournaments, Thomas & Mack Center. Out of the four NCAA Division I conferences that hold their men's and women's basketball tournaments in the Las Vegas area, the MW is one of two that holds events in this part of town. The MW's men's and women's teams converge on the Thomas & Mack Center every March to determine the teams that will receive the league's automatic berths in the NCAA men's and women's tournaments. 
  • Big West Conference basketball tournaments, Dollar Loan Center, 200 S. Green Valley Pkwy., Henderson. The other D-I conference that holds its tournaments in this area, the Big West has moved its men's and women's tournaments to the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson proper. The 2022 tournaments were the first events in the new arena. 
  • 🌍 National Finals Rodeo, Thomas & Mack Center. The season-ending event of the annual Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association circuit is held over 10 days in December just off the Strip at the Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV campus. 
  • City of Henderson Recreation Centers (Rec. Centers), Multiple Locations. City of Henderson is home to a multitude of recreation centers with many amenities and activities ranging from indoor pools to archery classes. Prices Vary for passes and programs but if you're looking for a cheap way to have a lot of fun check out their website they have practically everything. (updated Apr 2023)

Gambling

If you win...

Chances are that, if you win it big in Henderson and you are not a U.S. citizen your winnings will be subject to a 30% withholding tax from the Internal Revenue Service. That $10,000 slot winning can dwindle quite quickly if that is taken off the top. Not to worry though you can reclaim your gambling winnings tax through a 1042-S form. You should get this from the casino so don't lose it: it is your starting ticket to getting your gambling winnings back.

There are many casinos of varying sizes throughout the Henderson Area and gambling is a popular pastime. The casinos range from the upscale Green Valley Ranch to smaller, more intimate "locals" establishments.

Buy

Two weekly farmers markets are held in Henderson, weather and wind permitting. They are at 240 Water St. in front of City Hall (Thursdays from 9AM to 4PM), and 200 S. Green Valley Pkwy (Fridays from 10AM to 4PM).

  • 🌍 Galleria at Sunset, 1300 W. Sunset Rd., ☏ +1 702 434-0202. -Sa 10AM-9PM; Su 11AM-6PM. (updated Jan 2017)
  • 🌍 The District at Green Valley Ranch, 2225 Village Walk Dr, ☏ +1 702 564-8595. (updated Jul 2018)
  • 🌍 Town Square, 6605 S Las Vegas Blvd. About half a mile south of Mandalay is an outdoor mall in the style of a small Mediterranean town that stands out amidst all the air-conditioned, indoor malls. The idea of open-air shopping in the summer in the desert might seem crazy at first, but an extensive network of trees, shadow alleys and water sprayers let you actually enjoy sunny afternoons outside. All shops and restaurants here have their own, distinguished one- or two-story houses. The mall centers around a square featuring trees, ice-cream and coffee stands and benches to rest. 
  • 🌍 Las Vegas Premium Outlets South, 7400 S Las Vegas Blvd (a few miles south of Mandalay Bay), ☏ +1 702 896-2247. 120 outlet stores in an indoor setting complete with two food courts. 

Eat
  • 🌍 HofbrΓ€uhaus, 4510 Paradise Rd, ☏ +1 702 853-2337. The HofbrΓ€uhaus replicates the world famous Bavarian HofbrΓ€uhaus beer hall with festive German food and nightly entertainment. Patrons have an option of dining in the beer hall with live music in the evening or the quieter beer garden. Reservations recommended for quicker seating. 
  • 🌍 Envy Steakhouse, 3400 Paradise Rd (in the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel). Inspired by Chef Richard Chamberlain, the menu includes premium quality, fresh ingredients from select purveyors around the country, featured in innovative dishes. Kobe filet, prime rib roast, black angus filet and prime bone-in rib eye. The walk-in wine cellar features 1,500 bottles of wine. 
  • 🌍 Bahama Breeze, 375 Hughes Center Dr. Serves great tropical food. Large portions with a great atmosphere. Famous for their jerk chicken pasta, cinnamon mashed sweet potatoes, and wide variety of hand-crafted tropical drinks such as the Bahamarita. This is a great place to get away and relax from the crowds of people on the Strip. 
  • 🌍 Ellis Island Casino Restaurant, 4178 Koval Ln (one block east of Bally's at the intersection of Flamingo and Koval). The $6.95 steak special is consistently voted one of the best deals in Las Vegas. It's not on the menu, so ask for it specifically. If steak is not your thing the restaurant has plenty of other selections at cheap prices. In addition, Ellis Island has barbecue every night from 4-10PM. Ellis Island also brews its own beer, and serves them in the casino bar in 20-oz glasses for $1.50. 
  • 🌍 Lawry's The Prime Rib, 4043 Howard Hughes Pkwy, ☏ +1 702 893-2223. Juicy, succulent portions of the company namesake, Prime Rib. All prime rib dinners include original spinning bowl salad, Yorkshire pudding, mashed potatoes and whipped creamed horseradish. If you don't want prime rib (but why eat at a place called the Prime Rib if you don't want it?) there's always a ribeye steak available and a couple fish dishes. 
  • 🌍 Nobu, Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Rd. A staple for Las Vegas sushi lovers, newcomers will discover a fusion of traditional Japanese cuisine with Latin spices and flavors. 

Drink

Sleep
  • 🌍 Las Vegas KOA at Sam's Town, 5225 Boulder Hwy. Campground located right by the Sam's Town Casino with numerous tent and RV sites available with 50 Max Amp full service hookups. Amenities include wi-fi, a pool/hot tub open year round, dog park, and a shuttle to the Las Vegas Strip. (updated Jan 2020)

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Connect

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Routes through Henderson and East
Ely ← Las Vegas ←  N  S  β†’ Boulder City β†’ Kingman
Tonopah ← Las Vegas ←  N  S  β†’ Boulder City β†’ Needles


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