This desert city might say goodbye to warmer temps later than the rest of the country, but nevertheless it eventually catches up and welcomes the season after summer. And, if you look real hard, you can find ways that Mother Nature, with some help from her friends, has welcomed fall in Las Vegas.
1. Fall Into ECO 360° at The Palazzo Waterfall Atrium and Gardens
Sustainability is the focus of The Palazzo’s award-winning plantscaping display, with a 1934 Hudson as the centerpiece. The property hopes to convey their efforts in water reclamation, recycling and alternative transportation programs, a few of the themes woven throughout the seasonal installation, open 24 hours. 702.607.7777
2. The Wineyard (El Cortez)
Strings of lights hanging overhead cast a soft glow on an evening spent in the crisp air at the El Cortez’s new pop-up patio. Starting at 5 p.m. Fridays, picnic tables provide seating to listen to live music, and wines by the glass and craft beers are available. Food is prepared on the outdoor grill, with toasted bread and olives complementing meats and cheeses. 702.385.5200
Downtown 3rd Fall Farmer's Market
3. Fall Farmer’s Market (Downtown 3rd)
Southern Nevada-based suppliers and farmers provide seasonal tastes for the farmer’s market at Downtown 3rd, 9 a.m. Fridays. Enjoy fruits and vegetables from Gilcrease Orchard and Meadow Valley Farm, honey from Pahrump Honey Company and items from a dozen other purveyors also welcoming fall’s harvest. 300 N. Casino Center Drive
4. 32° Draft Bar’s Seasonal Brews (M Resort)
“96 bottles of beer on the wall, 96 bottles of beer.” Except, now there’s 100 beers, as four new seasonal brews have joined the lineup at 32° Draft Bar. Fill up a 12-, 16- or 20-ounce glass with Shock Top Pumpkin Wheat, Sam Adams Octoberfest, Sierra Nevada Flipside Red IPA or Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale. 702.797.1000
2014 Fall Bellagio Conservatory
5. Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (Bellagio)
Re-creating the four seasons with breathtaking beauty, the Conservatory is the heart of Bellagio, and this fall more than 50,000 seasonal flowers are used in whimsical scenes, available for viewing 24 hours daily. Live classical music and spiced fragrances put visitors right in the time-of-year mood. 702.693.7111
6. The Resort on Mount Charleston (Mount Charleston)
Spotting seasonal change in Vegas isn’t particularly easy, but just a short car ride away, it’s obvious—it’s much cooler at the mountain. The forest gives off those orange and red colors that nature provides, and The Resort on Mount Charleston has a woodsy bar with gorgeous views of the surrounding scenery. 888.559.1888
Springs Preserve 2014 Haunted Harvest
7. Seasonal Events (Springs Preserve)
Besides a wealth of human, animal, plant and planet knowledge waiting for you, the 180-acre attraction welcomes this time of year with pumpkin decorating, a haunted harvest attraction, a Día de los Muertos celebration, botanical gardens with seasonal vegetation and even a café if you want to refuel. 702.822.7700
8. Seasonal Spa Treatments (Drift Spa & Hammam in Palms Place)
The many scents of autumn play a big part in Drift’s fall spa treatments, such as the fragrant oil used during the Caramel Apple Massage. The Honey Cider Hydrating Scrub starts with a cider soak, while the Cinnamon Cream Delight treatment combines a butter brûlée whole milk soak with a sweet cream salt scrub. 702.944.3219
9. Guy Savoy’s White Truffle Menu (Caesars Palace)
Chef Savoy’s favorite season finds him presenting a six-course, prix fixe $420 menu that spotlights the white truffle. Blissfully tasty highlights include pumpkin soup with poached egg and white truffles, and roasted guinea hen with salsify, hazelnut and watercress coulis topped with white truffle shavings. 702.791.7110
