You might be interested to know that the Grand Canyon National Park, one of the great natural wonders of the world, is only 150 miles east of Las Vegas.
It will aslo interest you to know that the Death Valley National Park is about 150 driving miles to the west and can easily be seen on a one-day drive from Las Vegas. Then there is the Zion National Park is about 150 driving miles to the north east, and Bryce Canyon is about 80 miles past it.
You can also visit the gambling parlors for a single day or even only a half day to see some of this spectacular Southwest scenery. There are numerous tours departing from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon, Death valley, Zion National Park, Boulder Dam, Lake Mead, the Valley of Fire and other interesting places. The tours can be via airplane, helicopter, bus, van, jeep or even hummer along with the promptbuscharters.com
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