10 Fun Things to Do in Summerlin - 2024

World-class dining, entertainment, casinos, hotels and shopping glisten amidst the sparkling sights and sounds of iconic Las Vegas Boulevard. Come for the attractions, stay for the neon-soaked hustle-and-bustle. After touring the dazzling hotel casinos like the LINQ, MGM, Bellagio and Flamingo, you just may need a break from sensory overload. If so — it’s a good thing that quiet Summerlin lies 15 miles away from the Strip proper (not too far and not too close), making it a cinch to travel to the Strip when you need a dash of excitement, and also a cinch when you need a plan of escape back into “normal” life.

The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is made up of sandstone that culminates in La Madre Mountain, its highest point. The Canyon can be seen from most perspectives throughout the greater Las Vegas area but gives a different (and spectacular) vibe when visited up-close and personal. There are also trails here for off-roaders and hikers, and for the less adventurous, standard drives that still deliver scenic panoramas. Tip: If Red Rock isn’t enough to satisfy your craving for nature, head out the opposite way from Summerlin to Boulder City, about the same distance Red Rock is to Summerlin, where you’ll find Hoover Dam and the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

In Downtown Summerlin, the Las Vegas Farmers Market brings high-quality, locally-sourced and small business-owned high-nutrition foods every Saturday. Sample freshly made or picked produce, nuts, breads or sweets — then purchase your favorites to share with friends. The best part about this is it’s located at the Pavilion, so when you’re done strolling through your week’s worth of groceries, more shopping, dining and strolling is right around the corner.

A district of immersive art exhibits that bend the mind and unique retail and food and beverage, Area 15 is unlike any museum or gallery you’ve seen before. Parallel universes, shape-shifting, and extraordinary axe-throwing are just some of the types of surrealism you can expect here. Permanent exhibits include Art Island, an open-air gallery of works that enthrall, and Omega Mart, a supermarket that’s not the supermarket you’re used to.

Living Spaces in Summerlin offers the chance to deck out your home the way you want to, a prospect you might find enticing — while little ones may not give two hoots about. Summerlin Living Spaces had an inkling that zero hoots would be given by certain shopping companions, and did something about it. Enter the Kids Fun Room, a supervised play, lounge and arts space where a kid can be a kid (and yours will be sure to want to come back to again and again).