The Riviera Casino & Hotel » Outdoors http://rivierahotel.com An Authentic Las Vegas Hotel Experience Fri, 24 May 2013 22:46:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Hiking in Red Rock Canyon http://rivierahotel.com/hiking-in-red-rock-canyon/ http://rivierahotel.com/hiking-in-red-rock-canyon/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:00:01 +0000 devAdmin http://www.rivierahotel.com/?p=3387 Thanks to our dry desert climate, Nevada is full of fantastic, ancient areas that boast preserved fossils and other unique finds. Las Vegas itself is more than just artificial neon lights: the city named after “the meadows” is surrounded by a cornucopia of beautiful natural sites. Take, for example, Red Rock Canyon, a National Conservation [...]

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]]> http://rivierahotel.com/daytrip-to-mount-charleston/feed/ 0 Day Trip to Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam http://rivierahotel.com/day-trip-to-lake-mead-and-the-hoover-dam/ http://rivierahotel.com/day-trip-to-lake-mead-and-the-hoover-dam/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 07:00:00 +0000 teamriviera http://www.rivierahotel.com/?p=3061 Nothing can top Las Vegas, but Nevada does have one other mighty claim to fame that’s only about an hour outside of town: the Hoover Dam.  This engineering marvel transformed the Southwest, making it possible to actually live in Las Vegas and the rest of the region. Getting to the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead [...]

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]]> http://rivierahotel.com/day-trip-to-lake-mead-and-the-hoover-dam/feed/ 0 Paging Willy Wonka! Tour a Chocolate Factory in Las Vegas http://rivierahotel.com/paging-willy-wonka-tour-a-chocolate-factory-in-las-vegas/ http://rivierahotel.com/paging-willy-wonka-tour-a-chocolate-factory-in-las-vegas/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:00:35 +0000 teamriviera http://www.rivierahotel.com/?p=3058 What if we told you that one of the finest, most sinfully delicious, small-batch chocolatiers in the world was located right here in Sin City, only about ten miles from the Riviera Hotel & Casino?  Yes, we’d be salivating too. You’re in luck.  The Mars family – yes, of M&M’s, Milky Way and Mars Bars [...]

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]]> http://rivierahotel.com/paging-willy-wonka-tour-a-chocolate-factory-in-las-vegas/feed/ 0 Take a Day Trip to Valley of Fire State Park http://rivierahotel.com/take-a-day-trip-to-valley-of-fire-state-park/ http://rivierahotel.com/take-a-day-trip-to-valley-of-fire-state-park/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 07:00:20 +0000 teamriviera http://www.rivierahotel.com/?p=3055 We love Las Vegas! But every once in a while, as the song goes, be leaving Las Vegas is the thing to do.  (But not for long!  There’s too much fabulousness to explore here in Sin City to stay away for long.) A day trip to the desert is the perfect way to explore what [...]

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]]> http://rivierahotel.com/take-a-day-trip-to-valley-of-fire-state-park/feed/ 0 RIVIERA – SPRINGS PRESERVE http://rivierahotel.com/riviera-springs-preserve/ http://rivierahotel.com/riviera-springs-preserve/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:00:25 +0000 teamriviera http://www.rivierahotel.com/?p=2221 Go West, young nature lover. It’s easy to forget on the Strip that Las Vegas is surrounded by a striking expanse of undeveloped nature, where desert beauty abounds. When you’re not indoors enjoying the delights of our gaming, our shows or our restaurants here at the Riviera Hotel & Casino, we say: go outside.  See [...]

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]]> http://rivierahotel.com/riviera-springs-preserve/feed/ 0 RIVIERA – GILCREASE NATURE SANCTUARY http://rivierahotel.com/riviera-gilcrease-nature-sanctuary/ http://rivierahotel.com/riviera-gilcrease-nature-sanctuary/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:00:37 +0000 teamriviera http://www.rivierahotel.com/?p=2217 The Gilcrease Nature Sanctuary is one of Las Vegas’ best-kept secrets.  If you’re an animal lover, or just need a few moments of peace and renewal, we urge you to spend part of a morning or afternoon visiting the sanctuary’s 600+ animals: among them are white peacocks, turtles, deer, goats, llamas, ostriches, baby donkeys, macaws, [...]

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