Springs Preserve vs Mirage Volcano
Both Mirage Volcano and Springs Preserve are recommended by experts. On balance, Springs Preserve scores significantly higher than Mirage Volcano. Springs Preserve is ranked #4 in Las Vegas with approval from 6 publications including Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Frommer's.
Springs Preserve
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333 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas, NV
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Fodor's
"This 180-acre complex defies traditional categories, combining botanical gardens, hiking trails, live animal exhibits, and an ultra-modern interactive museum."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This educational complex is an incredible trip through historical, cultural and biological time."
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Travel + Leisure
"Visitors can wander the trails for free, through a dramatic desert landscape dotted with cacti, acacia and mesquite trees, and re-created Pueblo Indian dwellings."
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Condé Nast Traveler
Editor's Pick
"Museums, galleries, botanical gardens and a living desert center full of Gila monsters and ... the recently reopened Nevada State Museum."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Opened in 2007 as the city's first nod to its desert surroundings, this 180-acre park occupies the site of the original springs that were the birthplace of Las Vegas."
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Mirage Volcano
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3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV 89109
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Fodor's
"This erupting volcano, a 54-foot mountain-fountain surrounded by a lake of miniature fire spouts, is a must-see free attraction on the Strip."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"When the Mirage’s trademark artificial volcano erupts out of a three-acre lagoon with a roar, it inevitably brings traffic on the Strip to a screeching halt."
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Jetsetter
"The original Vegas mega-casino with a pyrotechnic show, zoo, and one of the Strip’s best party scenes."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"Each evening, at the main entrance to the Mirage, facing the Strip, a rumbling sound begins, fog appears, and a violent volcano shoots smoke and fire 100 feet above the lagoon."
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"This attraction is bigger, better and hotter than ever before. It erupts Su-Th at 8 & 9 pm; F-Sa, 8, 9 & 10 pm. Free. "
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