

In the spring of 2015, traffic stoplights and pedestrian crosswalks opened at the sign, making it much safer for visitors to cross busy Las Vegas Boulevard to get to the sign. (Go here to learn The name of the street the Las Vegas Strip is on.) Come Back Soon.” Of course, on the other side, the northbound side, visible to people just coming into Las Vegas is where you’ll see the iconic “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” font and colors that have become the signature image of Sin City.

Thus, this side of the famous sign reads, “Drive Carefully. When you see the sign, you’ll be seeing it from the North, looking south – meaning you’ll have the view of people leaving Las Vegas. Just past that is a non-descript Las Vegas fire department building, and then you’ll seen the sign in the middle of the median that separates North and South bound Las Vegas Boulevard traffic. (Go here to find the distance from Mandalay Bay to the Bellagio) Images I’ve seen of this course show it to be gorgeous, with lush landscaping, several water features, and some holes having dramatic views of the glimmering Mandalay Bay towers in the distance. You won’t, however be able to see the course from the sidewalk.


You’ll pass first by a complex resembling a strip mall, after which you’ll pass by the entrance to the Bali Hai Golf Club, which is one of just four golf courses near the Las Vegas Strip. You’ll continue South past Russell Road, walking parallel to the main airport in Las Vegas, McCarran International Airport, which will be on the opposite side (the East side) of the Strip. Walking south on the Strip, you’ll pass by Four Seasons Drive, then the Mandalay Bay parking lot and south section of its massive convention center. The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign is just under a mile from Mandalay Bay
