Stay with Two Welcome Drinks at Mardi Gras Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Dates into February 2018.

Hotel at a Glance: Mardi Gras Hotel & Casino

The neon lights on this hotel’s gambling floor are never dimmed. That’s because the casino—which features 50 slot, keno, and video-poker machines—is open 24 hours a day. The on-site Bon Temps Café is also open around the clock, so you can put your winnings toward a new york strip steak and a cocktail.

Distance from the Strip: 3 miles; the hotel’s shuttle will take you there.

Cheers!: This Getaway includes two welcome drinks.

Work on your tan: Relax on the sundeck surrounding the outdoor pool.

Where you’ll stay: a comfy guest room complete with a sitting area

Beyond the Las Vegas Strip: Old Vegas and Red Rock Canyon

It can feel like the entire city of Las Vegas revolves around the Strip if you never venture beyond that neon-lit corridor. But there’s plenty to see and do once you step off Las Vegas Boulevard. You can find a taste of Old Vegas on Fremont Street, where vintage signs and showgirls crowned with headdresses recall the days of Sinatra and Martin. Beginning at dusk, a canopy of more than 12 million LED lights erupts in a psychedelic light-and-music show every hour. For an aerial view, zoom down the center of Fremont Street on a zip line.

Nature puts on its own show at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, a landscape of fiery-red sandstone formations and limestone cliffs just 17 miles outside the city. Motor down the 13-mile scenic drive or ditch the car and strike out on any of more than 20 hiking trails that course through the region’s otherworldly topography.