Las Vegas Strip, Welcome sign to The STRAT: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour along the Las Vegas Strip, from the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign to The STRAT: 5 stops, about 9.0 km, about 120 minutes of walking plus about 32 minutes of listening. Start at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, Betty Willis’s 1959 design in the median of Las Vegas Boulevard. Head north to New York-New York, where a dozen Manhattan skyscrapers are really one hotel tower, and to the Fountains of Bellagio, which opened with the resort in 1998. Carry on up the Strip, where Bugsy Siegel opened the Flamingo in 1946, and finish at The STRAT, the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States.
- Stops:
- 5
- Distance:
- about 9.0 km
- Walking:
- about 120 min
- Listening:
- about 32 min
Two ways to do this walk
Las Vegas with Mappu
Walk Mode, in the free Mappu app
It knows where you are, tells you about everything you pass between the stops, answers your questions and keeps you on the route. Your phone stays in your pocket.
A 2-hour live walk, €4.99.
50 credits from the Starter pack. One-time purchase, no subscription.
Self-guided audio walk. No guide accompanies you. Not affiliated with the sites.
Free: the audio guides
Listen to each stop’s audio guide in your browser and find your own way between the stops.
Walking directions in Google MapsLas Vegas Strip, Welcome sign to The STRAT: how long does the walk take?
About 152 minutes in all: about 120 minutes on foot over about 9.0 km, plus about 32 minutes of audio at the 5 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Las Vegas Strip, Welcome sign to The STRAT: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, New York-New York, Fountains of Bellagio, Las Vegas Strip, and The STRAT. The longest stretch between two stops is about 3.8 km, about 51 min on foot.
Route and map
Indicative route. While you walk, watch where you're going, mind the traffic and follow local signs and rules. The map is an aid, not a safety guide. Terms
Follow Mappu’s map: the route runs along the streets from stop to stop, and the stories keep playing as you walk.
To get to the first stop, or if you’re far from the route, Google Maps has walking directions through every stop.
Stop 1
Despite its name, the sign stands outside the Las Vegas city limits, in Paradise, so its welcome speaks for a whole resort corridor rather than a city boundary.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: New York-New York · about 2.5 km, about 34 min on foot
Stop 2
The crowd of Manhattan skyscrapers is really one hotel tower in different costumes, led by a 47-story copy of the Empire State Building.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: Fountains of Bellagio · about 1.8 km, about 24 min on foot
Stop 3
Conceived by Steve Wynn and built by WET, the fountain show opened with the resort on October 15, 1998, on a man-made lake of eight and a half acres.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Las Vegas Strip · about 0.9 km, about 12 min on foot
Stop 4
The first true resort here was the El Rancho Vegas of 1941; in 1946 Bugsy Siegel’s Flamingo became the first property to break from its cowboy theme.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: The STRAT · about 3.8 km, about 51 min on foot
Stop 5
The success of Bob Stupak’s space-themed Vegas World inspired a 1,149-foot tower, the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States.
about 6 min of audio
The stop stories are AI-generated audio guides and can contain mistakes. Check opening hours and tickets on the official sites.
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Before you go
- Check opening hours, tickets and access on each site’s official page before you go.
- Distances and times are estimates: the walking route between stops, from OpenStreetMap, at 4.5 km/h. Your route on the street may differ.
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Route checked by Mappu on October 25, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.