Here's a top secret place I personally discovered that is the best place to watch Las Vegas New Year's Eve fireworks on the Las Vegas Strip. What's so great about this location?
1. You can take in as wide a panoramic view as possible of the New Year's Eve fireworks.
The fireworks will be shot off simultaneously across the various hotel rooftops along The Las Vegas Strip--MGM Grand, Aria, Planet Hollywood, Caesars Palace, Treasure Island, The Venetian and The Stratosphere. In 2008, a fire at The Bellagio caused the fireworks extravaganza to be lowered to the ground, and it was a really pathetic display. Fortunately, beginning last year, the Las Vegas New Year's Eve fireworks returned to the rooftops--much better!
2. You can check out the fireworks without having to actually be on The Strip.
While I've actually been on The Las Vegas Strip for the countdown and fireworks (Flamingo and Las Vegas Boulevard to be exact), the truth is that it gets pretty squishy and at times pretty scary when drunk people start to push and the crowd force takes over. Not much fun. I can say "been on The Las Vegas Strip at midnight on New Year's Eve--check, now I'm done with it."
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