Four Days in Las Vegas

Four days is enough to stop optimizing every hour. Run the three-day plan first, then use the fourth day for whatever you've been putting off — usually the more offbeat stuff that doesn't fit into a tighter schedule.

Day four, morning

The thing you'd never build a whole trip around

This is the day for something you wouldn't normally build a whole trip around: a round at one of the desert golf courses while it's still cool out, or a session at a gun range if that's your thing. Both are easy to book same-day.

Day four, afternoon

Cool off, then race the clock

Indoor and air-conditioned is the move by day four — an escape room with your group, or a proper nail or spa appointment if you haven't had one yet. If you've got kids along, this is also the natural slot for kid-friendly activities you've been saving.

Day four, evening

A slow, well-earned wind-down

Keep the last night low-key — dessert at a bakery or a wind-down at a hookah lounge beats trying to squeeze in one more big night before an early flight. By day four you'll have seen more of the city than most people who've been coming for years — that's the point of taking a fourth day instead of cramming it into three.