Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens

The Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is a glass-roofed indoor garden opening off the main lobby of the Bellagio resort at 3600 S Las Vegas Blvd on the Center Strip of Las Vegas, Nevada. The space is replanted five times a year by Bellagio's in-house horticulture team, with each display built around a seasonal theme such as spring, summer, Chinese New Year, fall harvest and winter holidays. Visitors walk a circuit through the 14,000-square-foot hall beneath a high glass ceiling and past large-scale installations that combine tens of thousands of fresh flowers, trees, sculptural structures and sometimes moving elements such as bridges, gazebos or animated figures. The Bellagio's glass-sculpture ceiling by Dale Chihuly hangs in the lobby just beside the entrance, so many visitors view both within the same stop. The garden is free to enter and is open around the clock outside of changeover closures, when crews strip and rebuild the displays over several days. A visit takes 20 to 40 minutes. The best photo angles are from the central walkway looking across the main focal piece, and from the corner beneath the highest sections of the glass roof. The busiest times are weekend afternoons and evenings, especially during the winter holiday and Lunar New Year displays, when visitors queue to photograph the centerpiece. Early mornings between 6:00 and 9:00 AM are the quietest. Visitors can combine the Conservatory with the Fountains of Bellagio outside, and the adjoining Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art and restaurants are within a short walk. The gardens are a good option for hot summer afternoons because the space is air-conditioned and covered.