Paradise

Introduction

Paradise is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, sitting directly adjacent to Las Vegas. It was formed in 1950 and is governed by the Clark County Commission, with input from the Paradise Town Advisory Board.

Because it is unincorporated rather than a city in its own right, Paradise has no municipal government of its own — a detail worth knowing as you plan where to stay and what to see, since much of what visitors think of as Las Vegas actually lies within Paradise's boundaries.

Three days in Paradise

Day one: Start by getting your bearings in Paradise, an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, that sits immediately adjacent to Las Vegas. Note that because it is unincorporated, it is governed by the Clark County Commission rather than its own city government, with the Paradise Town Advisory Board serving in an advisory role. Spend your first day simply understanding how Paradise and Las Vegas run into one another, and let that shape the rest of your stay.

Day two: Use the day to explore Paradise as its own place rather than as an extension of Las Vegas. It is one of the communities in Clark County that visitors often pass through without realising they have crossed a boundary, so pay attention to where Paradise ends and Las Vegas begins. Keep in mind that because Paradise is unincorporated, the services and decisions affecting it come from the county level.

Day three: Round off your three days by revisiting the parts of Paradise that interested you most, and by recognising how the town's arrangement with Clark County and the Paradise Town Advisory Board shapes what you see. Because it sits beside Las Vegas, Paradise is easy to overlook as a destination in its own right, so let your final day be about treating it as one.