The Westen Lake Las Vegas & Henderson Nevada & Mysteries

This hidden gem is located about 15 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip.

I know many of you have been to the Las Vegas Strip… but how many have ventured off the strip?

 

We were recently at an Empower Network business conference held at the Westin Lake Las Vegas Nevada

THIS PROPERTY WAS OUTSTANDING

This property was stunning, catering to both leisure and business travelers and including guided adventures like paddle boarding and golf

       

This resort has a spa and also a private beach

WHERE IS IT LOCATED?

The Westin is located in Lake Las Vegas in Henderson Nevada the lake is ace 320 acre artificial lake that has a 3592 acre development around it

HOW DID THIS LAKE GET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT?

The damn that was created for the lake is a structure 18 stories high and contains roughly the same amount of dirt as the Hoover dam has concrete, it was completed in 1991

SOME FAMOUS PEOPLE?

Some notable residents that live in this area are Celine Dion the famous singer and songwriter.
Nigel lythgoe  television and film producer.
Natalie Gilbis professional golfer on the LPGA tour.
and Jackie Jackson of the Jackson 5.

WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO SEE AND DO?

Some large property owners, casinos, resorts and spas have moved into this area to accommodate those looking for a more private venue for a wedding or business meeting.

In Henderson Nevada itself there is a museum, a lion habitat ranch, sightseeing tours, the Las Vegas distillery ,a bird viewing preserve and multiple air tours there are also four-wheel-drive and ATV off-road tours as well as casinos, and of course as you come into Lake Las Vegas you will see that golf is also a big attraction here.

MYSTERIES?  I HAVE SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST

And I’ve saved the best for last the mysteries and secrets of Henderson Nevada

1.  Rumor has it that Henderson is the home to us top-secret naval base this old Navel base is in the middle of the desert, supposedly an underground tunnel leads from the base in Henderson out to the lake in the abandoned Nevada desert where sophisticated submarines are taken for test drives.

2.  There are rumors that Henderson is also hanted with repeated sightings of a little boy swinging on a swing after midnight or tails of a white face girl appearing in the hallway at school screaming for help

3.  Would you believe that some of the best sushi can be found in the middle of the desert too… The Shushi Shop in Henderson both some of the best Japanese sushi in the entire region

4.  There’s also an old talll tail that has circulated since the 1950s that there is a hermit in the Henderson swamps that lives in the caves with his dog many residents claim to have made contact with the hermit near and around Lake Las Vegas

15 MINUTES FROM THE VEGAS STRIP

The Las Vegas trip is only 15 minutes away this is one of the best things about Henderson the close proximity to Vegas allows you to enjoy venues away from the madness but close enough to still get into this trip and enjoy an evening

        

FINAL UNIQUE FEATURE OF THIS GREAT LITTLE TOWN

Henderson also has the most green of most places in the desert specifically in green grass there are 50 public parks within the city limits and five that are connected to the schools here

Forbes Bloomberg business and CNNMoney all rank Henderson Nevada as one of the safest cities cities in America one of the top 100 best cities to live in and one of the best places to retire

WE WILL BE BACK… HENDERSON NEVADA

We really enjoyed our long weekend in this destination and would definitely recommend coming back here for a more private venue away from the Las Vegas strip