Hotels near Seven Magic Mountains

Ugo Rondinone stacked 33 locally quarried boulders into seven towers here and opened the installation on 11 May 2016. Each tower stands 30 to 35 feet (9.1 to 10.7 metres) high, individual boulders weigh between 10 and 25 short tons, and the work cost $3.5 million. It was meant to stand for two years. It is now scheduled to remain on view until 31 May 2027, which makes the 2026 Grand Prix one of the last race weeks you can pair with it. Around 325,000 people a year make the drive.

The race-week case for it is geographic. Seven Magic Mountains sits on South Las Vegas Boulevard south of Sloan, roughly 15 miles from the southern end of the resort corridor and nowhere near any closed street, and you reach it on Interstate 15 southbound, which is the opposite direction from everything else that week. Admission is free. There is no gate, no ticket window and no opening time beyond sunrise to sunset.

Race week does change it. The parking lot is small, and by mid-morning in November it fills with photographers and rental cars pushed off the Strip. There are no toilets, no water and no shade, and the wind off Jean Dry Lake is cold at dawn in late November. Bring a jacket, bring water, and do not plan to linger more than 40 minutes.

Pro Tip: Arrive within 20 minutes of sunrise, which falls around 06:30 in mid-November. Take Interstate 15 south to Sloan Road at Exit 25, turn left onto Las Vegas Boulevard and run 7 miles south. Park in the free lot rather than on the shoulder, which is signed against stopping.