The souvenirs locals recommend
The best Las Vegas souvenirs are the ones only this city produces, and most cost less than a cocktail. Used casino playing cards: every resort gift shop sells decks that were actually dealt on its tables, with a corner clipped or a hole punched, for roughly $2 to $6 as of 2026; a Bellagio or Wynn deck is a better gift than anything with "Vegas" printed on it. A casino chip: buy a $5 or $25 chip at any cage, keep it, and it costs exactly what it says; chips from a resort you loved are the classic local keepsake, and old chips from closed casinos are a collectors' market at antique shops downtown. Dice from the craps table are sold cancelled in gift shops. Ethel M chocolate, made in Henderson, is the edible answer. Beyond these, look for locally made goods at Container Park and the Arts District, and prints from the Neon Museum store.
Bonanza Gift Shop and the Strip tat
For the full kitsch experience there is one address: Bonanza Gift Shop at 2440 Las Vegas Boulevard South, at the corner of Sahara Avenue, which bills itself as the world's largest gift shop and has been in business since 1980. It is 40,000 square feet of magnets, shot glasses, showgirl figurines, dice clocks, licence-plate signs, T-shirts, novelty slot machines, playing cards and a genuinely huge range of the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign in every possible form. Prices are low, staff are indifferent, and it is open late. It sits at the north end of the Strip near The Strat and the Sahara monorail station. Everything Bonanza sells is also sold, at a mark-up, in hotel lobby shops, and at a further mark-up at LAS, so if you want the tat, buy it here or at a Strip Walgreens, which stock the same magnets for a fraction of the airport price.
Museum stores: the good taste option
The city's museum shops are where the design-literate buy their souvenirs. The Neon Museum store sells prints, books, enamel pins and postcards of the vintage signs in the Boneyard, plus small neon-style lamps; it is accessible without a tour ticket. The Mob Museum store downtown does 1930s-themed gifts, books on organised crime and distillery goods from its own speakeasy. The Pinball Hall of Fame near the south end of the Strip sells parts, T-shirts and old machine art. The Nevada State Museum at Springs Preserve has Nevada-made goods and books. Each gives you something that says Las Vegas without saying "Vegas, baby," and each supports a place worth supporting. Prices as of 2026 run from $5 postcards to $40 to $80 for prints and books.
Chocolate, candy and the family flagships
Ethel M Chocolates has a factory in Henderson, about 20 minutes from the Strip, with a free self-guided viewing of the production line, a botanical cactus garden that is lit up spectacularly in December, and a shop with the full range; it is the classic family outing that ends in a gift. On the Strip, the two-storey M&M's store and Hershey's Chocolate World at New York-New York are where children spend their pocket money on personalised candy and branded everything; the Coca-Cola Store beside M&M's sells tasting trays of sodas from around the world and every Coke-logo item ever made. IT'SUGAR and the Sugar Factory stores sell oversized candy and their own branded lollipops. None of it is cheap, but a $10 bag of custom M&M's in a Strip-themed mix is a low-stress gift for a child at home.
Hotel gift shops and what to buy in them
Every resort has a logo shop, and most are overpriced and forgettable, but a few are worth a look. The Wynn Collection and Wynn & Company boutiques sell the resort's branded goods at quality that justifies the label. Bellagio's shops carry the conservatory's seasonal merchandise and fountain-themed prints. The Cosmopolitan and Resorts World sell design-led goods rather than tat. Casino gift shops everywhere sell the used cards and dice mentioned above, which are the real bargain; the same shops also sell aspirin, sunscreen and chargers at extraordinary prices, so buy those at Walgreens. Sphere's store at The Venetian sells merchandise for whatever show is on and the Sphere itself, which has become a genuinely popular gift. For sports fans, the Raiders and Golden Knights team stores are on the Strip and at the arenas.
Where the independent stuff is
For souvenirs made in Las Vegas by people who live in Las Vegas, leave the Strip. Container Park on Fremont East has makers' stalls and small boutiques selling local art, jewellery and prints. The Arts District along Main Street has vintage shops (old casino ashtrays, matchbooks and chips are a fun hunt), record stores, galleries and the First Friday market with dozens of local vendors. Gamblers General Store on Main Street sells real casino equipment, chips, cards, dice and felt layouts, and is where locals buy a home poker set; it is a better hour than any mall for anyone who likes the gambling side of the city. Chinatown's bakeries and tea shops along Spring Mountain Road give an edible gift with no Vegas logo at all.
Tips for souvenir shopping
- Never buy at the airport. The same magnets and T-shirts cost two to three times the Strip price at LAS.
- Buy chips at the cage, not the gift shop; they cost face value and are the real thing.
- Used playing cards are the best $3 gift in the city and pack flat.
- Check customs rules before carrying chocolate, spirits or anything with seeds (some cactus-garden goods) home.
- Walgreens and CVS on the Strip sell tat, snacks and sunscreen cheaper than any hotel shop.
- Sales tax of roughly 8.375% is added at the register on everything; it is why a $9.99 magnet costs $10.83.
- Pack fragile items in carry-on: neon-style lamps and chocolate do not survive a checked bag in July.
For more on budgeting a trip, see Las Vegas on a budget.