21 Best Sights in USA

While not in Somerville, we would be remiss if we didn't mention that giant skyscraper on the Somerville horizon. Located in Everett, directly across the Mystic River from Assembly Row (accessible by car or water shuttle from Long Wharf North in downtown Boston), this Wynn Resort property is a feather in the area's cap. The casino boasts a main floor of 40-foot ceilings, red Rubino glass chandeliers, and 2,700-plus classic and state-of-the-art slot machines. The upstairs elegant terrace level is for table games, private gambling salons, high-limit gaming rooms, and a spectacular view of the action below.  

After a night at the casino tables, dining at one of the property's gorgeous restaurants (there are 10) is a safe bet. Seamark just opened to much fanfare, with a seafood-centric menu from local chef Micheal Schlow. Check out Red 8 for some of the best Chinese around, as well as Rare for the most uniquely curated steak program in New England, including exclusive Japanese cuts from Kobe and the Kagoshima prefecture and American Wagyu. The hotel is posh with grand rooms and suites.

This 24-hour downtown casino has 1,000 slot machines, as well as table games, a high-limit room, a coffeehouse, a steak house, and two bars—including a sports-theme one with mammoth screens displaying live games and matches. For dancing and live entertainment, head to the casino's Cascade Lounge.

One of the hottest properties in Atlantic City is not on the Boardwalk but in the Marina district, way on the other side of the city. When it opened in 2003, the $1.1 billion casino-hotel was the first addition to Atlantic City since 1990 and exists on a scale more akin to Las Vegas than anything in these parts. Glitzy yet trendy, Borgata encompasses a 161,000-square-foot casino with more than 170 gaming tables and 2,549 slot machines, 14 restaurants (including offerings from Micael Symon and an outpost of New York City's Old Homestead steakhouse), and two theaters that each seat more than 1,000 people. The architecture and interior design, a blend of modern elements and old-Italy motifs, combined with the Borgata's nightclubs and specialty boutiques pull in a younger, hipper crowd than the other area casinos.

Fresh from a $425-million renovation, expansion, and rebranding, the 211,077-square-foot New Orleans--theme casino has a designated Sportsbook area and three outdoor gaming courtyards. Dining options include the French-inspired Emeril's Brasserie, Nobu, and a new food hall with local chef Nina Compton's Nina's Creole Cottage in the mix. The casino also houses The Fillmore, a Live Nation concert and event venue. The adjacent Fulton Street promenade is home to restaurants including Grand Isle Seafood, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, and Manning's Sports Bar & Grill, and attracts casual strollers, clubgoers, and diners.

You'll get a full entertainment experience here with a steak house and buffet, concerts, and other live performances, and plenty of gaming including blackjack and keno. There's live music and dancing most nights.

Locals come here for blackjack, poker, keno, more than 200 slot machines, and a dash of Las Vegas–like nightlife.

The Pascua Yaqui tribe's main facility, Casino del Sol Resort has live poker and blackjack, bingo, and slots. The excellent PY Steakhouse, an Asian-fusion restaurant, and several casual eateries provide multiple dining options. Attached to the casino are a 215-room hotel and conference center (a pleasant enough base if you don't mind being a half-hour from town), a golf course, and the 4,600-seat outdoor amphitheater AVA, which books top entertainers from September through May.

The Pascua Yaqui tribe's original gaming venture, just down the road from Casino del Sol, has slot and video-gambling machines only, and one casual restaurant.

Just south of Santa Ynez on the Chumash Indian Reservation lies this Las Vegas–style casino with 2,300 slot machines, three restaurants and a food court, a spa, and a 12-story upscale hotel with a rooftop pool.

The Tohono O'odham tribe operates the Desert Diamond Casinos, which has an indoor concert venue, a hotel and conference center, several restaurants, and plenty of one-armed bandits and video poker in addition to live blackjack, poker, and bingo.

Action-packed, with lots of slots and popular bar-top video poker, the best of the downtown casinos has good coffee-shop and food-court fare. Choose from more than 100 martinis at Roxy's Bar and Lounge. The kitschy Fountain of Fortune is worth checking out for its massive Florentine-inspired sculptures.

Owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation on reservation lands near Ledyard, Foxwoods is the largest resort casino in North America. The enormous compound, which opened in 1992, draws 40,000-plus visitors daily to its seven casinos with more than 3,400 slot machines, 300 gaming tables, and a 3,600-seat bingo parlor. This 9-million-square-foot complex includes four luxury hotels, a 5,500-square-foot pool "sanctuary," two full-service spas, a retail concourse, numerous dining options, several theaters and other venues that attract national performers, a video arcade, extreme sports facilities, a bowling alley, children's activities, an 18-hole championship golf course, and—as counterpoint to all that action—marked trails through the surrounding woods. The newest attraction, the Great Wolf Lodge, opened in 2025 on 13 acres next to the casino; it incorporates a 91,000 square-foot water park, and a 61,000 square-foot family entertainment center.

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut, known as Wolf People, opened this casino just south of Norwich in 1996; today, it has more than 300,000 square feet of gaming space in three casino areas, totaling nearly 5,000 slot machines and more than 300 gaming tables. Also part of the complex: the Kids Quest/Cyber Quest family entertainment center, a shopping mall with 32 retail stores, 43 dining options, 19 bars and lounges, and two high-rise luxury hotels—each with a pool and a full-service spa.

The 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Arena, home to the WNBA's Connecticut Sun, draws major performances, with bands playing the in-casino Wolf Den venue nearly every night. Comix Roadhouse presents comedy acts, and country music, and the 175,000-square-foot Earth Expo & Convention Center holds events. Photo opportunities abound, including the glowing crystal mountain at the heart of the Casino of the Sky.

A 20-minute drive west of Palm Springs, this casino has nearly 4,000 slot machines, high-limit gaming, big-money tournaments, table games, a poker room, and some fast-casual dining options. It sits on 44 acres alongside a 308-room luxury resort, a pool with sandy beach and lazy river, a full-service spa and salon, a coffee shop, Cielo restaurant, 12,000 square feet of meeting space, and a state-of-the-art venue that draw big names in music and comedy.

Since it was established in 1904, Oaklawn has grown into one of the country's top thoroughbred racetracks and the state's top tourist attraction. Live racing is held from late January through early May with the Arkansas Derby and the Racing Festival of the South as big draws. Year-round, Oaklawn offers simulcast racing and a sprawling casino, open 24/7, with live craps and blackjack tables and a dizzying array of slot machines. More than a track and casino, Oaklawn also has an eight-story hotel with some trackside rooms, a four-star spa, numerous dining establishments and a multipurpose event center.

The wunderkind of the Boardwalk welcomes the well-heeled to its casino and sportsbook, where there are nearly 2,000 slot machines, more than 125 table games, a plush section for the high rollers, and the Gallery Bar, Book & Games with 140 feet of LED walls that line the venue and plenty of space to watch all the sports you want. Expansive views of the Atlantic during the day give way to a sultry nightclub vibe as the sun slips below the horizon, and there are a variety of live shows and a dozen restaurants to choose from including the steakhouse American Cut and Jose Garce's Amada. The 5,500-seat venue Ovation Hall hosts musicians, sporting events, and Broadway-style entertainment.

The Oneida Indian Nation has transformed what began as a tiny bingo hall into a sprawling resort. The casino, one of the largest in the region, has more than 100 table games, including baccarat, blackjack, craps, and roulette; a poker room; and more than 2,400 slot machines. The spa and fitness facility has saunas, steam rooms, and an indoor pool. Available treatments include massages (hot-stone, couples, foot, full-body, etc.), facials, manicures and pedicures, exfoliation, body wraps, and waxing.

At the base of Sleeping Ute Mountain, the state's first tribal casino rings with the sound of more than 780 slot machines. Ute Mountain Casino also draws crowds for bingo, blackjack, roulette, and poker. The resort is 11 miles south of Cortez on U.S. 160.

Part of the Wild Horse Pass resort, this place includes 500 slots, live poker, blackjack, and keno.

The Mohegan Tribe, known as the Wolf People, operate this casino west of Ledyard and just south of Norwich, which has more than 300,000 square feet of gaming space, including 6,000 slot machines and more than 250 gaming tables. Also part of the complex: the Kids Quest family-entertainment center, a 130,000-square-foot shopping mall, more than 40 restaurants and food-and-beverage suppliers, and a 34-story, 1,200-room luxury hotel with a full-service spa. A 10,000-seat arena, home to the WNBA's Connecticut Sun, draws major national acts, while a swanky 300-seat cabaret hosts intimate shows and comedy acts. Mohegan After Dark is a 22,000-square-foot complex with three nightclubs.