Dig This

Reviewed by the Las Vegas Guide editorial team · Updated July 2026

Run a full-size excavator or bulldozer yourself — no experience needed — digging, stacking, and crushing your way around a giant dirt lot south of the Strip.

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Is Dig This Worth It? What You Actually Get in the Cab

Dig This hands complete beginners the controls of genuine full-size construction machines in a giant dirt lot. After a safety orientation you climb into the cab — one seat per machine — and an instructor talks you through every move over a headset while you dig trenches, build mounds, stack giant tires, and shoot baskets with an excavator bucket. The coaching is the quiet star here: within minutes, people who've never touched hydraulics are making clean, confident passes.

The flagship 90-minute Big Dig puts you on a full-size excavator or bulldozer, the 45-minute Aggression Session trades digging technique for pure destruction, and Kids Digs start startlingly young on a 1-ton mini excavator. It's a genuine one-of-a-kind, but go in clear-eyed: the lot sits in the far south valley, a real drive from the Strip; per minute of seat time it's one of the priciest activities in town; and it's strictly solo in the cab, so your crew spends the session in the spectator zone.

Insider tipSessions start at fixed times beginning at 8 AM — in summer, book that first slot: orientation and spectating happen outdoors in the dirt lot, and 8 AM is the only civilized hour to stand around in it.

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Location

800 W Roban Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89044

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Frequently asked questions

Can you really crush a car at Dig This?

Yes — the Aggression Session is built around destruction rather than digging technique, and the car crush is its centerpiece. If you want both, the 3.5-hour Full Throttle combo stacks the excavator and bulldozer Big Digs on top of an Aggression Session.

Is Dig This doable in the summer heat?

Seat time is comfortable year-round because the cabs are enclosed and climate-controlled. Everything outside the cab — orientation, walking the lot, the spectator zones — is open dirt, so summer visitors should bring water, hats, and sunscreen for anyone watching.

Can a friend ride along in the machine?

No — it's strictly one operator per cab on the adult machines, so companions watch from dedicated spectator zones. The exception is small children: kids under 48 inches tall get an adult co-pilot in the cab to help them reach the controls.

What if you need to cancel or reschedule?

Dig This asks for at least 24 hours' notice, which lets you reschedule freely. Inside 24 hours you're offered a rebooking, a gift certificate valid for a year, or a 50% refund. If you book through a reseller, its policy applies instead.

Do you need a driver's license or any experience?

Neither. There's no license requirement, and the format assumes you've never touched heavy equipment in your life — the per-machine minimum ages are the only hard gate.

Rating

4.5

PriceFrom $35

WhereDig This

Address800 W Roban Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89044

Machines and minimum agesBig Dig Excavator from age 12; Big Dig Bulldozer and Aggression Session from 14; backhoe and wheel loader from 16. The 6-ton excavator and skid steer track loader start at age 8, and Kids Digs seat children from age 2 on a 1-ton mini excavator.

Session lengthsBig Digs run 90 minutes and the 8-and-up machines about 70; the Aggression Session is 45 minutes and kids' mini-excavator turns are 15. Multi-machine combos stretch from 2 to 3.5 hours.

IncludedSafety orientation and in-cab training before you operate, plus a completion certificate and a photo op with your machine.

Opening hours Daily, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

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