This is, of course, a MUST SEE sight in America. Total grandeur. We stayed at the Red Feather Lodge, which is in the Tusayan, about 15 minutes South of the Grand Canyon Village, which is on the rim of the canyon.  It takes about four hours to drive here from Las Vegas. But you should add a couple hours for stops along the way, like at Hoover Dam and Lake Mead.
If you are going to tour the region, I highly recommend getting an annual pass that includes admission to all of the National Parks.  On this trip, we visited three National Parks: The Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, and Bryce Canyon. With the annual pass, you can enter and exit the parks as often as you want, and busy parks like The Grand Canyon have a special express lane, which is helpful in busy seasons.
The highlight of the Grand Canyon for me were getting up at 4:00 AM to catch the sunrise over the canyon. I know it’s an early rise (bring a flashlight), but it is the experience of a lifetime. For a while, I was the only person on the ledge that I went to. I sang How Great Thou Art, and truly felt the majesty of God!
Sunrise over the Grand Canyon
The main road along the canyon to the West of Grand Canyon Village is only accessible by shuttle bus. But that’s OK, because they run fairly frequently, and it’s free.
There are various restaurants, and even a grocery store in the Grand Canyon Village. The grocery is better there than in Tusayan.
The drive out to the Desert View Watchtower takes about 45 minutes, but it’s worthwhile for the sunset. This is basically the Eastern end of the canyon where it turns Northward. From there, you see the desert to the East and the canyon to the North and West. From the Watchtower, you can see the Vermilion Cliffs, which we will be visiting later, far to the North.
This is an interesting section through the geology of the Grand Canyon region. Keep in mind that almost all of this happens at an elevation higher than the highest mountain east of the Mississippi (Mount Mitchel at 6,684 feet).