Las Vegas is the only place I know where money really talks – it says, Goodbye.
– Sinatra
To Do
- Shoot guns
- Aerial Acrobatics
- Red Rock Canyon NCA
- Mary Jane Falls Trail (Spring Mountain National Recreation Area, Mount Charleston, Las Vegas, NV)
- Many hikes. See http://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/hikes_trails.php
- Valley Of Fire State Park: See Nevada State Parks website, Everytrail trails, overview PDF map
- Zipline
- Have a drink at Mandalay Bay’s Foundation Room Lounge – step out into the patio for great views of the strip
- One of the world’s tallest ferris wheels: High Roller
- See the Bellagio water fountain show from the top of the Eiffel tower
- Nellis Dunes – BE WARNED: the dust here has a high concentration of Arsenic
- Ride the slanted elevators of the Luxor hotel
Food
- Oyster Bar – Palace Station – one of the very best. get the Pan roast and you cannot go wrong.
- Now that the NY location has been permanently closed, you can get an authentic NY Pastrami sandwich at Carnegie Deli Las Vegas
- Excellent burgers at the Burger Bar
- Bouchon Las Vegas
- Thai Restaurant – Lotus of Siam
- If you cannot get to the original location in Munich, the Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas does a PRETTY GOOD impersonation
- Jinya Ramen Bar (close to the Palms Casino)
- Bellagio Buffet
- Carnival World Buffet
- Spice Market Buffet – Planet Hollywood
Valley of Fire State Park
Just north of Las Vegas is Valley of Fire State Park
Seven Magic Mountains
Just south of Las Vegas is the open-air, free art installation Seven Magic Mountains
