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Top 10 Wedding Chapels

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Top 10 Wedding Chapels

Caesars Palace Wedding Service
Chapel by the Bay
Chapel in the Sky
Chapel of the Bells
Flamingo Garden Chapel
Graceland Wedding Chapel
Little Chapel of Flowers
A Little White Chapel
The Wedding Chapel at Bellagio
Princess Wedding Chapel

Top 10 Fine Dining Restaurants

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Top 10 Fine Dining Restaurants

Alize Restaurant
Aureole
Bradley Ogden
Le Cirque Restaurant
Picasso Restaurant
Postrio
Venetian Restaurant
Andre's French Restaurant
Chinois Restaurant
Commanders Palace

Top 10 Las Vegas Movies

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Top 10 Las Vegas Movies

Casino
Leaving Las Vegas
Honeymoon in Vegas
Con Air
Bugsy
Diamonds are Forever
Ocean's Eleven with Frank Sinatra
Rain Man
Viva Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Top 10 'Must See's in Las Vegas!

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Top 10 'Must See's in Las Vegas!

Dancing Fountains at the Bellagio
Wynn Las Vegas
Grand Canyon Flyover
View from the Ghostbar
View from the House of Blues Foundation Room
Dale Chichuly's Glass Chandelier
The Show Mystere at Treasure Island
Mamma Mia!
Stratosphere Tower
The Show 'O' by Cirque du Soleil

Top 10 Rat Pack Lines

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Top 10 Rat Pack Lines

"And now, direct from the bar..." - Joey Bishop
"Here's to absent friends." - Frank Sinatra
"Ring a ding-ding baby!" - Frank Sinatra
"This is my first drink all day...with my left hand!" - Dean Martin
"I drink to make other people interesting."- Dean Martin
"Here's to the confusion of our enemies!" - Frank Sinatra
"I'm for whatever gets you through the night, be it a prayer, tranquilizers or a bottle of Jack Daniels!" - Frank Sinatra "She was the first woman I ever saw naked; she just happened to be the most famous person on the planet." - Dean Martin
"It's post time!" - Frank Sinatra
"It might have been fun." - Sammy Davis Junior

Top 10 'Must see' Hotel and Resorts

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Top 10 'Must see' Hotel and Resorts

Bellagio Hotel and Resort
Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino Resort
MGM Grand Hotel and Resort
Mandalay Bay Hotel and Resort
Hard Rock Hotel
New York-New York Hotel
Palms Hotel and Resort
The Venetian Hotel
Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Resort
The Luxor Hotel and Casino

Top ten Must have Souvenirs

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Top ten (10) 'Must have' Souvenirs

Camoulfludge
The Stratoblaster Glass
Eiffel Tower-shaped Glass
"Blue Viagra" Fudge
Elvis Clocks with swinging legs
Elvis glasses with sideburns
Elvis Driver's License
Dice Clock
Baseball caps with lighted antlers
Elvis sticker:"Thank you, thank you very much."

Las Vegas Little Known Facts

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Las Vegas Little Known Facts
Year first casino was licensed 1931
Current number of licensed gambling places in Las Vegas 1701
Approximate number of Las Vegas city residents 500,000
Approximate number of Clark County residents 1,500,000
Number of slot machines in the city 197,144
Annual visitors to Las Vegas, in millions 36.7
Percentage of visitors from Southern California 25
Percentage of visitors who say they come to Vegas mainly to gamble 5
Percent of visitors who end up gambling during their stay 87
Hours per day average visitor spends gambling 3.9
Annual state gaming revenue, in billions of dollars 9
Percent of Nevada's general fund fed by gamingtax revenue 43
Average gambling budget per trip, in dollars 559
Number of people moving to Las Vegas annually 60,000
Average monthly apartment rent, in dollars 631.22
Average price for an acre of land in the Valley, in thousands of dollars 161
Price for a prime acre of land on the Strip, in millions of dollars 11
Number of hotel rooms 124,270
Average number of pillowcases washed daily at MGM Grand 15,000
Average nightly room rate, in dollars 66
Average length of stay, in nights 3.7
Number of conventions hosted annually 3749
Average number of Vegas weddings per day 315
Number of local golf courses 37
Amount in miles of lighted neon tubing on the Strip and Downtown 15,000
Percentage of county's population over 24 years old with college degree 13.8
Percentage of residents who claim to be religious 82.2
Percentage of population registered to vote 42.2
Percent of Nevada land owned by the federal government 87
Paved roads in Nevada, in miles 5429
Dirt or gravel roads in Nevada, in miles 33,010
Nevada's population growth since 1990, in percentage 83.3
Nevada's prison-population growth since 1990, in percentage 100.4
State's nationwide rank in gold production 1 Cost of Nevada marriage license, in dollars 35
Average cost of filing for divorce in Nevada, in dollars 450
Las Vegas Little Known Facts

Vegas Wedding

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Would you like a quick and easy marriage without the major expense, hassle, excessive planning, meddling relatives, and other problems associated with having a traditional wedding? Perhaps you would simply like to renew your wedding vows without a lot of trouble? In either case, Las Vegas may be the perfect place for you. Nothing beats the “Entertainment Capital of the World” for providing fun, inexpensive, quick, and adventuresome weddings.

So where does one get married in Las Vegas? Why, at a wedding chapel, of course! There are a number of excellent ones: The Cupid Wedding Chapel, Little White Wedding Chapel, Graceland Wedding Chapel, Star Trek the Experience Wedding Chapel, A Special Memory Wedding Chapel, and the list goes on. (If none of these sound appealing to you, or if you want something more traditional or less ostentatious, as a general rule many of the big hotel-casinos have at least one wedding chapel that may suit your tastes better.) For only a modest amount of money and minimal effort you can attend a Las Vegas wedding chapel where you’ll find a number of marriage packages waiting to fulfill all your needs. Most packages include a dinner, number of photos, a hotelstay, a minister, bouquet, limousine, wedding cake, flowers, and beverages (it’s also expected that you tip the minister and limo driver). For a little more money you can purchase a larger wedding package with web-cam display, nice frames for pictures, candles, a video of the ceremony, boutonniere, a guest book, a witness, additional seating for guests, a DVD of the ceremony, larger amounts of time alotted for the wedding, a hot air balloon ride, and more.

Concerning wedding cakes, most chapels have access to a wide variety of flavors and shapes. Also, tuxedos and wedding gown rentals are usually available in chapels. There are many choices for additional entertainment value in a Las Vegas wedding as well. For example, you could have a themed wedding, which is always tremendous fun – disco themes, Elvis themes, gothic themes, Star Trek themes, classic-movie-of-your-choice themes, even a theme of your own invention, they are all available and waiting for you! You could dress up like Spock, Dracula, an Angel with huge wings, even Gilligan from Gilligan’s Island. Remember, almost anything is possible in “Sin City!”

Elvis got married in Las Vegas in 1967 to Priscilla Beaulieu. And now there are many Elvis impersonators (young or old versions) ready to participate in your wedding. They can walk the bride down the aisle, conduct the ceremony, or simply croon some of Elvis’s fantastic old hits.

The cost of a Las Vegas wedding with most of the amenities will be around $600, but cheaper packages are available for around $100. Make sure to thoroughly research the prices of the various packages before embarking on your trip. Also, your marriage license will cost around $60, so be sure to factor that in; and it’s a good idea to leave a day early so you can get the necessities for your marriage certificate out of the way before your big day arrives. Remember when making hotel and plane reservations to mention that you are getting married in Las Vegas since someone may give you additional bonuses or upgrades. Don’t forget to tip the limo driver and minister as well. But save a little money so that after exchanging your vows, you and your loved one can do a little Las Vegas gambling if you like.

Approximately 120,000 people get married in a Las Vegas wedding chapel every year, which is more than any other city in the United States.

Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas—Primm Valley Resort

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Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas—Primm Valley Resort
Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas is located just off interstate 15 at the California state line, in a town called Primm, and is part of the Primm Val-ley Resort. Even though this mall is far removed from the fast-paced world of Las Ve-gas, The mall has more than 100 stores and restaurants including Versace Outlet, Polo/Ralph Lauren Factory Store and Last Call from Nieman Marcus.

Fashion Show Mall

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Fashion Show Mall
One of the nation's largest shopping centers and Las Vegas' premier retail destination, Fash-ion Show Mall offers six flagship department stores, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Dillard's, Neiman Marcus, Macy's, Ne-vada's only Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale's Home along with over 250 extraordinary shops and restaurants.
Oftentimes, the center of the mall quickly transforms into a runway where models display the latest trends in fashion design.

Canal Shoppes—Venetian

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Canal Shoppes—Venetian
The Canal Shoppes is one of our favorite shopping locales, sim-ply because of the experience. As you walk along this indoor mall, you feel as if you have been transported
to the streets of Venice. You walk along the canals and hear the gentle voice of Gondoliers singing as their patrons enjoy gondola rides through the grand canal. You can even have a bite to eat in St. Mark’s Square.
Street performers entertain along the way. You will find performers doing everything from stilt walking and human statues to singing and playing renaissance instruments. Around Christmas, hear local choirs sing Christmas carols to shoppers.

Forum Shops—Caesar’s Palace

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Forum Shops—Caesar’s Palace
The Forum Shops at Caesar’s Palace consists of 634,000 square feet of shopping pleas-ure.
This luxury mall simulates an-cient Roman streets, complete with fountains, statues, frescoed walls and facades. It also in-cludes a sky-painted ceiling that goes though a 24 hour day and night cycle every hour.
Statues and fountains enhance your shopping ex-perience as they come to life, telling the story of Atlantis several times throughout the day.
The forum includes more than 160 shops and haute couture boutiques as well as 13 specialty food shops and restaurants. It is one of the most successful shopping malls in the United States, and recently added 175,000 square feet of store space as well as a circular escalator—one of two in the world.

shop Til You Drop

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When gambling no longer interests you, head to the mall! Many casinos have attached malls to suit every shopping hopefuls flight of fancy. Shoppers can find everything from Armani and the highest Couture houses to outlet stores from their favorite retail chains. The trick is getting to it all.

PURE—Caesar’s Palace

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PURE—Caesar’s Palace
Pure nightclub is a two-story 36,000-square-foot night-club with three distinct environments including the main room, which is decorated in shades of white, ivory, cream and silver. There are three bars in the main room, a raised VIP area and a dance floor surrounded by oversized bed seating.
PURE has an amazing lineup of DJs who represent the best of both coasts, including resident DJs DJ AM, Grandmaster Flash, DJ Hollywood, Mark Ronson and Mix Master Mike.
PURE is also a “Must Stop” in Las Vegas for all of our celeb-rity party girls like Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie Lindsey Lohan, and Britney Spears, so you may want to try your luck and see if you can spot them hang-ing out here.
PURE emphasizes locals’ nightlife with the introduction of PURE Tuesdays. On this night, only locals to Las Ve-gas are invited to experience PURE as it was meant to be experienced.

Tangerine—Treasure Island

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Tangerine—Treasure Island
Tangerine Lounge & Nightclub exudes burlesque. This rela-tively small club features beau-tiful bartenders, burlesque dancers, scantily clad wait-resses and a litany of other risqué features that make it very popular with the 20-somethings.
On the Weekends, find a live 3 piece band that plays as these dancers erotically dance on top of the bar. This popular hotspot feels almost retro as the decor and at-mosphere at Tangerine match the funky, retro vibe cre-ated by the burlesque shows. The club is decorated in white and shades of orange. Fabrics draping the walls glow with orange light at night.
Tangerine offers several VIP seating areas with bottle service available. Bottles average about $250-$300.

GHOSTbar—Palms

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GHOSTbar—Palms
Situated on the 55th floor of the Palms, this hip nightclub hovers above the bustle of the city below. GHOSTbar allows the guests to take in a 180 degree breathtaking view of the Las Vegas Valley.
On the patio, look down at your feet and you will find yourself looking down through a glass floor, down at the pool below, this unique feature allows partiers to experience the ethereal pleasure of float-ing, as a ghost does, above the bustle below.
Drinks average $8-$10 a person, and GHOSTbar offers quick service and some of the tastiest cock-tails and appetizers.
GHOSTbar is a small, intimate club and immensely popular, so if you wait, you may be waiting outside for a long time. Get there early or buy a nightclub line pass if you don't want to wait.

Dancing till dawn

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Las Vegas boasts a booming nightlife, to the likes of which you have never seen. Hotels compete with their nightclubs, and will do whatever it takes to maintain the top spot among critics and guests alike. Every one of them is as unique as the next, so we suggest, if time permits, to try them all and see which fits your night life palate best.
Here we have taken our three favorites, and re-viewed them for you, but there are many in the valley, so ask around if these do not seem to suit your desires. One thing is for sure, you will have a great time kicking up your heels at these nightlife hotspots.
Remember that some of these spots don’t even open until 10:00 or 11:00 at night, so do your re-search so you can show up on time and in perfect Las Vegas Style.

Magic Shows

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Magic Shows
It seems as if magic and Las Vegas go hand in hand. Just as the bright lights of Las Vegas will amaze you, these magic acts will dazzle you as they use tigers, rocket ships, knives and pretty girls to astound you with daring magic acts that have that unique Las Vegas twist.
1. Lance Burton—Monte Carlo Resort and Casino
2. Penn and Teller—Rio
3. Amazing Johnathan—Sahara

Cirque Shows

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Cirque Shows
Some of the most popular shows on the strip origi-nate from one company— Cirque du Soleil. These high-flying acts of strength and agility became so popular, that Las Vegas features six different shows of this nature.
1. Mystère—Treasure Island
2. O—Bellagio
3. KÀ—MGM Grand
4. Zumanity—New York, New York
5. Love—The Mirage
6. Le Reve—Wynn Resort

Tributes

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Tributes
Other popular shows in Las Vegas are tribute shows — more commonly called impersonators. One of the more popular tribute shows in Las Vegas is the “Tribute to Frank, Sammy, Joey, and Dean.” This show has impersonators reflect on the days of old Las Vegas where the Rat Pack were kings and reigned supreme over the Las Vegas entertainment industry. This show, located at the Greek Isles, Las Vegas also features a cameo from “Marilyn Monroe.”
Also consider: “American Superstars (Stratosphere),” “Barbara and Frank: The Concert
that Never Was (Riviera Hotel and Casino),” Danny Gans (The Mirage), and Frank Marino (Riviera Hotel and Ca-sino) for other great impersonators and trib-utes to your favorite stars.

Musicals

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Musicals
One of the newest trends in Las Vegas entertain-ment is the inclusion of Broadway musicals in these hotels’ entertain-ment repertoire.
Avid theater goers will be pleased to find “Forever Plaid” at the Gold Coast, “Phantom of the Opera” at the Venetian, “The Pro-ducers” at the Paris, “Spamalot” at the Wynn, and “Mama Mia” at the Mandalay Bay.

Concerts

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Concerts
Las Vegas is a “Must Stop” location for most musicians and comedians touring the United States. Because of the exiting nature of Las Ve-gas, most artists, save their best work for the Las Vegas limelight. Everything from Martina McBride and Toby Keith to Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen all have held
concerts here and will continue to make stops to play the stages of Las Vegas.
Since these artists only play here for a few days, check with your concierge about what is playing during your stay. They may even have lists of what plays at the other hotels as well.

Fall of Atlantis at Caesar’s Palace

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Fall of Atlantis at Caesar’s Palace
In the center of the Forum Shoppes, King Atlas tries to decide which of his children will rule Atlantis after he dies. In the wake of his decision, his children try to de-stroy each other for the privilege. Their jealousy in-stead destroys the city.
All accomplished with state-of the art animatronics, the sad tale of Atlantis comes alive in this stunning display of water, light and computer magic.

Show in the Sky at Rio

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Show in the Sky at Rio
The Show in the Sky per-forms seven times daily in the Rio's Masquerade Village, featuring state-of-the-art floats that suspend from the ceiling and parade above the casino floor.
Each float suspends high above your head as exotic showgirls shower onlookers with Mardi Gras beads.

Circus Acts at Circus Circus

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Circus Acts at Circus Circus
Above the casino and carni-val midway, in the Circus Circus, as well as on the floor expect to find circus trapeze acts of high flying expertise as well as clowns and other circus performers on the ground.
Circus Circus sends these per-formers out intermittently throughout the day, and they rarely repeat in an afternoon. Enjoying these circus acts are fun for the whole family.

The Fremont Street Experience

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The Fremont Street Experience
The Fremont Street Experience (FSE) is a pedestrian outdoor mall in Las Vegas. The FSE occupies the westernmost 5 blocks of Fremont Street and portions of some other adjacent streets. This mall boasts a circular canopy high in the sky above the street. The canopy is 90 feet high at the peak, and covers four blocks or approximately 1,500 feet. LED lights line this canopy to give an experience like no other

Sirens of TI at Treasure Island

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Sirens of TI at Treasure Island
The Sirens of TI provides onlookers with the ulti-mate battle of the sexes. The female sirens lure an unaware pirate ship called The Bull and its crew into Sirens Cove where they intend to take the men aboard the pirate ship and play with them, as if toys. The Bull, will not submit easily, and provoca-tively fire upon the sirens. The Sirens then call upon the power of the ocean and sink The Bull.
Once the crew are captured, they ensue an all out battle man against women, pirate against siren. The Pirates eventually submit and a rag-ing party begins aboard the Siren’s ship.

Botanical Garden – Bellagio

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Botanical Garden – Bellagio
The Bellagio also offers a beautiful conservatory and Botanical Garden, free to everyone. These beau-tiful inside gardens are uniquely handcrafted to Bellagio perfection. These gardens change with the seasons, and each new garden provides a new and unique adventure for all of your senses.

Bellagio Fountains

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Bellagio Fountains
The Fountains at Bellagio exquisitely display an iconic light and water show that is uniquely the Bel-lagio. Fountains gracefully move to the music of some of our favorite songs. Everything from show tunes like “Big Spender” to iconic songs like “Time to Say Goodbye” by Andrea Bocelli, no visit to Las Vegas is complete without seeing at least one of these fountain shows. The fountain show takes place every 30 minutes in the afternoons and early evenings, and every 15 minutes from 8 pm to midnight.

Famous Chefs

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Famous Chefs
Many world renowned chefs have restaurants on the strip. Wolf-gang Puck has five restaurants in Las Vegas, including Spago and Chinois. Test Bobby Flay’s master-pieces at the Mesa Grill. Great seafood is never more than a plate away at Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House. Emeril also owns Delmonico’s Steakhouse and is sure to please even the pickiest of diners.

Local Favorites

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Local Favorites
Those who live in Las Vegas know where to get good food at reasonable prices. The best way to find that out is to ask them yourself. Ask your conci-erge, your housekeepers, and those who work at the casino. If you have friends in the valley, ask them what they think.
If you look in a restaurant and see that it is busy during the mealtime hours, it may be a good bet and worth the wait to get in.

Premiere Restaurants

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Premiere Restaurants
Some of the world’s premiere chefs and restaurateurs hang their hats in Las Vegas. You will find that casinos will do anything to attract the biggest names in food. Try Le Cirque at the Bellagio or Alize at the top of the Palms if you want to taste the experience of fine dining. Take a look at Mon Ami Gabi (The Paris) or Alex (at The Wynn) to ex-perience the world of food as you have never done before.
Be prepared to open your menu and see high prices. You do not get the experi-ence of luxury dining without the luxury of paying for it.

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Cheap Eats
If you look in your wallet and find that your budget is limited, there are many ways to accommodate your hunger with little money to spend. First, stay out of the hotels. Hotels, especially on the strip, find they have a captive audience and raise prices accordingly. Second, ask your concierge for advice. Your concierge may know of cheap places to go, as well as have coupons for you to use. They may even direct you to his or her favorite spot. Third, Take a trip outside the strip. Opt for sandwich shops, local hole-in-the-wall favorites, and fast food.

Buffets

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Buffets
The most popular means of dining in Las Vegas is, by, far, the Buffet. This dining revolution started when Herb McDonald put a “Buckaroo” late night Buf-fet inside the El Rancho hotel, in 1946. Even though the El Ran-cho has long since closed, buffets have permanently taken their place in Las Vegas.
Nearly every hotel and casino in the valley has one, and they vary in style and quality just as much as the hotels do. Some favorites include the Paris Buffet, The Mandalay Bay Seafood Buffet and the Mirage Buffet.

Manhattan Express Rollercoaster

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Manhattan Express Rollercoaster
Hop on one of the yellow cab painted train cars and hold on tight. You start up a breathtaking 203 feet first hill, launching you into overdrive with two awesome drops, accelerating you past the Statue of Liberty at more than 60 miles per hour. Don’t sight see too long, because you are then propelled into an intense vertical loop and immediately into the “Twist and Dive” maneuver.
Rolling like a fighter pilot, you invert and hang upside down above the ca-sino, and then swoop through a half loop, skimming casino and back up for more. Faster than a New York cabbie, this ride is so intense; you may want to get your Nathan’s hot dog afterwards

The Secret Garden of Siegfried and Roy

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The Secret Garden of Siegfried and Roy
In the middle of the Las Vegas Desert, no journey through the heat would be complete without a mirage, and situated inside the Mirage Hotel and Casino is the Secret Garden of Siegfried and Roy. Here, kids and adults alike can enjoy watching Royal White Tigers, White Lions, Bengal Tigers, and much more in habitats much like their native ones.
The Secret Garden flows into the dolphin habitat which features Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins in four connecting pools with sand bottoms and an artificial reef. Some-thing this cool must only be out of a mirage.

Springs Preserve

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Springs Preserve
Las Vegas Springs Preserve consists of over 180 beautiful desert acres dedi-cated to the preservation of the Las Ve-gas Valley’s natural habitat. The Springs Preserve includes colorful desert botanical gardens, museum galleries, outdoor concert and event venues, an indoor theater, historic photo gallery and a series of walking trails that meander through a wetland habitat.
Located three short miles west from downtown Las Ve-gas, the springs preserve offers a unique insight into the natural area surrounding Las Vegas

Tournament of Kings

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Tournament of Kings
Enjoy The Tournament of Kings, featured at the Ex-calibur. This dinner show that is sure to please chil-dren, teenagers, and adults.
Follow King Arthur as he gathers his fellow kings in Europe for a True-to-medieval form tournament to honor his son. Rival Kings represent their country (and their section of the audience) in this no-holds-barred medieval frenzy.
When Mordred, an evil wizard, attacks the tournament, Ar-thur’s son rallies the kings and battles Mordred to a victorious end.

Lied Discovery Children's Museum

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Lied Discovery Children's Museum
This exiting hands-on learning experience allows children to explore the world of science in a hands-on kind of way. All of the exhibits allow children to touch and explore —A welcome diversion from stuffy museums that force a child to “look and not touch.”
The Lied Discovery Children’s Mu-seum features hands-on exhibits in the arts, sciences and humanities, a Traveling Exhibition Gallery, an Early Childhood Pavilion, and an eight-story Science Tower with 22,000 square feet of exhibit space.

Adventuredome

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Adventuredome
The Adventuredome is an experience like none other. An indoor theme park adjacent to the Circus Circus Hotel, the Adventuredome is complete with carnival rides and an indoor rollercoaster. An after-noon here is sure to please children of all ages.
The pride and focus of this exiting adventure is the world’s only double loop, double corkscrew indoor rol-lercoaster, called the Canyon Blaster. This exiting thrill reaches 55 mph.

Las Vegas Wet

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Las Vegas Wet
Due late 2009 or early 2010, Las Ve-gas Wet will be the largest indoor water park in North Amer-ica. Located just off of Highway 215, Las Vegas Wet will fea-ture 350,000 square feet of Las Vegas Water Fun. Among the projected at-tractions, Las Vegas Wet will include: a pneumatically powered water coaster, FlowRider surfing attraction, family raft ride, lazy river, tube slides, body slides, in-teractive play structure with dump bucket, children's activity pool, wade-up restaurant, and whirlpool spa.
Las Vegas Wet will also feature an indoor snowdome so you can experience your favorite winter sports in the middle of the Las Vegas heat.

Best Spas

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Best Spas
When you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the Strip, and just want to relax, take a day at the spa to relax your nerves and freshen up your body and soul. There are many in the area that offer a full range of services, and can vary depending on the hotel offer-ing them. For example, The Qua at Caesars Palace, fea-tures a traditional barber for the men, a tea lounge with many types of tea, and a body art treatment complete with Swarovski crystals.

Euro Bathing

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Euro Bathing
One of the newest trends in bathing in Las Vegas is topless bathing, generi-cally called “Euro.” Only available to the over 21 crowd, there are only a few currently open in the valley. Find them at the Moorea Beach Club at the Mandalay Bay, Green Valley Ranch, The Palms, Bellagio and Caesar’s Palace. Check for costs and hours because they vary. For ex-ample, at Moorea Beach Club, women get in free, but men pay thirty dollars each for entry.

Las Vegas Pools

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There is not much you can guarantee about the Las Vegas Strip and surrounding casinos. One thing you can guarantee is that if you come in the summer it is going to be hot — really hot. It is not uncommon to walk outside and find yourself engulfed in 115° temperatures.
One of the most popular trends in water fun are massive and impressive pool areas that can wow any prospective bather. From swim-up bars and blackjack tables to water-based nightclubs, there is something unique to all of them.

Best Pools
In Las Vegas, each hotel takes great pains to make sure that each of their pools reflect the style and theme associated with their hotel. Be sure to check out the one that sounds right for you. Some of the most popular pool areas include:

1. Mandalay Bay Lagoon — At the Mandalay Bay Lagoon you will find a full Sand and Surf beach as well as a lazy river ride 3/4 of a mile long. Once named the sexiest of hotel pools in Las Vegas, this pool area allows guests to lounge under private bungalows that come with snacks, drinks, and your own private Cabana Boy (or girl).

2. Pools at the Hard Rock — The Hard Rock pul-sates your favorite rock music for the greatest pool parties you have ever attended. Risqué in nature, these pool parties, only available to ho-tel guests and their guests, allow for partiers to have an underwater experience like no other.

3. Bellagio Pools — Beautifully Tuscan designed fountains and rose gardens surround Bellagio’s six beautiful pools. The cabanas here are very pricey, nearly $300, but for the price, expect to find a dressing area, a full sink, a refrigerator with fruit and soft drinks, a television for your use, private attendance, and much, much more.

Mount Charleston

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Mount Charleston
Mount Charleston is the highest mountain in Southern Nevada, ap-proximately 35 miles northwest of Las Vegas. It is Nevada's eighth highest mountain peak. Mount Charleston is a year-round getaway for Las Vegas' residents and visi-tors, featuring a number of hiking trails and a ski area.

Lake Mead

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Lake Mead
Lake Mead Recreation Area was created by the erec-tion of Hoover Dam. It is the biggest man made lake and reservoir in the United States. However, be-cause of the droughts that plague the desert here, the Lake is 60 feet below normal level. Now, Lake Mead has a very noticeable white “bathtub ring” that circles the lake.
Lake Mead is a good way to cool off from the hot Las Vegas sun. It’s cheap, fun, and exciting. With its beach-like atmosphere, you can swim, boat, wa-ter-ski, wake-board, and just enjoy the water.

Hoover Dam

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Hoover Dam
In 1928, Calvin Coolidge, with the help of, then Secretary of Com-merce, Herbert Hoover signed the Boulder Canyon Project that would build a dam that would separate the Colorado River Ba-sin, create much needed energy for the blooming southwest, and provide a means which commerce can thrive through this area. To-day, the Hoover Dam provides energy for all of Ari-zona, Nevada, and most of Southern California.
Only 30 minutes from the Strip, a Hoover Dam visit is an easy day trip to break up your Las Vegas visit with something different. If you lack transportation, see if your hotel offers tour buses to the dam as well as other locales.
Visitors to the dam can take tours of the inner work-ings of the dam as well as purchase souvenirs at the gift shop on the Nevada side of the dam.

Valley of Fire

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Valley of Fire
Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada’s oldest state park, covers an area of over 33,000 acres. Situated just 50 short miles north-east of Las Vegas, it is part of the same formation that made Red Rock Canyon. As the glorious desert sun rises in the morning or sets in the evening, the light shining off the deep red rock makes one feel like the rock glows... as if on fire.
Ancient inhabitants, known as the Anasazi, used these rocks as their home. Remnants of their existence still remain in the form of petroglyphs and other rock art.
Enjoy camping, hiking, picnicking, rock climbing, and rock scrambling around these historic and geologic wonders as you take a break from the casino floor and enjoy the desert’s natural beauty.

Red Rock Canyon

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Red Rock Canyon
Just 20 miles from the Las Vegas Strip, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area covers over 197,000 acres of de-sert beauty. 250 million years ago, tectonic movement forced these rocks from their formation beds in the ocean out into open air. The salt and gypsum in the rock literally rusted with contact with the oxygen, thus giving it its red hue.
Red Rock Canyon provides many activities for its visi-tors, including: hiking, biking, rock scrambling, rock climbing, horseback riding and camping. Remember, however, to preserve the area of Red Rock, ATV’s and other motored recreational vehicles are prohibited.

Players Clubs

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Players Clubs
You don’t however, have to be a “high roller” to receive perks and comps from a casino. Most casinos offer players clubs that allow members to tally points as they gamble or use the other attractions they have in-house. As you rack up points, you can redeem them for a myr-iad of perks and comps ranging from a free meals, free nights stay, and even those precious show tickets.

High-Limit Players

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High-Limit Players
If you gamble with large amounts of money at a time, or you consistently gamble at one establishment, you may qualify to be a “high-limit player”, or a “high roller”. As a high limit player, you may receive more perks and comps from the casino as a VIP player in or-der to attract and keep you in that casino. You might receive anything from front row tickets to the latest Cirque Show to private jet transfers to other casinos owned by the same company in the world.

Tournaments

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Tournaments
Almost everyone, at least once, has tuned into the World Series of Poker or other poker shows on TV. But that is not the only tournament held within the bustling streets of Las Vegas. It is not hard to find poker, blackjack, and slot tournaments that even the most basic player can enter and enjoy.
Usually, an entrant pays an entry fee into the tournament and eve-ryone starts out with the same amount of chips (or slot credit) Then everyone plays, and as you competitively gamble with your opponents, you try to outplay everyone else If you last the longest, you win.

Table Games

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Table Games
The most popular table games in Las Vegas can be divided into two categories: Chance and Skill. Chance games are usually more exciting and fast paced. Beginner gamblers prefer them because they are easy to learn and master. These are the tables you usually see people gathered around, making lots of noise, and having lots of adrenaline-infused fun. The actual games available vary by casino, but the most established and popular of them are: Craps and American Roulette.
Skill games on the casino floor are a little more slow-paced, but they also offer the least amount of house advantage. These can also vary by casino, but may include Blackjack, and Baccarat. With insurgent popu-larity, most casinos also have poker rooms for gamblers with a penchant for Texas Hold-em and other Poker Games.

Slot Machines

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Slot Machines
By far, the most popular means of gambling in-volves the fabled “One Armed Bandit” — The Slot Machine. When trying your luck on one the thou-sands of different types of machines, make sure you are aware of the rules and functions of the machine, since each machine varies from one to another.

You can find slots that vary from amounts ranging from a penny a pull, to upwards of $100 a pull. Make sure of the amount you are willing to wager before you sit down to play.

Also, remember that the price per pull can be a little deceiving, so pay attention. Some modern 5 reel machines play per line, and not per pull. For exam-ple, you may be gambling on a “penny slot”, but that means one penny per pay line. Depending on the amount of pay lines, you really could end up paying as much as $2.00 a pull, instead of a “penny”.

Las Vegas Bite Cards

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Las Vegas Bite Cards
To save on eats, invest in a bite card. These cards, when shown to a participating vendor, offer discounts. You will find that this card will give you discounts on dining, shows, attractions, wed-dings, spas/salons, shopping, and much more.
You simply show your card at par-ticipating vendors for the coupon deal. The Bite Card costs $40, but you are sure to find that this simple investment into your Las Vegas vacation will quickly pay off. Discounts for all merchants in The Bite Card network are listed on TheBiteCard.com. Simply click on the category of your merchant and see the discounts they offer.

Las Vegas Entertainment Book

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Entertainment Book
There are $1000s in local savings in every book. To use your Entertain-ment Book Discounts, just present your coupon to a participating busi-ness or present the Entertainment card, and get half off meals, re-duced price entrance to attractions shows, discounted rental cars and hotel rooms and much more.
You can order a Las Vegas Entertainment Book right over the internet. A small invest-ment with big rewards.

Internet Coupons

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Internet Coupons
With the internet, you can have access to thousands of coupon offerings and deals, right at your finger-tips. Spend some time doing searches to find the deals and offers that make sense for your travel plans. Check out some of these sites

1. Las Vegas Leisure Guide
2. Las Vegas 4 Locals Coupons
3. DestinationCoupons.com
4. Las Vegas Coupons on E-Bay
5. VegasCoupons.com
6. Las Vegas Insider

Coupon Books

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Coupon Books
One place to start your hunt for savings is to contact your hotel. Casinos and hotels give away between 2 and 3 million dollars worth of coupons every day to get you to stay and play at their casinos. There is no reason why you can’t be part of the action.
Your concierge will be able to provide you with some of these coupons books,
specific to their hotel, as well as some free giveaways and opportunities that are to your advantage. They may include reduced prices at the restaurants, free pulls in the casinos, and discounted tickets to even the biggest shows on the strip.