Vegas

[gmtech4]

we are goin to vegas on sunday for a week (missing out on -stupid degrees here) and may go golfing ,,,,

 

my question ,is it worth even looking into or wait for trip #2 someday at a different time of year ??

 

we are not gamblers so alot of touring around/show or 2 and may do bingo (wife) and nickel slots ,,,,cant wait to see Fremont street !!!

[Chris]

Fremont? Do the strip. Eat at Lotus of siam if you like thai food. For a decent burger eat at Burgr but Gordon Ramsay, also the pink taco has good food

[gmtech4]

Fremont? Do the strip. Eat at Lotus of siam if you like thai food. For a decent burger eat at Burgr but Gordon Ramsay, also the pink taco has good food

oh we will do the strip all rite ,,,maybe a tram ride lol,outlet shopping etc etc lol

[RyanbabZ71]

Dont lose doug (if you havent seen the movie hangover then you have no idea what I am talking about)

[grampadirt]

Vegas is always a blast,you're gonna love Fremont St.Check out The Excalibur Hotel,go downstairs and check out all the swords.The Bellagio has a pretty cool water show(and can be seen from the sidewalk).

 

Hope this stuff is still there,it's been a couple of years since we were there.

[gmtech4]

Dont lose doug (if you havent seen the movie hangover then you have no idea what I am talking about)

that movie is hilarious !!

[loganbent]

Here is what I'd recommend that I've seen over my 2 trips out there and being shown around by natives. Didn't spend a single dollar on the casino floors this last time, first trip spent 10 bucks on the nickel slots on afternoon

 

-Fremont Street-Definitely, check it out at night, the light show over the street is pretty sweet

-Bellagio(On Strip) Fountains, Main Lobby(look up) and the Conservatory

-Stratosphere(Strip) Observation Deck(108th floor) at Night-Does cost $18/person to go up but in my opinion well worth it, the view at night is darn impressive, I wouldn't bother going during the day, can bungee jump down if you want, or just get a drink and enjoy the view then take the elevator back down

-Shops at The Forum(Strip)-If your wife spends too much money shopping might skip this, but huge indoor shopping mall of primarily way upscale stores which many of us backwood rednecks can't pronounce, fun to people watch in

-Volcano show at The Mirage

-Wander inside the Luxor(the pyramid) and look up....pretty unique view look up on the interior of a giant pyramid without any interior support columns

-Hoover Damn is awesome, but I'm also an engineer so intrigued by stuff like that

-Hit one of the celebrity restaurants, heard lots of good things about Ramsey's Burgr or whoever they spell it but didn't visit it

 

If you're into classic cars, The Quad(Formerly Imperial Palace) has a pretty sweet car show on one of the upper floors, does cost to get in but was worth it, lots of rare ones(many for sale) that most of us will never see outside of Barrett Jackson auction or magazines

 

Interested in History of the Mob in the US? Vegas is home to the National Mob Museum, pretty impressive new-ish museum documenting the history of the mob from late 1800's through today across the US,

 

New 550' tall ferris wheel called the High Roller is being built on the east side of the strip, not operational yet but is fully constructed. New open air shopping/entertainment district called the Linq is being built around it, first part opened in december so not sure how much they'll have going but something new to the area

[Chris]

The restaurants I listed are where Zane, Josh and I had dinner back in November. I went to the dam back in July. The level 108 lounge was free for us, but we stayed at the Stratosphere. If you have a testicular fortification, do the sky jump at the stratosphere.

[ATMINF]

I would also say don't rent a car if you are going to just hang out at the casino or the strip. You can walk everywhere you need, and most places have a shuttle service. But if you are going to go outside of the strip then you need a car. The last time me and the wife went, we got a limo from the airport to the hotel and partied at the hotel etc.. And when we were done we got a limo again back to the airport. It was a three day trip. Have fun!

[gmtech4]

thx guys ,thats what i wanted ,some things to do ,hoover dam for sure ,we rented a car ,we did in Hawaii and glad we did ,,,,,

 

after this trip ,we wont be to over blasted with info lol

 

thx again

[Chris]

Do the sky jump and send us the video. We watched people fall outside the window of the room

[gmtech4]

Do the sky jump and send us the video. We watched people fall outside the window of the room

no ...lol

[SarahsGMC]

They weren't doing the sky jump Chris lmao

 

 

Sent from the toilet

[gmtech4]

What a treat this town is , no snow , and the most insane rental car place we've ever seen !!!!lol

 

What a great break this has been so far , north shopping outlet is rather large !!! Lol more later lol

[Chris]

All you can drink from 6-10 at the Stratosphere for $20