Written
by Tiffany Milligan – A Vegas Local
Who
can pick just pick just five things to put on a Vegas to do list while visiting Vegas?
Narrowing it down to five would mean missing out on something! Here’s what I’ll
do… I’ll put a “few more” than five on this list BUT I’ll put them in order or
priority. That way, if you get to one and think, “That sounds like the worst
idea ever”, you still have some more to move on to. Yes, I know. I’m nice. It’s
a curse really.
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Photo Courtesy of Marco Verch |
Tour the Strip, a.k.a. Las Vegas
Blvd, should be added to your Vegas to do list! It is jam packed with everything “Vegas”. You’ll spend hours touring the
hotels and casinos taking in the glitz and glamor. Huge buildings, neon signs
larger than life, restaurants and bars, street performers, shops, chapels, and
tattoo parlors.
Go Shopping. The Forum Shops at
Caesars and the Grand Canal Shops at Venetian can be tied into your time
exploring the Strip. Hundreds of boutiques and restaurants line an extravagantly
decorated mall, adding some gusto to your shopping experience.
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See Absinthe. It’s a little bit
dirty and whole lot of fun! It’s acrobatics and comedy and some audience involvement.
The small venue makes it all the better!
Visit the Valley of
Fire.
Have some fun riding ATVs around these well-known dunes! Let your hair down and
have some dirty fun while soaking up the beauty of desert.
Take a gondola ride as part of your Vegas to do list. Ride a
traditional gondola while being serenaded as you float down the river and under
the bridges. A truly magical and fun experience.
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Visit Fremont
Street.
Fremont Street is the original Las Vegas. Where neon has replaced light bulbs
on the Strip, this part of Vegas holds on to nostalgia (somewhat). There’s
plenty of cheap eats and entertainment on Fremont Street. You’ll likely spot an
Elvis, a tin man, and a man doing spray paint art while enjoying bands playing
on the intermittent stages.
Enjoy Lake Mead. This man-made lake
houses the River Mountains and the Muddy Mountains. It is nothing less than jaw
dropping and provides a great photo op for photographers! If you do love
photography and want to get some good shots AND a little workout, the historic
railroad tunnel trail is 4.4 miles of old railroad bed turned trail, that
tunnel through volcanic rock, reaching all the way to Hoover Dam.
See Hoover Dam. Lake Mead Nevada
is the home to Hoover Dam. It took six companies, five years of working 24
hours around the clock to complete this feat! What a grueling task! It is
absolutely amazing to descend down the shaft and get a look at the interior
workings of such an architectural anomaly.
Watch the Bellagio
Fountains.
By now you’ve walked by and caught glimpses of the fountain show but you HAVE
to see it at night! It fills up the sky with dancing lights and twisting
waters. It’s far beyond anything you’d expect from an ordinary “fountain”!