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Most common thing to do in LAS VEGAS, NV is of course gambling and watching thousand and one entertainer - some dressed into an elaborate costumes and some… well… not so much. Oh, and we also all know prostitution is legal in Nevada. Since this is all common knowledge I don't have to write about it much. I can't give you much advice on gambling other than gamble only with the money that you don't need and good luck to you! You are on your own as far the prostitution goes, but I would really recommend you to see at least one Vegas Show. They |
have them for all tastes, wallets and moral values. There are also thousand and one restaurant and if you leave Vegas hungry you either lost all your money at the casino or, or, or,… well I can't find any other reason. |
When I went to Vegas for the first time, I had no idea that city is actually surrounded by the dessert mountains. Somehow I pictured it sitting on the flat land. I have also noticed |
that skyscrapers practically grow and disappear almost over night, which makes some of my photos look "historic" even if I took them only two years ago. Vegas has around 1.7 million inhabitants with over 1000 and sometimes up to 4000 moving in every month. My favorite thing in Las Vegas is the architecture. Casinos, with attached hotels and shopping centers, have details of architectural styles from ancient Egypt to the latest architectural invention that exists and they are all by, or close to the main street which is known as Las Vegas Strip. I was a bit disappointed when I saw the Eiffel's Tower. Seeing the real thing in Paris makes this one its poor rendition at best. Venetian is certainly one of the most impressive Casinos with the canals, gondolas, and all, but I didn't expect it to be so crammed between other buildings. |
I also enjoyed Bellagio's "dancing" fountains that "spit" water as high as 460 feet from a total of 1,214 water-emitting devices. Las Vegas also hosts fantastic exhibitions. Last ones I saw were the "Treasures from the Kremlin" and "Impressionists". |
I also spent a fun afternoon at the Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum where they took my "famous" photo with Brad Pitt; so don't forget your camera and a friend or two! You will have a lot more fun that way. Want more things to do? Get one of those free Vegas brochures and it will tell you exactly what is going on, where it is, how much it costs, and it will give you even some discount coupons. |
Don't want to pay the full price ticket for the show? They have half price ticket kiosks (Tix4tonight) that sell discounted tickets but don't expect to find them for the most popular ones. Vegas is first and foremost made for tourists so if you can imagine it they will probably have whatever it is that you want or would like to do. And if they don't have it they will find it else where and bring it to you - for a proper compensation of course. And one more thing: there will be a lot of walking, but public transportation up and down the Strip is frequent and reasonably priced. |
If you get tired of the city, neon lights and sounds of gambling machines than you can use Las Vegas as a starting point for many different trips. First and the closest is of course the desert followed by Desert Mountains where you can find snow is you are in Vegas during the winter time and for some reason start to miss it not to mention wonderful views. Grand Canyon is a bit far if you are driving by yourself but they offer bus and helicopter tours which might be better choice. There are also Lake Mead and Hoover Dam which you can easily see in one day and if you feel adventures than take a trip to Oatman… |
LAKE MEAD AND HOOVER DAM Lake Mead is a fresh water reservoir for about 22 million people. It has many picnic and recreational areas. It is located in the Mohave Desert and they say that the best time to visit it is in the spring when the desert blooms. 28.5 million acre feet (35 km³) of water is held back by the Hoover Dam which supplies electricity to about 1.3 million people. 21000 people were building it in a span of five years. It was finished in 1939. With the cement they used they could build 1m wide sidewalk around the world. It is an amazing structure with fascinating history and construction details. |
