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Things to See and Do in Vegas - Compliments of Jason Smith (tikipug@cox.net) |
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| Restaurants | Name | Location | Notes |
| The Burger Bar | Mandalay Bay | Great burgers - try The American Kobe Beef | |
| Rainforest Café | MGM Grand | Touristy restaurant - feels like dining in the rainforest where the animals come to life and it rains | |
| Chin Chin Café | New York New York | Great Chinese food with a contemporary twist | |
| Battista's Hole In the Wall | Behind the Flamingo | Old school Italian joint - a lot of fun | |
| Margaritaville | Flamingo | Touristy spot with decent food - sit upstairs on the 3rd floor balcony overlooking The Strip | |
| BLT Burger | Mirage | Another great burger joint, has the best milkshakes ever - try the Twinkie | |
| Kahunaville | Treasure Island | Mid-priced good food - incredible flair bartenders | |
| Capital Grille | Fashion Show Mall | Expensive steak restaurant - best calamari in Vegas | |
| Hugo's Cellar | 4 Queens (Downtown) | Great old school restaurant - they make the salad right at your table - best dinner salad in Vegas | |
| Bars | Name | Location | Notes |
| Red Square | Mandalay Bay | Great selection of Vodka, and the bar top is permanently frozen | |
| Carnival Court | Harrah's | Outdoor lounge where everybody comes to party | |
| Frankie's Tiki Bar | Charleston Blvd & The I-15 | Best cocktails in town with the best atmosphere - how do you go wrong with a tiki bar | |
| Shows | Name | Location | Notes |
| Name | Location | Notes | |
| Lion King | Mandalay Bay | The Broadway Musical | |
| Carrot Top | Luxor | Funny prop comedian | |
| Cirque De Soleil Ka | MGM Grand | One of the best shows in Vegas, hands down. | |
| V - The Variety Show | Planet Hollywood | Mid-priced variety show that has a little bit of every Vegas show | |
| Tony N Tina's Wedding | Planet Hollywood | Interactive theater- you attend a stereo-typical Italian wedding and you’re the guest - includes dinner and dancing - super fun - specially with groups | |
| Cirque De Soleil O | Bellagio | Awesome Cirque show centered around a pool | |
| Bette Midler | Caesar's Palace | Great show of hits and bawdy comedy | |
| Beatles Love Cirque de Soleil | Mirage | Great Cirque show, especially if you like the Beatles music. | |
| Blue Man Group | Venetian | If you've seen Blue Man Group anywhere else, they play in a smaller intimate theater. Here they play in a big theater and they upped the visuals to compensate. | |
| Jersey Boys | Venetian | One of the BEST Broadway musicals, now in Vegas. The story of Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons | |
| Free Stuff | Name | Location | Notes |
| Lion Habitat | MGM Grand | You can watch the lions feed, play, groom and sleep. The cool thing is there is usually one of the lions sleeping onto of the Plexiglas walkway and you can walk underneath him. | |
| The Fountains | Bellagio | Best free show in all of Vegas - Don't miss | |
| Conservatory & Botanical Gardens | Bellagio | Bellagio changes the garden every couple of months. Usually awe-inspiring | |
| Volcano | Mirage | If you've seen the Volcano erupt in the past, go see it again. They closed it for a year and spent 25 million to re-hab it. It was cool before, it's amazing now | |
| Freemont Street Experience | Downtown | The canopy of the pedestrian only Freemont Street, has a different video show in the sky every 1/2 hour | |
| Shopping | Name | Location | Notes |
| Las Vegas Outlet Center | Las Vegas Blvd South, corner of Warm Springs | 150 Outlet Stores | |
| Town Square | Las Vegas Blvd South, corner of Sunset Rd | Awesome outdoor mall with 100 shops, restaurants, bars and movies | |
| Miracle Mile Shops | Planet Hollywood | 140 Stores and a dozen restaurants | |
| Forum Shops | Caesar's Palace | More than 160 shops and retardants | |
| Fashion Show Mall | next to Treasure Island | More than 200 stores | |
| Las Vegas Premium Outlets | Charleston & Las vegas Blvd. | 150 Outlet Stores | |
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Things NOT to do |
Criss Angel Believe | Luxor | Awful Cirque show, biggest fumble ever for the company - stay far away |
| Trader Vic's Restaurant | Planet Hollywood | Restaurant is going out of business (it might be closed when you get here) - they stopped ordering liquor and they are making mai tai's (which is a rum drink) with tequila | |
| Pirate Ship Battle | Treasure Island | This used to be very cool and a lot of fun. Now it is awful. It has nothing to do with pirates anymore. It is hot guys on a boat and hot girls on another boat singing crappy tunes to the boys. | |