(vainness) Looking for FReeper tips for fun stuff to do in Las Vegas in December

10/24/05 | marty fierro

[martin_fierro]

Hi all;

Mrs. F & I are gonna be in Vegas in the week before this Christmas and wanted to tap into FReepers' recent experiences there.

We're consulting all the travel guides, but also wanted to get some FReepers' feedback as to what they thought was fun/not.

Here's a partial list of stuff we're considering doing:

ON THE STRIP

• Caesars Palace Forum Shops
  • Animatronics every hour on the hour

• Stratosphere

• Night flight over Vegas

• Bellagio
  • Fountains
  • Gallery of fine art
  • Botanical gardens

• Treasure Island
  • Sirens of TI nightly at 7:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:00 PM, 11:30 PM.

• Wynn (3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South)

• Venetian
  • Grand Canal Gondola ride
  • Blue Man Group

• Paris Eiffel Tower

• Luxor
  • IMAX theatre

• New York New York

• Mirage
  • white tiger exhibit
  • volcano

• MGM Grand: lion habitat

DOWNTOWN

• Fremont Street/Penny slots
  • Fremont Street Experience

• Golden Nugget - Tony Bennett

SOUTHEAST

• Hoover Dam Discovery tour

• Grand Canyon tour

• Ethel M Chocolates, Henderson NV

• Green Valley Ranch/Fado

NORTH

• Area 51

WEST

• Rio Suites Masquerade Show in the Sky daily 3p, 4p, 5p, 6:30p, 7:30p, 8:30p, 9:30p

Are any of these things especially worth doing/avoiding? What have we missed?

[America_Right]

Well, the best thing I can think of doing in Vegas in December is to MOVE THE HELL OUT OF THIS PLACE!

I have lived here for 10 years, and I am sick of it. It is fun if you are rich, which I am not. My business is harder and harder to run, I am losing money hand over fist to the rising cost of living and doing business, and I am totally surrounded by people (Mexicans) who don't speak English.

I am looking forward to moving to Boise, and back to America at the end of the year.

[martin_fierro]

If it'll make ya feel better, I can come over to your house and talk English to ya all you want.

< |:)~

[texasx]

Hi,
I just moved here and I love the place. Be sure to visit the Belligio and go see the gardens as well as the water show. Freemont street is exciting. Best slots for me are at the Wyn and the Excalibur. Have a great trip!

[martin_fierro]

We only have a few hours to squeeze in a Grand Canyon trip during our Las Vegas trip, so we're considering a helicopter tour.

Do any of you know if any of the Las Vegas helicopter tour companies have a particularly good or bad reputation?

Also, we're trying decide whether to land or just fly over. Do you have any experience with how cold it gets in the Canyon in mid-December?

Any other Grand Canyon helicopter tour tips and info would be greatly appreciated.

[durasell]

Sorry, while I've been to Vegas more than 100 times it's always been for business. Never had the luxury of sightseeing.

[MinuteGal]

Look up Mr. and Mrs. Seeking the Truth......and seek no more!

Leni