| Never been to Las Vegas? Still deciding if | | | | staple, though the days of the inexpensive |
| its the right vacation destination for you? | | | | buffet have largely gone away. Everything |
| There is so, so much to do in Las Vegas - and | | | | from fine dining to casual chain restaurants |
| casino gambling is only one of the options | | | | to fast food and food courts are abundant |
| available! The following is a breakdown of a | | | | throughout the city. |
| few of the major activities enjoyed by the | | | | |
| millions of Las Vegas tourists each year. | | | | See a Show |
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| Gamble | | | | "The Vegas Show" is a special kind of stage |
| | | | production that is - very specific to Las |
| Of course! If you're over 21, gambling is | | | | Vegas. It is a glitzy, glamorous, and |
| probably one of the main reasons (if not THE | | | | special-effect-filled event featuring bright |
| reason) why you decided to make a trip to Las | | | | lights, lavish sets, and the famous Las Vegas |
| Vegas in the first place. No matter what time | | | | showgirls. Of course, Las Vegas hosts other |
| of day or night, or what season of the year, | | | | kind of shows too, in the various venues both |
| there will always, always be plenty of places | | | | on and off resort properties. Unlike most |
| to gamble. Most casino games and casino | | | | aspects of a Vegas vacation, shows require |
| floors are largely the same - huge cavernous | | | | advanced planning. Some shows are very |
| rooms filled with rows upon rows of slot | | | | popular and tickets must be purchased well in |
| machines and table games. Small differences | | | | advance. |
| (and occasionally choices) may vary from | | | | |
| location to location. Most larger casinos in | | | | Swim |
| Las Vegas (especially those which are part of | | | | |
| resorts), will feature a casino loyalty | | | | Swimming pools and related water activities |
| program to keep visitors coming back to that | | | | are a natural extension of a resort. Resort |
| one particular casino. Themes and décor, | | | | "water play centers" can be as small as a |
| minimum bids, clientele and other factors | | | | single pool or as large as an entire water |
| determine the nature of the casino, but the | | | | park. For many visiting Las Vegas, the |
| games themselves remain the same. | | | | quality of their resorts swimming pool can |
| | | | make or break their vacation experience. |
| Go Shopping | | | | Visitors can spend their entire vacation |
| | | | swimming, sun-tanning, or lounging around |
| Shopping in Las Vegas is different than | | | | their resorts pool area. And this includes |
| anywhere else! Particularly in the resorts, | | | | sipping a poolside Pina Colada. Las Vegas has |
| shopping can be a truly over-the-top | | | | some of the world's best pools. |
| experience. Malls - if you can even call them | | | | |
| that - are as much entertainment and theme | | | | Enjoy a Spa Treatment |
| park as they are shopping center. As many | | | | |
| resort malls are based on the theme of their | | | | On par with resorts' pool facilities is their |
| home resort, visitors are treated to the | | | | oftentimes extraordinary spa facilities. Like |
| canals of Venice, the bazaars of the Middle | | | | pools, the facilities vary widely depending |
| East, the Forum of ancient Rome, and even a | | | | on the resort, but often include all kinds of |
| promenade of bygone Hollywood. The stores | | | | massage and body treatment options, saunas |
| themselves are almost always upscale (and | | | | and steams rooms, fitness equipment and more. |
| expensive), with well-known chains | | | | Spa use is popular with gamblers, and can be |
| represented. However, the shopping experience | | | | expensive for certain treatments. |
| of Vegas makes all the difference. | | | | |
| | | | Get Married |
| Dine Out | | | | |
| | | | Looking to tie the knot? In Las Vegas, |
| There are so many restaurants in Las Vegas! | | | | weddings can run the gamut of elaborate |
| As one of the restaurant capitals of the | | | | festivities in lavish ballrooms to themed |
| world, nearly every possible kind of food | | | | weddings (say "I Do" dressed as Scarlet and |
| option is available. Plus, an abundance of | | | | Rhett!) to last-minute impromptus. Many major |
| celebrity chefs have outposts here, where | | | | resorts have wedding chapels, wedding |
| they test new food ideas, and even make | | | | coordinators, and other such resources to |
| appearances. Buffets have become a Las Vegas | | | | help plan the wedding of your dreams. |