Stuff to do around Las Vegas other than gambling?

[Svnla]

Planning to head to Sin City soon. Subscribe to this thread.

 

[alien42]

we drove from Vegas to Hoover Dam and then up through the Valley of Fire and back to Vegas, fun day trip.

 

[eng2d2]

Go to las vegas speedway where you can drive supercars 2 laps for sometimes $99 or ride along in a drifting corvette same price

 

[bigrash]

Get married?

Seriously, tons to do in Vegas (I don't gamble either). Lots of good restaurants. Walk around the casinos. Take a tour to the Hoover Dam. Check out the clubs at night.

 

[SMOGZINN]

For some more off beat stuff to do in Vegas check out the unique museums like the National Atomic Testing Museum and the Erotic Heritage Museum. There is lots of really weird stuff to see in Las Vegas.

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Neon Boneyard museum. Need reservations for that though. It's a 1hr guided tour.

 

[eng2d2]

Pawn star too

 

[SaltyNuts]

This may have been said already, but of course the #1 thing to do in Vegas is prostitutes.

 

[slag]

Planning to head to Sin City soon. Subscribe to this thread.

OP is going to Las Vegas. Are the two alike?

 

[Svnla]

OP is going to Las Vegas. Are the two alike?

Nope. Not going for a least a few more months. Just looking for ideas/suggestions

 

[emperus]

This may have been said already, but of course the #1 thing to do in Vegas is prostitutes.

Yeah, in that vain, assume any woman you meet (out) is a prostitute.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Hoover Dam was mentioned, but I'm mentioning it again ... It's awesome. when I was in vegas 20+ years ago as a teenager, the Dam and Circus Circus were my favorites.

I've always wanted to go see Penn & Teller, but I don't like the desert heat and in the winter, I'd rather hop on a cruise ship than drive to the desert.

 

[blackangst1]

I concur with eats and Hoover dam. There is some world class food in Vegas. Like, all over the place.

Even if you dont gamble, walk through some of the hotels and casinos. Bellagio and Caesars are fantastic. Wander into the High Roller rooms and hang out...impressive amounts of money gets thrown around in there. Its pretty fun. Oh and hit the Bellagio water show at night.

 

[NutBucket]

I've always wanted to go see Penn & Teller, but I don't like the desert heat and in the winter, I'd rather hop on a cruise ship than drive to the desert.

Penn & Teller are as awesome as you think. Love their show!

 

[IBMJunkman]

I second shooting. Spent $800+ over 2 days at this place.

http://www.battlefieldvegas.com/collections/packages

Thompson machine gun, Barrett 50 BMG rifle, S&W .500 revolver, etc, etc.

My trip: www.myimagecollection.com/vegasgunfun

 

[drquest]

Red Rock
Valley of Fire
Up for a drive, go to Death Valley

 

[Craig234]

I'd go to Cirque before Penn & Teller (and I like magic) but do catch the P&T tv show 'Fool Us' - each episode is four guest magicians and then P&T do one trick.

 

[skulkingghost]

Drive to ZION national park and hit angels landing, its a shorter (3hr) beautiful drive. You can do it in a day.

I also drove north to Area 51. I loved it but be prepared its very desolate, go to the back gate if you want good pictures.

 

[Svnla]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbest...0-scorching-hot-las-vegas-pools/#3f3b57e82eeb

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Also, I haven't seen his actual own show (just when he was in Vegas Nocturne), but Piff the Magic Dragon is pretty good.

 

[Jeffg010]

http://www.vtheshow.com/
My favorite show.

 

[z1ggy]

I took a (scary) plane trip over the Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon. There's also the pirate thingy at treasure island and the shooting jets of water by one of the hotels.... crap I forget which one, but I assume somebody mentioned it already.

 

[Schfifty Five]

Is, if I were to spend a 3-4 day weekend in LV next month, what should I do? Are there State Parks nearby? Camping? Anything other than the strip really?

I mean, to hear some people tell it, it's basically somewhere between Afghanistan and Breaking Bad once you leave the tourist areas. But I kinda have a hard time believing that.

It kinda is. I go to LV 2x a year for work. I stay on the strip but my clients are about 20 west of the strip.

As you drive out of the strip, it becomes very desserty and barren. You will see a lot of apartments and neighborhoods, but they all look the same (adobe style, red shingle roof, etc). You'll see some strip mall type shopping centers. It's just very plain.

You could go see the Red Rock Canyon as someone else posted.

 

[vi edit]

and the shooting jets of water by one of the hotels.... crap I forget which one, but I assume somebody mentioned it already.

Bellagio has the fountain display.

 

[PlanetJosh]

Outside of Las Vegas it is a desert without any of the cool cactus.

Was hoping for the nice looking cactus not the stringy yucky ones. I'm a rock fan so hoping for cool rock formations. Haven't been to Nevada yet.