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Top 20+ FUN Things To Do in Vegas
Las Vegas offers so many FUN Things To Do 24/7 — many of the attractions are free and the people-watching is priceless!

With almost 300 days of sunshine per year — what better place to escape for a long Getaway Weekend or Family Vacation. Not a gambler? Don't worry... there are plenty of things to keep you (and your kids) busy without ever having to gamble a penny!

We've put together some of our Favorite Things To Do & See in Las Vegas. Click on a link below for a brief description. Have FUN!

1. Venetian - Venice in Vegas!
2. Bellagio & Fountain Water Show
3. Mirage - Tigers, Dolphins & Volcano
4. Caesars Palace & Forum Shops
5. Mandalay Bay - Beach & Ice Bar
6. Paris & Eiffel Tower View Deck
7. Fun Las Vegas Restaurants
8. Vegas Bars & HOT Nightclubs
9. Las Vegas Shows & Entertainment
10. Wynn - Lake of Dreams & Ferraris
11. NY-NY - Roller-Coaster Ride
12. MGM Grand & Lion Habitat
13. Palazzo Resort & Lamborghinis
14. TI (Treasure Island) & Sirens Show
15. Stratosphere - View & Thrill Rides
16. Las Vegas Sign - Photo Op
17. Fremont Street Experience /
    Golden Nugget's Pool "The Tank"
    Sharks and 3-Story Waterslide
18. World's Largest Auto Collection
19. Mob Museums
20. Adults-Only & Topless Pools
21. Live Daily Circus Acts
22. Helicopter Tours
23. Las Vegas & Grand Canyon Tours
    

1. Venetian - Venice in Vegas!
Visit St. Mark's Square and the Grand Canal Shoppes. Marvel at the spectacular re-creation of Michelangelo's painted ceilings. Enjoy a Romantic Gondola Ride along the Grand Canal and piazzas, complete with a serenading gondolier — your honey will love it! Take your kids to Madame Tussauds Wax Museum for a fun interactive experience. Dine or enjoy cocktails at Tao — its restaurant, bar and nightclub offer one of the most visually dramatic settings in Las Vegas.

 2. Bellagio & "Fountains of Bellagio"
We always make time to see the "Fountains of Bellagio Water Show" — it's even more magnificent at night... and it's free! Stroll through Bellagio's indoor Botanical Gardens and Conservatory — it's gorgeous flowers, plants and trees change with the seasons (our favorite is the Holiday Season)... and it's free too! Art lovers will enjoy the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art and its rotating exhibitions.

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 3. The Mirage - White Tigers, Dolphins and Volcano Show
Visit Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden, home to some of the world's rarest and most exotic animals, including White Tigers and Tiger Cubs. Admission includes entrance into the Dolphin Habitat — be a Dolphin Trainer for the day! Don't miss the Volcano Show — it's spectacular... and it's FREE! Mirage's tropical pools make you feel like you're in the Caribbean. Visit the Carnegie Deli — it's the perfect place to get your "New York Deli fix." The food is great and the portions are huge, so go with an appetite!

 4. Caesars Palace & Forum Shops
If you like to shop (and even if you don't), it's worth a trip to the Forum Shops — part of the mall's interior is a re-creation of ancient Rome. Enjoy the free Atlantis animatronics extravaganza show and the Festival Fountain sound, light and laser show — fun for kids and big kids too! "Make a Wish" as you toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain.

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 5. Mandalay Bay
No need to go all the way to the Bahamas to find a beautiful white sandy beach — just head over to Mandalay Bay's Beach and Wave Pool — it's incredible! (Open to Mandalay Bay, TheHotel and Four Seasons guests only). Visit the Shark Reef and "Dive with the Sharks." Chill out at minus 5° Ice Bar & Lounge (everything inside is made of ice!). Enjoy cocktails at Red Square Vodka Bar. Check out the "Wine Angels" on the 4-story wine tower at Aureole.

For wonderful Las Vegas views after dark, visit Mix Lounge atop THEhotel at Mandalay Bay (rooftop restaurant open for dinner only). Enjoy a cocktail at dusk and watch Vegas light up at night.

 6. Paris Las Vegas
Ah... Paris in the Springtime! Want to see some of the best views of Las Vegas, especially at night? Get tickets to the Eiffel Tower Experience — the Observation Deck offer spectacular panoramic views. Paris Las Vegas is located right across from Bellagio, so if you time it right, you can also get a bird's eye view of Bellagio's Fountain Water Show — it's especially stunning at night. Dine al fresco at Mon Ami Gabi — it overlooks the Las Vegas Strip and it's fun for people-watching!

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 7. Fun Las Vegas Restaurants
So many great Vegas Restaurants... so many choices! A few of our favorites include: Tao, Mesa Grill (Bobby Flay), Canaletto, Postrio and Spago (Wolfgang Puck), Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville, Olives (Todd English), Delmonico's Steakhouse (Emeril Lagasse), Kokomo's, BLT Burger, The Palm, PF Changs (on and off the Strip), Carnival World Buffet at Rio, RA Sushi, Carnegie Deli, Isla Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar, Mon Ami Gabi, and Okada (at Wynn)... stay tuned for updates.

- Fun Las Vegas Restaurants
- On-the-Strip Patio Dining with view
- Fun Family Restaurants

 8. Vegas Bars & HOT Nightclubs
If you're looking for the best place to "chill out" in Vegas, head over to Mandalay Bay's minus 5° Ice Lounge — everything inside is made of ice! Another fun Mandalay Bay hot spot is Red Square Vodka Bar — enjoy over 100 varieties of vodka. Some of our Favorite Vegas Bars and Lounges include: Tao (Venetian), Margaritaville (bar and balcony overlooks the Strip) and Revolution and Rhumbar (at The Mirage)...

Guys who enjoy gambling may want to check out "The Pleasure Pit" at Planet Hollywood — according to its Chairman, Robert Earl, "it's the best and naughtiest place to gamble in Las Vegas!"  Blackjack and Roulette is dealt by lingerie-clad ladies and Go-Go "pole" dancers — only in Vegas! Sounds like a FUN place for a Bachelor Party.

- Fun Vegas Nightclubs
- Nightclub Hopping Packages

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 9. Las Vegas Entertainment
No trip to Vegas is complete without catching a Vegas Show — enjoy Top-Name Entertainers, Musicals, Magic, Comedy and more! Our favorite shows are "O" Cirque du Soleil, The Beatles LOVE, Le Reve, Jersey Boys, Crazy Girls — ALL the Vegas shows are terrific!

10. Wynn Las Vegas
Where else but at Wynn Las Vegas can you shop under one roof for Manolo Blahnik's and Ferraris! Visit Wynn's Ferrari Maserati Showroom. Surreal doesn't even begin to describe the Lake of Dreams "evening" show — it shimmers over the lake with 4,000 color-changing lights and magnificent special effects. This fun show is open to the public and it's free! Picturesque canal-like pools and private cabanas at Wynn are incredible... sorry, Wynn or Encore guests only.

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11. NY-NY (New York-New York)
If you like Roller-Coasters, you're gonna love this one! Speeds reach up to 67mph with steep climbs up to 203 feet and thrilling drops to 144 feet. We recommend you eat afterwards. Walk across the pedestrian bridge (between NY-NY and MGM) to MGM Grand Hotel & Casino — you get a great view of the Strip from here, so don't forget your camera.

12. MGM Grand & Lion Habitat
Visit MGM Grand's Lion Habitat — it draws over one million visitors a year! Watch the lions and the lion cubs as they interact with each other.

13. Palazzo Resort & Lamborghinis
Palazzo is located next to the Venetian. Enjoy fun "On-the-Strip" dining at Palazzo restaurants. Visit the Strip's only Lamborghini dealership and tour the 20,000-sq-ft showroom — featuring the most exotic cars in the world, including Lamborghini, Bugatti, Spyker, Saleen... and more!

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14. TI (Treasure Island) & TI Show
Treasure Island's "The Sirens of TI" "adult-oriented" (free) outdoor show features sword-fighting, dancing, music, high-diving acrobatics and spectacular pyrotechnics.

15. Stratosphere Views & Thrill Rides
At 1,149 feet, the Stratosphere Tower is the tallest freestanding observation tower in the US. Enjoy panoramic views of the Las Vegas Strip and the surrounding valley. Make your kids happy — The Stratosphere boasts the World's Four Highest Thrill Rides — Sky Jump, X Scream, Big Shot and Insanity the Ride.

16. Las Vegas Sign
Be sure to visit the famous "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada" sign during your trip to Vegas and take a souvenir photo.

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17. Fremont Street Experience
and "The Tank" and Waterslide
at the Golden Nugget
Only in Las Vegas! Be sure to visit the Fremont Street Experience—a high-tech light-and-sound extravaganza — it's the World's Largest Laser Computer-Driven Light Show. And yes... it's Free!

The Golden Nugget Pool "The Tank" & Waterslide is another FUN attraction in the Fremont Street area. Open year-round (weather permitting), the heated pool "shark tank" and 3-story secured waterslide draws over 250,000 visitors a year — it's the only one of its kind in the U.S. Daily admission fee for non-hotel guests. Open 10am-5pm daily.

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18. World's Largest Auto Collection
Visit the World's Largest Auto Collection at Imperial Palace — 200 Antique, Classic and Celebrity Cars are on display.

19. Mob Museums
What better place than Vegas for a Mob Museum... or two! "Las Vegas Mob Experience" (a rival mob museum tied to the daughter of the famed Chicago mob boss Sam Giacana) is located at the Tropicana Casino... and "The Las Vegas Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement" (opens February 2012) in the old downtown federal courthouse (the site of the 1950 mob hearings led by Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee).

20. Fun "Adults-Only" Pools
"Adults-only" and Topless Pools are alive and well — and making a big splash in Las Vegas. Fun Pool Parties too!

21. Live Daily Circus Acts
— Carnival Midway at Circus-Circus
Experience the world's largest permanent circus — bring your kids along to see live Circus Acts on the Carnival Midway at Circus-Circus. Performances are daily at 11am.

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22. Helicopter Tours
- Helicopter Tours
- Night Tour over Las Vegas Strip

23. Las Vegas & Grand Canyon Tours
- Las Vegas Tours
- Vegas Night Tours
- Fun Day Trips
- Multi-Day Trips
- Grand Canyon Tours

We hope you enjoy our recommendations — and your trip to Las Vegas. Have FUN!

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