Vegas Baby, Vegas!

ANTVGM64

So, I'm taking my first ever vacation sans parental units. So of course I'm choosing to go to Las Vegas.

Anyway, what are some cool things to in vegas outside of strip clubs and gambling?

Anything I should bring that most people don't think to bring?

Is it better to roll with a group of people or by one's self?

Anyone ever stay at The Lux? How was that?

Saar

Go fire some badass guns at the Las Vegas Gun Range.

Dunadan019

i guess you are going to vegas and aren't yet 21? cause the coolest things in vegas are the strip clubs and gambling.

Lewisham

Dunadan019 wrote: »

i guess you are going to vegas and aren't yet 21? cause the coolest things in vegas are the strip clubs and gambling.

You will have a very boring time at Vegas if you aren't 21. I did it, and it sucked.

saint2e

You can do the Richard Petty Driving Experience out at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway...

I did that when I was there for the Nascar race last february.

http://www.1800bepetty.com/Experience/TrackFacts.aspx?trackid={0C0AE465-AD30-4AC7-BE4C-A621230CFBAB}

noir_blood

How many days are you going? If you're over 21, just gambling and going up and down the strip can take quite a bit of your day. Some people will tell you to check out the stratosphere, but I found it to be overrated.

The Bellagio fountains are awesome though, at least the first time you see them.

I went to the wax museum and that pretty fun.

Going with people is signficantly more fun than going alone.

Ah Vegas, the only place where I had a drink in my hand by 8 in the morning and didn't feel the slightest bit guilty.

Powerpuppies

I stayed at the Mirage and liked it a lot. The Hilton is also pretty cool but it's not right on the strip and they have no poker room.

If you're not 21 yet, go somewhere else.

chromdom

noir_blood wrote: »

Ah Vegas, the only place where I had a drink in my hand by 8 in the morning and didn't feel the slightest bit guilty.

On a related note, don't drink and drive, but you can walk down the street with a drink in your hand. So far as I know, public consumption is fine. Could be just on the strip, but you can definitely do it.

GameHat

ANTVGM64 wrote: »

Anyone ever stay at The Lux? How was that?

I've stayed there. (Do you mean Luxor? If not, disregard.)

It's...ok. Not great. Has kind of a late 80s/early 90s vibe. If it fits your budget, it's fine. Don't expect to be wowed though.

Personally, I go to gamble. And drink. Good times.

However - for fading the hangovers - I really, really enjoy getting a bit out of Vegas and taking in some natural scenery. Two favorite spots:

Red Rock Canyon
Valley of Fire

Both are within a couple of hours of Vegas. After a night of neon, alcohol and strippers they are a magnificient contrast - quiet, stark, beautiful, serene. Go get wrecked Saturday night, wake up late Sunday, drink a liter or two of water, and go hiking. Breathtaking desert scenery. Both have both driving and hiking trails. It probably affects me more since I'm a Midwestern guy but the desert is so beautiful.

JaysonFour

Public consumption of alcoholic beverages- e.g., walking down the street with a beer or other drink- is A-OK in Vegas. Drinking and driving is still illegal, though.

DarwinsFavoriteTortoise

Ok. I live in Las Vegas and I'm also under 21, so here's what there is to do:

NOTHING

Seriously, dude, if you're not drinking or gambling, why come? Everything that you can do here thats not one of those two you can do elsewhere, and probably better too.

That said, if you like hiking, definitely check out Red Rock. Its incredibly awesome to explore. (Check out the Limestone Quarry if you go).

Um, theres Mount Charleston, which is cool to us Las Vegans just because its all foresty and we don't have that down in the valley. Other than that, its just...a mountain haha.

You might want to check out Lake Meade, haven't really been there though, so I can't reccomend anything.

The Circus Circus Adventuredome is pretty fun, I guess. Haven't been there in years.

The Shark Reef at the Mandalay Bay is pretty awesome.

The Tournament of Champions (or Kings?) is really cool (at least I thought so). Its pretty cheap, and its good fun.

When are you coming out? Hopefully its soon, because we're enjoying our three weeks of nice weather right now. The other 3/4s is incredibly heat and the rest is slightly above freezing.

The Fremont Street Experience is supposed to be pretty cool as well.

Uh, you could check out the Blue Man Group. Maybe see Cirqus de Soliel (?). They have tons of shows here.

Thats all I got, dude. Have fun.

EDIT: Its DEFINITELY more fun to roll with other people, especially with the activities I suggested.

AlyceInWonderland

I went there when I was 16-ish to visit family, and I had more fun hiking and seeing the beautiful mountains and shit rather than going on the strip. The only thing I was fond of were the restaurants in the hotels. Also, if you're under 21, don't stand in the gambling area. They'll only kick you out, forcing you to ride the moving walk way things waiting for your dad to stop gambling.

wunderbar

if you're not 21 don't go.

If you are 21, just going through all the hotels, drinking, and gambling will take up most of your time.

Also, walking up and down the strip with a drink in your hand.......at 8 in the morning, is hilariously awesome. Also note that that drink was my last drink before going to sleep. Was drinking it on my way back to my hotel.

Also, go see some shows. There are booths on a few places on the strip, I can't remember the exact name but it's like tix4today or something like that, where you go in the morning and get tickets for a show playing that night for half price. Most of the shows are really good.

I also highly recommend the Deuce. It's a 24 hour bus that runs up and down the strip, also up to downtown. $5 for a 24 hour pass is the best $5 you'll spend in the day. Walking is fine, but the strip is pretty fucking big, and if you want to travel any great distance the deuce is pretty much the best way.

cloudeagle

Keep in mind that Vegas is really, really, REALLY fucking expensive nowadays. Those mythical cheap buffets that serve everything under the sun for under seven bucks? Gone. Vegas has now oriented itself as higher-class and more luxury. Granted many of the restaurants there are amazing, but your cheap options begin and end with McDonald's and Denny's. Also you'll pay hundreds of dollars for pretty much any show on the Strip.

Also, if you're under 21, for the love of god don't go.

mastman

Nonsense. You can still find cheap buffets and entertainment. Plenty of average joes and poor people go and will always be catered to. They're not $7, but like $12-15. Shows you can find to under $100.

ANTVGM64

I am in fact 22, and intend to do a bunch of gambling and strip clubbing as well.

Any tips on the best clubs/places to gamble?

cloudeagle

Most of the less expensive stuff is off the strip. I was just there last fall fir the first time in ten years, and was amazed at how pricey things have gotten.

wunderbar

Man what, unless prices of shows have like, tripled in the past year, you can find tickets to most shows in the $80 range, then if you do the tix4today thing you get them for $40.

slacktron

Sunset Park has some of the best Disc Golf in the nation. Perfect conditions year round, and totally free:
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ZeroCow

O'Sheas

It's on the strip, it's cheap, has cheap beer, and is a shitload of fun.

JaysonFour

Just remember- just saying this because it might apply if you get a bit of alcohol in your system combined with three or four hours in a strip joint.

Yes, Nevada IS the state where prostitution is legalized- in some counties. Clark County- which is Las Vegas and the surrounding environs- is NOT one of them.

ANTVGM64

I suppose that isn't one of those things that people sort of look away from huh?


:-P

Nocturne

ANTVGM64 wrote: »

I am in fact 22, and intend to do a bunch of gambling and strip clubbing as well.

Any tips on the best clubs/places to gamble?

For getting free drinks on the cheap, and cheaper machines/tables in general, I suggest Freemont street at least for a while.

The light show they have their is amazing.

musanman

uhhh if you need to get a drink just walk into any casino and sit at a penny slot machine...if you wait about 2 minutes you'll get a free beer

walking to various casinos with this routine, and then playing poker pays for my trip financially and I get waaaasted for free

noir_blood

musanman wrote: »

uhhh if you need to get a drink just walk into any casino and sit at a penny slot machine...if you wait about 2 minutes you'll get a free beer

walking to various casinos with this routine, and then playing poker pays for my trip financially and I get waaaasted for free

This. My GF kicks ass at the penny slots. She always wins, and likes doing it because she can just play on those for a while, and if you give the waitress a few dollars, she'll make sure to always be around to get you something else.

ANTVGM64

What's the word on Doobie in Vegas, I hear it's a felony so I don't feel like getting arrested, is this still true?

Crashtard

ZeroCow wrote: »

O'Sheas

It's on the strip, it's cheap, has cheap beer, and is a shitload of fun.

I got back from Vegas 3 days ago, and you DEFINITELY should go to O'Sheas. They have live music every night and it's always good. One nice thing about the casinos is that you can get super cheap drinks. The best way to accomplish this (as cheaply as possible) is watch where the waitresses are at, then find a penny slot machine in front of where they are going and play the machine a penny a spin. I got both beer and mixed drinks regularly for less than a quarter.

As far as a good place to stay, that really depends on how much time you actually think you'll be in your room. My wife and I were only in our room to sleep at night. Period. We rarely spent more than a few minutes there. We stayed at Imperial Palace, and while it's not super nice, you can get a really good deal on a room there and it's in the center of the strip, which is nice if you plan on walking up and down the strip. I'd definitely recommend it for first timers that plan on sight-seeing. You'll also want to take the bus down to Freemont Street at night. That's where the old casinos are at, and there is a SWEET light show at night that I can only describe as awesome.