LV in March.

Hello all.
My husband & I have just arranged for 4 nights in LV. We've been before, but
only on overnighters. Besides the Strip and Fremont Street (which we
actually haven't visisted), any suggestions what to do in the LV area?
TIA.
Morg
nomo one-five-two-one/at/earthlink/net

"Morgan" wrote in
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My husband & I have just arranged for 4 nights in LV. We've been before,
but only on overnighters. Besides the Strip and Fremont Street (which we
actually haven't visisted), any suggestions what to do in the LV
area? TIA.

If you like gambling, stick to the strip and downtown. If you don't like
gambling, why go to Las Vegas at all? The bright lights get boring pretty
quickly, IMHO. If you like the outdoors, the national parks in Arizona and
Utah are much more interesting than Vegas.

There's plenty to see and do in Las Vegas. The outstanding Wynn
Collection at the Desert Inn, for example, and the Liberace Museum
that's great fun. The spectacular Art of The Motorcycle exhibit at, I
think, The Venetian. Take a look at the "Las Vegas" page the site at
Right in the sig for more information.

"Morgan" wrote in message nk.net...
Hello all.
My husband & I have just arranged for 4 nights in LV. We've been before, but
only on overnighters. Besides the Strip and Fremont Street (which we
actually haven't visisted), any suggestions what to do in the LV area?
TIA.
Morg
nomo one-five-two-one/at/earthlink/net
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(Icono Clast) wrote in message om...
There's plenty to see and do in Las Vegas. The outstanding Wynn
Collection at the Desert Inn, for example, and the Liberace Museum
that's great fun. The spectacular Art of The Motorcycle exhibit at, I
think, The Venetian. Take a look at the "Las Vegas" page the site at
Right in the sig for more information.

I'm pretty sure "The Art of the Motorcycle" exhibit has moved on.

I'm not too crazy about seeing classical art in Las Vegas. You wind
up paying $10 or $12 to see these small casino-sponsored galleries of
perhaps two dozen paintings that you can see in half an hour, max.

The Liberace is likely the most visited museum in Las Vegas. [The
Clark County Museum claims a higher visitation, but that's because
they count the folks that go there for special events like the mineral
show or the Native American events]. If you liked Liberace, there's
certainly a lot of stuff of his to see there.

On a similar note, there's also an Elvis-A-Rama museum. Never went to
that one, but there does seem to be some joint promotions between the
Elvis and Liberace museums, and there seems to be some overlap in
their clientele.

Within the urban area of Clark County, the other big attraction
[besides gambling] is supposed to be shopping. There's a relatively
new upscale outlet mall near downtown [near the county building, on
Central Parkway]. A less upscale [but still nice and big] outlet mall
is located near what used to be the far southern end of Las Vegas Blvd
[although homes, condos, apartments, etc., now stretch another five
miles south]. It used to be the called the Betz Factory Outlet
stores, but they recently changed their name and I don't recall what
it is. It's located on the southeast corner of Las Vegas and Warm
Springs. From I-15, exit at Blue Diamond, go east to Las Vegas Blvd,
hang a left, and the mall will be to your right.

The outlet mall at Primm used to be upscale, but it never performed as
well as the developer hoped. There should still be a number of stores
there, however. Primm is about 45 miles south of Las Vegas. You can
drive there in a bit over 30 minutes, or you can catch one of the
shuttle buses that run between Las Vegas and the mall [assuming they
still run]. Flip through the tourist magazines and look in the
brochure racks to see if there are still buses available.

The magazines and racks are also a good place to check for coupons,
either for entertainment or food. Sometimes, if you're paying full
price for something, you feel like you're getting ripped off, so be
sure to scan those magazines.

Oh, yes, I forgot to note that there are a couple of amusement rides
near the Primm mall. There's a roller coaster called "Desperado" that
has one heck of a drop. It used to bill itself as the fastest roller
coaster in the world, but it no longer is.

Outside of the urban area, the three most common outdoor destinations
are Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Valley of Fire State
Park, and Hoover Dam. I highly recommend the Red Rock and Hoover Dam.
Both can be reached within 20-30 minutes. Red Rock has a 13 mile [or
so] scenic drive. Even if you just drive the loop, it's, well,
scenic. Trails from 1/2 mile long up to as long as you want to walk
can be walked if you're so inclined.

You can reach Red Rock either by heading west on Charleston Blvd or
west on the previously-mentioned Blue Diamond Highway and following
the signs. Depending on where you're staying, one or the other will
get you there quicker. And, of course, if you want to make a loop of
the drive, you can.

Valley of Fire is actually more impressive, but the drive is longer
[about an hour]. If you're not as outdoor-oriented, the drive is less
likely to be worth it.

TK


"Morgan" wrote in message nk.net...
Hello all.
My husband & I have just arranged for 4 nights in LV. We've been before, but
only on overnighters. Besides the Strip and Fremont Street (which we
actually haven't visisted), any suggestions what to do in the LV area?
TIA.
Morg
nomo one-five-two-one/at/earthlink/net
__________________________________________________ ___________
A San Franciscan who's visited 49 of 50 US states
http://geocities.com/dancefest/ http://geocities.com/iconoc/
ICQ: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 IClast at SFbay Net

(Todd Kunioka) wrote:
(Icono Clast) wrote:
There's plenty to see and do in Las Vegas. The outstanding Wynn
Collection at the Desert Inn, for example, and the Liberace Museum
that's great fun. The spectacular Art of The Motorcycle exhibit at, I
think, The Venetian. Take a look at the "Las Vegas" page the site at
Right in the sig for more information.

I'm pretty sure "The Art of the Motorcycle" exhibit has moved on.

Too bad. It was great!

I'm not too crazy about seeing classical art in Las Vegas. You wind
up paying $10 or $12 to see these small casino-sponsored galleries of
perhaps two dozen paintings that you can see in half an hour, max.

The Guggenheim honored my museum membership card, thus gratis. Where
it wasn't honored for entry we were given half-price.

shopping.

What might arguably be the best second-hand store in the nation is the
Deseret on North Las Vegas Boulevard a few blocks past, and on the
same side as, the fort.
__________________________________________________ ___________
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ICQ: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 IClast at SFbay Net

(Icono Clast) wrote in message . com...
(Todd Kunioka) wrote:
(Icono Clast) wrote:
There's plenty to see and do in Las Vegas. The outstanding Wynn
Collection at the Desert Inn, for example, and the Liberace Museum
that's great fun. The spectacular Art of The Motorcycle exhibit at, I
think, The Venetian. Take a look at the "Las Vegas" page the site at
Right in the sig for more information.

I'm pretty sure "The Art of the Motorcycle" exhibit has moved on.

Too bad. It was great!

I'm not too crazy about seeing classical art in Las Vegas. You wind
up paying $10 or $12 to see these small casino-sponsored galleries of
perhaps two dozen paintings that you can see in half an hour, max.

The Guggenheim honored my museum membership card, thus gratis. Where
it wasn't honored for entry we were given half-price.

Hmmm. I guess it being the Guggenheim, they're affiliated with the
American Association of Museums? See, the thing with the Wynn
collection [at least when it was at the Bellagio] is that it's not a
museum, but a gallery. That means all the stuff on the wall was
literally for sale, and so they were charging you to see their
inventory. Not being a museum, they would not honor AAM cards. Don't
know what Wynn's and the Bellagio's policies are now, but at the time
their stand offended the museum-types who would otherwise have visited
these holdings.

shopping.

What might arguably be the best second-hand store in the nation is the
Deseret on North Las Vegas Boulevard a few blocks past, and on the
same side as, the fort.

Probably talking about the Deseret Industries [DI] store, although I
think there's also a Goodwill store nearby.

Las Vegas thrift stores [second hand stores] have unusually good
selections of stuff, because people are always moving into and out of
the area. A few years back, the churn was something like 70,000
people moving in every month, and 40,000 moving out. And, of course,
when people move, they tend to want to thin their holdings. I also
have this theory that says that people gain weight when they move to
Las Vegas because of all the buffets, so they outgrown their clothes
more quickly than folks elsewhere. The clothes at the thrift stores
can be pretty new-looking. Casino/Hotels will also dump their old
beds, desks, excess coffee mugs, dishes, Statue of Liberties,
pyramids, souvenir playing cards, and the like. In any event, I
expect the Las Vegas area thrift store, like the rest of the city, is
unique.

TK