I will be in Las Vegas, walking distance from the Tropicana, for 12 days. I'm not getting a car. I'll have from 6pm to 8 am open, but I'm in a training class each day for 10 hours and want to learn what I'm there to study.
If you had 2 free nights in that set-up, what would you do?
I'll be there 2/10 - 2/22 if that helps.
I think I'm probably going to be watching Netflix in my hotel room, but I'd hate to miss a once in a lifetime opportunity.
The dolphin exhibit at the Mirage (closes at 5pm) The aquarium/shark tank at The MGM Grand. The lions above the gift shot at The MGM Grand The Price is Right stage show at Bally's (I think It only runs in the afternoon to early evening) The Burger Bar at Mandalay Bay. Run by Hubert Keller and has great burgers and a huge selection of international beers. http://www.burger-bar.com/lv_main.php You can not go wrong with any of the Cirque shows (they are pricey). Ka is martial arts inspired (with a 360 degree rotating stage), O is water based and part of the stage is above a water tank that is part of the show. Mystaire is a classic circus show (as seen in Knocked Up), and Zumanity is their topless show for couples.
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The Fountain in front of the Bellagio. I wanted to see it after seeing it in Ocean's Eleven w/ Clooney & Co, and it did not disappoint, and the garden they have inside is actually pretty cool.
I also enjoyed the Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum @ The Venetian.
Seconded on the Bellagio fountains. Free entertainment right there, and not too far a walk from the Tropicana. Plus there's the Miracle Mile shops across the street.
The "Bodies" and "Titanic" exhibits at the nearby Luxor are pretty cool too.
If nothing else, just get out and walk around. The Strip is one of the best places in the world to people watch.
The show at Treasure Island is free and kind of fun.
We'll be back right after order has been restored here in the Omni Center.
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It's a bit of a walk, but I really recommend Ellis Island Casino & Brewery. Great ribs, and excellent beer.
And some very good karaoke!
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If you have money, you have to do the Bachanal buffet at Caesar's Palace. It's 50 bucks, but it has the best food ever. Of particular note is their brisket and especially the Rib Eye steak. There were lines for those cuts of meat, at a BUFFET, so that should tell you something.
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"Two people were critically wounded in a shooting at a parking garage 6 February, and a tourist was stabbed in an elevator at The Hotel at Mandalay Bay on 16 February."
Here's a fun "horror" story. I just got a new HDTV and, in order to have picture-in-picture with the TV (which also has digital cable), I need to have the TV on in order to tape something on the VCR. How's that for wacky?
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