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14 September 2006
Las Vegas Attractions (or, What To Do Besides Gamble)→[More:]
Bellagio
Fountains
Gallery of Fine Art
Conservatory
The Tuscany Kitchen
Caesars Palace
Exotic Cars
Fountain shows and aquarium
Circus Circus
Adventuredome
World's Largest Permanent Circus
Excalibur
Merlin's Magic Motion Machines
Flamingo
Wildlife Habitat (alas, the penguins moved to Texas)
Imperial Palace
The Auto Collections
Las Vegas Hilton
Star Trek: The Experience
Luxor
IMAX Theatre
In Search of the Obelisk
King Tut's Tomb
Motion Rides
Pirates 4D
Mandalay Bay
Shark Reef
MGM Grand
CBS Television City Research Center
Lion Habitat
Mirage
Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat
Tiger Habitat
Volcano
New York - New York
Manhattan Express
Paris
Eiffel Tower
Rio
Masquerade Village
Sahara
Las Vegas Cyber Speedway
Speed - The Ride
Showcase Mall
GameWorks
M&M's World
Stratosphere
Big Shot
High Roller
Insanity-The Ride
Stratosphere Tower
X Scream
Treasure Island
Sirens of TI
Tropicana
Las Vegas Historic Museum
Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
Bodies
Venetian
Gondola
Guggenheim Hermitage Museum
Las Vegas Preview Studios
Madame Tussauds Las Vegas
Wynn Las Vegas
Penske Wynn Ferrari Maserati
The Wynn Collection
Also on the Strip
Flyaway Indoor Skydiving
Off the Strip
Mario Andretti Qualifier
Atomic Testing Museum
Elvis-A-Rama
Ethel M Chocolate Factory
Fremont Street Experience
Las Vegas Art Museum
Las Vegas Mini Gran Prix
Las Vegas Natural History Museum
Laser Quest
Liberace Museum
Lied Children's Museum
Lost Vegas Gambling Museum
Marjorie Barrick Museum
Neon Museum
Neonopolis
Nevada State Museum
Old Mormon Fort
Mario Andretti Pace Car Ride
Mario Andretti Champ Ride
Planetarium and Observatory
Ron Lee's World of Clowns
Sunset Stampede
Zoological - Botanical Park
Outside Vegas
Adventure Canyon ride
Bonnie & Clyde Getaway Car
Bonnie Springs / Old Nevada
Chloride Mining Town
Clark County Museum
Desperado roller coaster
Extraterrestrial Highway (near Area 51)
Frog Hopper
Gondolas at Lake Las Vegas
Hoover Dam
Ice Rink at Lake Las Vegas
MaxFlight 2002 Virtual Roller Coaster
Pioche
Pioneer Saloon in Goodsprings
The Vault
Turbo Drop
This list is about a year old but still fairly accurate.
(I tried to tack this onto the bottom of the wiki but the task was beyond my meagre html skills. If someone with more knowledge could, feel welcome to do so.)
I would never have expected it, but I've enjoyed the museum at the Bellagio each of the three times I've been there.
The last time I went, they had the art collection from a British royal family whose name I forget, but it was incredible. The best part of the exhibit were the portraits of the most recent Duke and Duchess painted by Lucian Freud--quite a change from the conservative portraits of their ancestors.
I have never gambled at Vegas. No interest. But I like smoking and drinking so there always seems to be something to fill the time.
I have always enjoyed Cirque Du Soleil while there.
And the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay was a nice break, recently. Cool aquarium. They even had educational peeps on hand to explain stuff. Neat sharks. Neat fish. Neat jellyfish chamber. Worth the cost of admission and a nice diversion from stuff.
Also the all-you-can-eat sushi bar at Paris was a cool attraction. Sidewalk cafe setting, which is uncommon in Vegas, and it has a nice view of the Bellagio fountains plus lots of foot traffic. Good food, excellent service. Good prices. Nice fountains nearby. A great place to wile some time away.