Exploring Las Vegas: The Other Side of Sin City

We all know the saying.  “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.”  When you hear the words “Las Vegas,” you immediately think about gambling and all the other things that should “stay in Vegas.”  But there are tons of things to do in Vegas that you don’t have to be ashamed about, and still have a great time.

Even if you’ve never been to Las Vegas, everyone knows that the city has it all.  Everywhere you turn there’s a new tourist attraction that will catch your eye and make you whip out your camera to take some shots.  One of the best parts of traveling is coming home and showing off all your pictures to your family and friends to make them jealous.  So explore this exciting town and bring it home with you.

Vegas is obviously known for their dozens of ritzy hotels that all offer a unique staying experience.  While you may be staying at one hotel, who’s to say that you can’t explore the rest of them?  Take your friends along on a tour of all the hotels on the strip.  Each one offers something new with such themes as New York, New York, Treasure Island, and Excalibur.  All of the hotels are unique and most offer their own special hotel entertainment like the Bellagio’s water show, the Mirage’s Volcano, and Treasure Island’s Pirate show.  Having a Vegas Hotel day is a sure way to get the full Vegas experience.

Most of the hotels also have dozens of shops to meet your shopping and window shopping needs.  While having hotel gift shops, many of the hotels also have shops where you can buy some of the best designer products, or at least pretend like you can.  Vegas is full of stores, and their not hard to come by.  Just walk down the strip and you’ll encounter stores that will meet every purpose.  Are you an M&M fanatic?  Stop by the 4 story M&M store where you can buy exclusive colors of the candy, all the souvenirs you can think of, and even go on a tour to learn the history of the candy.  Maybe you prefer Coca-Cola.  Well there’s a full Coke store too, where you can buy everything you can think of with the product stamped on it.  The shops of Las Vegas offer an exciting opportunity to grab that special souvenir.

If you’re in Las Vegas, somewhere at the top of your to-do list should be “see a show.”  Las Vegas has tons of world class shows ranging from musical theatre to magic.  Don’t worry if you can’t afford the Cirque Du Sole or the Celine Dion show.  Vegas has several great shows that often times go under the radar.  There are discount ticket vendors located by the Coca-Cola store where you can grab tickets to some great shows.  Definitely check out these kiosks.

Traveling to Vegas should be an exciting time that’ll take home with you, not something that needs to “stay there.”  Sure, there will be plenty of time to let loose and do regrettable things.  Why not make up for it, by hitting up some of the great tourist spots that Las Vegas has to offer! (Check out the Las Vegas Savings on our "Tickets: Attractions, Events" page.)

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