teach leeshie about Vegas

kasi, my daughter turns 21 on oct 31... which is why the wedding is in nov LOL she wanted to be legal in vegas!

jeff, thank you sooo much. knowing what to bring for clothes really helps as we won't have much space for luggage. we don't plan on buying much of anything while we are down there... doing more sight seeing than shopping.

the body exhibition has been here, at science world so we won't bother with that but your other idea are great. i'll be taking notes and taking them with me.

can you all tell the excitement is building here? as we get ready to GOOOOOOOOOOO!

pm me if you want info on seattle! i'll actually be there tomorrow! goin back home for a few days... anyways, the seattle aquarium is fantastic! it was completely renovated last year and is ten times better than it used to be! i dragged my mom and lil sisters along to go see it last time i visited! and the woodland park zoo is great! lots of animals. the point defiance zoo is smaller but they have more exotic animals (beluga whales)!

thanks!

well we have some ideas of what we want to see in vegas...

GREGORY POPOVICH'S COMEDY PET THEATRE
Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino | Strip | Comedy | Ongoing | $35 - $49

INTERACTIVE FISH FEEDING SHOW
Silverton Hotel and Casino Lodge | Southwest | Variety & Specialty Shows | Ongoing | Free
3333 Blue Diamond Rd, Las Vegas NV 89139 Tel. (702) 263-7777 / (866) 946-4373

STOMP OUT LOUD
Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino | Strip | Variety & Specialty Shows | Ongoing | $55 - $110
3667 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas NV 89109 Tel. (702) 785-5555 / (877) 333-9474


THE AMAZING JOHNATHAN
Sahara Hotel and Casino | Strip | Comedy | Ongoing | $44.95 & $54.95
2535 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas NV 89109 Tel. (702) 737-2111 / (888) 696-2121
The Amazing Johnathan Show has added new material but still showcases the same impulsive, ...

BLUE MAN GROUP
Venetian Resort - Hotel - Casino | Strip | Variety & Specialty Shows | Ongoing | $71.50 - $121
3355 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas NV 89109 Tel. (702) 414-1000 / (877) 283-6423

KÀ - BY CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
MGM Grand Hotel and Casino | Strip | Variety & Specialty Shows | Ongoing | $69 - $150
3799 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas NV 89109 Tel. (702) 891-1111 / (800) 929-1111

You're going to have sooo much fun!

I will second everyone that said Bellagio- if you've ever seen Ocean's 11, it's at the end where they're talking around the fountain:

Bellagio!

The Stratosphere is the hotel that sort of resembles the Space Needle- it's the highest thing that side of the Mississippi (1049 feet), but not in the US... VERY cool, and it's worth the $5 to go on the observation deck. Your ears actually pop going up the elevator it's so high! On top of that, I'm a huge roller coaster buff, and there are two located ON TOP of the Stratosphere- the Big Shot is that little spike on top of it- you actually go 160 feet ABOVE the building! :)

Stratosphere

There is also another coaster going around the edge of the observation room- it's called the High Roller, and it's also pretty cool.

Now for the Trekker-type things! Las Vegas Hilton rocks! They have the History of the Future museum with a ton of memorabilia and unique things- the only better collection is the one they sold through Christie's a few years back! Quark's Bar is on the bottom floor, and different Borg, Klingons, and Federation folk walk around all the time- you may even get a Ferengi waiter. :)

I was just reading about their new Borg Invasion 'ride'- I haven't been on it, but the old one was really cool- you even got 'transported' at the end- you're in a shuttle, then it goes dark, you hear the sfx and feel some air, then you're suddenly on the bridge of the Enterprise!

Also, if you want to go downtown to 'old Vegas', it's a bit cheaper- you'll find more $5 blackjack, etc, and the Fremont Street Experience is pretty cool- they've put up a light display that goes on a canopy over the entire street (longways), and there is a light show with fireworks and all kinds of cool stuff.

If you can't tell, I'm a big fan of the city- you can have a ton of fun without even gambling at all (though I do that too)!!

Some of my other favorite hotels-

The Venetian (it cost $1 billion to build!)- there are gondola rides, and the whole interior is marble with frescos everywhere.

Treasure Island has a pirate show every hour or so where they have a giant battle and actually sink one ship completely!

Mandalay Bay has a huge shark exhibit, along with a bunch of other sea life.


Anyway, have fun! Get pics! :)

I've seen Stomp and the Blue Man Group... VERY FUN!


If you can, if you like them, Celine Dion and Toni Braxton are both playing in Vegas right now...

My favorite place to gamble and hang out is the MGM. They have Lions :)

If you are out near it, the Golden Nugget has the laser show that is outside.... It's rather hard to explain, but it is worth going to see as well. (On the Ceiling of a outdoor walkway...)

Anyway, Vegas is great. You will NOT see everything you want to see.

Don't walk the strip at night unless you are interested in getting propositioned for getting "HOT CHICKS" sent to your hotel room.

That is everywhere, so I hope you are not trying to keep the kids from seeing that. It is unavoidable... (Unfortunately) --Also, I don't know how old the Kids are.... so I'm assuming young--

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Originally Posted by Kristy

The Seattle aquarium is really nice from what I remember. I am pretty sure they have expanded too. I would check out there website. I absolutely loved it when my Dad took me and a friend one summer.

http://www.seattleaquarium.org/NetCo...d=183&srcid=-2

Then there is also the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle
They have a Retic and an Annie there. The last time I went I think it was the Annie that I saw and it was HUGE. I could be wrong though, it may have been another Snake.

I will email my Dad and find out if anything is going on that is kid friendly. If I can even get a hold of him. I still haven't heard from him since the gecko thing. Who knows though with him.

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*Ding, ding, ding*!!! Yaaaaaaay....Yes, you must go to the WPZ, but right now (today, yesterday) they're in a whale of a windstorm....... 50 mph gusts. Hopefully by the time of your trip, things will have calmed down a lot. The Space Needle is something you MUST experience...unless of course, you're afraid of heights, and no, NOT in the windstorms.....you can actually feel the thing sway....:D :D :D :giggle:

My niece works at the zoo....you were right Kristy, at first, but unfortunately a few months ago, the female retic died. She was in her late 20's (I think that's what I recall from the article my sister sent me) and Amy my niece said the necropsy was egg impaction, and something else as the cause of death.

My sister understands my interest now that I have our pets, and sends me all the cool articles from the web and the local news from the zoo for the herps.....that's where she's gotten the posted website pics of the ETB, Komodo and the AfR(?) ...she's hiked miles and miles around the zoo.

Have a FANTABULOUS-ly fun time Leesh!

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Originally Posted by sweety314

My niece works at the zoo....you were right Kristy, at first, but unfortunately a few months ago, the female retic died. She was in her late 20's (I think that's what I recall from the article my sister sent me) and Amy my niece said the necropsy was egg impaction, and something else as the cause of death.



Have a FANTABULOUS-ly fun time Leesh!

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i posted a thread when she died. i never heard the cause of death though! i used to love seeing her in the reptile house! she was so gorgeous!

Aleesha, i heard that beecher's madhouse in vegas is supposed to be pretty fun but not very family friendly. i've also heard that the blue man group and cirque du soleil are both worth seeing.

Not sure how up to date the information is on here Aleesha but it might be a good online resource to check out family friendly/kid friendly things at as well.

http://www.lasvegaskids.net/

thanks jo... i'll give that a read.

everyone... thank you so much. this is all helping SO much. my kids are 8 and 13 so no, i'm hoping we don't get offered to have a girl sent up to our room. :P but i do wanna take in the pirate show!

fortunately, the wedding is only a small portion of one day... so we'll have plenty of time to try to see the stuff we want.

i told my hubby i REALLLLY need to go see the australian blokes down under (like the chippendales) and he laughed and said, "do what you must dear" LOL hahahaha but i don't wanna go alone... jo, christie... what are you girls up to? LOL

Hmmmm, an invite to go drool over gorgeous guys with sexy accents....okay ladies...WHOSE DRIVING! *races off to pack and stand by the curb*