My buddy Shawn spent hours upon hours putting together a
scavenger hunt of things to do while in Vegas which involved a stop at every
major casino on the Vegas strip. It was
centered around the fact that it was Frankie & Alicia's first time in Vegas
so we did a lot of the touristy Vegas things.
(It's Alicia on the card as it was her birthday that week.)
Running down that list, I'll rank them 1 - 10 (with 10 being a
must visit)...
SILVERTON: Mermaids (10)
Free! It's way up the
strip but absolutely worth the visit. We
were all stressed out from a rough day of running around when we got here, but
the mermaid managed to put us all back into a happy mood. How can you not smile and feel good when a
mermaid blows kisses at you!
It's a nice aquarium.
Kinda small, but has a walkthrough tunnel you can see the sharks from, a
giant jellyfish tank, and (my favorite part) a pool where you can pet
stingrays. A little pricey at $20 but if
you like aquariums, it's worth a stop.
LUXOR: Inclining
elevators (3)
Free! Pyramid
elevators can't go straight up & down of course. These are on an angle (you can tell by the observation windows in the background - although the elevators themselves do not have windows). The "A" elevators (I think) are the best ones
to take as they're the only ones that go up to the 27th floor where you can
look down at the casino floor from almost the highest point. When going in the elevator, walk to the left
side and lean against that wall as it moves.
You'll absolutely get that weird sidewise movement feel there.
Free (but pay per game obviously). It's an arcade with skeeball & video
games. We played the 4-person Pac-Man
Battle along with a couple others. Was a fun time.
Free! Exactly as it
sounds.
Free! If you've ever
wanted to have a say in what a major TV network airs, here's your chance. They put you in a room with a bunch of
computers and have you watch an episode of a brand new TV show. It's usually one that hasn't aired yet (but
in our case we saw the pilot of episode of Superior Donuts which had already
aired a few weeks before - it's still too early for next season's TV pilots). As the show airs, you turn a control to say
whether you like or dislike what you're seeing.
After it airs, you fill out a survey on the computer giving more
opinions on the show, characters, etc.
Wait to eat until after as they'll most likely give you
coupons for the food court and discount coupons for the CBS store as well. Plan on an hour for this.
$19 and up and includes a parka and gloves to wear. It's a bar where everything is ice (including
the glasses you drink out of). We did a
Groupon that got us a free drink inside too.
Free to see, $20 for the champagne. Exactly as it sounds. I'm not a big fan of champagne, so not really
my thing.
COSMOPOLITAN: Hidden
pizza place (Secret Pizza) (9)
Free (pizza reasonably priced). It's not on any map, so have fun finding
it! It's worth the hunt as the pizza was
excellent (I got cheese & sausage).
Free! Give it a rub
for good luck.
Free! No major
theatrics here - just thunder, lightning & rain while in a mall. Don't worry, you won't get wet.
$20 (check for deals).
An observation deck. We did this
after Stratosphere (which was amazing), so this wasn't too impressive. The highlight was the guide at the top who
knew every little weird fact about every casino on the strip. He made this visit 100% worth it. I so wish I could remember his name.
Free! Easily the best
fountain show I've ever seen. Make sure
to go at night!
Free! It's located
near the Cheesecake Factory in the Caesar's Palace Forum Shops. Such an outdated looking show but worth a
watch.
Free! There's actual
flamingos at The Flamingo lol.
$22 and up. As of
this writing, it's the tallest Ferris Wheel in the world. I recommend the non-bar cars as they're far less
crowded so you have tons of space to move around. A great view of Vegas from this.
MIRAGE: Volcano (8)
Free! My memories of the
volcano eruption were nowhere near as impressive as what we saw. This was so cool and absolutely worth a stop.
Free to see (unless you order a drink). It's impressive to see the acrobatics of the
flipping / flinging of the cups as they make the drink. Unless you have our guy who dropped things a
lot lol.
TREASURE ISLAND:
Pirate Show (1)
Free! You can only
see the pirate ships now, the show has been discontinued.
$29 & up. The guy
who serenaded our ride was excellent, but the ride was extremely short.
WYNN: Lake Of Dreams (10)
Free! This was one
weird show on a small pond. We found the
greatest place to watch it from a little casino bar on the 2nd floor towards
the right side of the pond.
Free! I can't believe I'm rating this high, but it
was really cool. We see Ladderman and it
was non-stop impressive. Also at Circus
Circus (way behind the casino) is Adventuredome, where they have one of the
last operating Chance Chaos rides in North America. You might remember it from Martin's Fantasy
Island (not the exact ride that was there, but a clone) - it's one of my favorite
spin rides ever.
Free! We had to do a
substitution here as the sex shop is now out of business - which is shocking in
Vegas of all places! The bar features pictures
of monkeys everywhere lol. I probably
would have rated higher if we had a chance to hang out longer here, but the
Stratosphere was waiting.
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