Places to visit, things to do in Las Vegas :
Bellagio Fountains: The fountains put on their show -- wonderful timed to music choreography - every half hour on the half hour, starting at 3PM M-F and 12 Noon on weekends.
Gallery of Fine Art at the Bellagio: artworks that have come from museums as well as private collections. Definitely a things to do in Las Vegas for art enthusiasts.
Eiffel Tower Replica: The view from this vantage point is amazing, and you can even take the time to visit the restaurant in the tower.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, located just a few miles west of Las Vegas, is named for the deep red 3,000-foot-high sandstone cliffs that are perched above the dusty wastelands of this part of the Mojave Desert. The view from any part of the park is breathtaking.
Grand Canyon Tours
Las Vegas Space Flights: The zero gravity Las Vegas experience is now available for those who wish to feel weightless. A specially designed Boeing 727 will perform effects of a real space flight including flying smaller parabolas that recreate lunar gravity.
The Volcano Eruption at the Mirage Hotel: Among the many Las Vegas things to do on the strip, starting at 6 pm and ending at 11:30 pm, you can go to the Mirage and witness the eruption of the Volcano. This occurs once every 15 minutes.
Secret Garden & Dolphin Habitat: is a tropical paradise dedicated to the wild things. You will find many exotic animal breeds housed here, from elephants, panthers and leopards.
Treasure Island Battleship Show: These shows run every 90 minutes starting at 4 and ending at 11:30pm at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino.
Largest Golden Nugget: In Downtown Vegas, you can see the largest golden nugget in the world at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas Hotel. Open 24 hours a day.
Liberace Museum: You can see everything possible dealing with the pianist, and spend a lot of time marveling at the wonders this Museum has to offer.
Gaming Classes at the Las Vegas Hilton
Las Vegas Strip: This is the heart of Las Vegas. All along the Strip, you will find shows, activities and amazing sights that make just taking the time to leisurely stroll the Las Vegas Strip well worth the effort.
Las Vegas Sky Diving: enjoy a great view of Sin City and its beautiful surroundings while freefalling from 10,000 feet in the air.
Gondola Ride at the Venetian: Ride through the Grand Canal in an authentic Venetian gondola as you go under the bridges, pass by the cafes and more. Your gondolier even serenades you with a song to make the experience that more romantic.
Imperial Palace Auto Collections: Home to one of the world's largest and finest collection of antique, classic, muscle and special-interest cars.
Graceland Wedding Chapel: Take the plunge or renew your vows as an Elvis impersonator serenades you at this tiny white chapel, a Las Vegas staple for 50 years.
Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, Natural History Museum and may other places.
For newcomers to Las Vegas, local lingo
If you are planning to visit Las Vegas, here are some useful hints to make the local language more understandable. As we all know, every part of the world has its own language and Las Vegas is no exception.
- Action: Sum total of your winnings.
Bankroll: Amount of money an individual or a casino has to gamble with. - Black chip: $100 casino chip.
- Book: The room where sports and race bets are made.
- Boxcars: Rolling two sixes (12) in craps.
- Boxman: The craps dealer who sits over the drop box and supervises bets and payoffs.
- The Cage: Where a casino keeps its money.
- Carpet joint: A casino catering to high rollers.
- Check: Casino chips.
- Comp: Short for free or complimentary.
- Coupons: Redeemable for nearly everything from a free meal to a free pull on a slot machine. (Ask the hotel whether it has a coupon book.)
- Croupier: The guy at the crap table who gathers the dice and chips with a stick.
- Cross roader: A casino cheat.
- Dark: No show; as in Dark Sundays means no shows on Sunday.
- Drop: Total cash traded for chips at the gambling table.
- Drop box: A locked box located on live gambling tables where dealers deposit paper money.
- Eye in the Sky: One-way mirror surveillance in the casino area.
- Folding money: Greenbacks, dollars, dineros. Get it?
- Green chips: $25 casino chip.
- Grind: Low roller.
- Grind joint: Casino that caters to low rollers.
- Hard count: Counting the change from slot machines.
- Hold: House profit from all the wagers. "The hold for last night was a million bucks."
- House advantage: Mathematical edge for winning that the casino gives itself.
- Juice: No, not the kind you mix with vodka. It's who you know that gets you where you want to be. "He had to juice to get the high roller suite." Also refers to the amount of money you pay over and above your sports bet, insuring that the casino makes money whether you win or lose.
- Junket: A group of high rollers flown in on a chartered plane by the casino.
- Ladderman: A baccarat supervisor.
- Limit: The least or maximum bet accepted at a gaming table.
- Low roller: A player who makes small bets; a grind.
- Markers: Markers are used by high rollers like IOUs.
- Marryin' Sam: Wedding chapel minister.
- The Pencil: Authority. For example, pit bosses have the pencil to grant players free rooms and authorize markers.
- Pigeon: A gambler who chases his/her losses. See also Plunger and Steamer.
- Pit: The casino employee area behind the table games.
- Pit boss: A casino boss who oversees numerous table dealers.
- Plunger: A gambler who chases his/her losses. See also Pigeon and Steamer.
- RFB Comp: Room, Food and Beverage complimentary from the hotel. he casino is impressed with a credit rating and has ordered that a customer be given free room, food and beverage (RFB) during a hotel stay.
- Rack: Simply the device that holds the chips on gaming tables.
- Sawdust Joint: casino catering to low roller. See also Grind Joint.
- Shoe: A container from which several decks of cards are dealt on the Baccarat and blackjack tables which prevents the dealer from holding cards.
- Spoon: A device used by slot machine cheaters.
- Stickman: The dealer who moves the dice around on a craps table with a hook-shaped stick.
- Soft Count: Counting the folding money.
- Steamer: A gambler who chases his/her losses. See also Pigeon and Plunger.
- Stickman: Craps dealer who handles the dice
- Stiff: A winning gambler who "stiffs" the dealer by not tipping.
- Toke: Gratuity or tip.
- Turkey: A gambler who is unpleasant to the dealer.
- Whales: Gamblers who are so wealthy that they routinely lose millions without batting an eye. There are an estimated 250 whales in the world. (Reference: www.nbc.com)