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Museums, Shows & Attractions

While Las Vegas may not have the world famous museums of New York City or the attractions of Orlando, it does dominate the world of shows. Here is your guide to the museums, shows and attractions that will thrill your senses, spike your adrenaline and challenge your brain.

The Songs of the Fountains of Bellagio

The Fountains of Bellagio have become one of Las Vegas' most watched attractions. Below is a list of the songs that have been featured during this aquatic extravaganza

The Fountains of Bellagio

The most magnificent expression of man’s power over water may just be the Fountains of Bellagio. Long a favorite of visitors, locals and lovers, the fountains get most of their water not from Lake Mead from the same artesian wells that drew the Spaniards to this valley so long ago.

Times to see the Fountains of Bellagio

The Fountains of Bellagio have become one of Las Vegas' most watched attractions. Below is a list of the times to see this aquatic extravaganza.

Zip Lining in Las Vegas

Have you ever wanted the thrill of flying, but lack wings or the courage to sky dive?

Las Vegas Mob Experience

Everyone knows the Mob built Vegas. Legendary figures like Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel are synonymous with the era when Las Vegas grew from a backwater dusty town into the monster of entertainment and glitz it has become today. But, apart from Scorsese's fictional movie Casino, few know the real tales behind this sordid and thrilling time in...

Las Vegas 51s Fireworks Extravaganza

What is more American than baseball, hot-dogs and fireworks? If you shrugged and said not much then the annual Las Vegas 51s Fireworks Extravaganza is for you and the family. For nearly 30 years baseball has been played in North Vegas at Cashman Field and for many of those years they've celebrated America's Birthday. This year the Las Vegas 51s...

Carlos Mencia at Treasure Island

Americans love to laugh. We laugh at our neighbors, our leaders and ourselves. It is one of the reasons we’re the best country on the planet. We get to mock our President, poke fun at our elders and turn the scalpel of sarcasm on the reflection staring at us from our mirrors.

Free Museum Admission for Bank of America Card

Free Museum Admission with your Bank of America Card

Las Vegas Indoor Skydiving

So a friend came up to me recently and asked me if I wanted to go skydiving. While always curious my initial reaction may be the same as yours. I have no desire to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Plus its expensive, you need a bunch of training and it takes all day.

Las Vegas Indoor Skydiving

So a friend came up to me recently and asked me if I wanted to go skydiving. While always curious my initial reaction may be the same as yours. I have no desire to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Plus its expensive, you need a bunch of training and it takes all day.

David Spade at the Venetian

So, you’re a little guy with a baby face; the smart kid who defends himself with humor; the dude voted most likely to be forgotten by your high school classmates. Don’t fret, as you just might be the next David Spade.

The Best Vegas Shows

Much has changed in the 100 years since the city's incorporation. the shows have become grander, more outlandish and more beautiful. Here is my list of the best shows currently running in Las Vegas. for this list I've excluded comedians, musicians, hypnotists and magicians (they'll have their own lists soon)and kept straight up theatrical and...

What is the Best Show in Las Vegas?

I've recently provided you with my favorite Las Vegas shows. Now you may agree,disagree or think me crazy, so I'm giving you a voice. Tell me what I got right, what I got wrong and what I missed all together.

Las Vegas' Best Magic Shows

Magic has become as synonymous with Las Vegas as gambling, eating, drinking and entertainment. While sex sells, magic enthralls. Be it sleight of hand card tricks, embarrassing hijinks while under hypnosis or extravagant shows to rival Vegas' Best Shows, the following magic shows have earned a place on any Best of Las Vegas list.

Dig This - The Adult Sandbox

When I was a kid I had a sandbox. In this sandbox the most wonderful adventures took place. Han Solo, mounted on a bulldozer, would face off in a deadly chicken race against the dreaded Boba Fett, riding high and mighty in a front end loader. I doubt my imagination was alone in mixing Star Wars and Tonka into a mishmash of childhood fun and I...

Haunted Vegas Tours

Las Vegas is home to some of the best entertainment and dining on Earth, but did you know that it also has one of the best Haunted Tours in the country? Led by Guides that could double as Professor Moriarty stand ins, the Haunted Vegas Tours take you on a guided tour of a Las Vegas you never knew existed.

Consumer Electronics Show

Each year in early January the Who's Who of technology companies, inventors and gadget-teers descend upon the Las Vegas Convention Center for the industries largest and most important convention. The Consumer Electronics Show takes place over a week and remains one of the most important conventions of the year.

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