Current Events > I'm going to be in Las Vegas for the first time for a week. What all should I do

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Tell me fun things to do in Vegas for a week. Obvious things like gambling and hookers, not withstanding.

Have a nice meal

Buffets, top golf, shopping, walk around and see sights, thunder down under

Stand in the middle of town and yell out Ave, True to Caesar

Go to Red Rock Canyon

Oh, and I recommend Gold Spike. It's a casino/bar/club thing with a cover but it has a cool backyard party vibe and you could do stuff like giant Cornhole, beer pong, etc.

What's your budget, where you staying?

Where you staying?

Area 15, meow wolf omega mart

voldothegr8 posted...

What's your budget, where you staying?

Staying at Excalibur. As for budget, maybe $1,000 spending money.

BustedLavaLamp posted...

Staying at Excalibur. As for budget, maybe $1,000 spending money.

Why

I really like Gordon Ramsay's Pub and Grille.

Le Reve the Dream at the Wynn is a cool show.

BustedLavaLamp posted...

Staying at Excalibur

ouch

BustedLavaLamp posted...

As for budget, maybe $1,000 spending money.

How many days/nights?

If I were you Id see some shows. I myself like the cirque du soleil shows and there are several to choose from at different casinos. Theres also a lot of other types of shows like magic shows, concerts, stand up comedy. I like the blue man group too.

Im also going for the first time in October. I plan on seeing the mob and pinball museums. Apparently you can also drive a tank and potentially shoot a defunct car with its main cannon, but of course that costs money I do not have.

oh god ya the pinball museum kicks fucking ass

Pinball museum is even better now that they got a bigger location and moved out the hood

What's wrong with Exclaibur? lol like genuinly asking... now I'm worried.

Vegas sucks. Should go to Europe

but Id recommend going on Airbnb experienced and joining events youd like to do. Theres plenty of events for solo travelers as well. Could join a food tour

BustedLavaLamp posted...

What's wrong with Exclaibur? lol like genuinly asking... now I'm worried.

Nothing wrong with it. Youre just gonna have to taxi over to the main part of the strip

A week is way too long in Vegas, and $1000 spending money is not nearly enough

Its at the beginning/end of the strip across the street. Its also old and outdated. And the crowds there are not the best

WalkingLobsters posted...

Nothing wrong with it. Youre just gonna have to taxi over to the main part of the strip

Not really, Excalibur is an easy walk to a whole bunch of places

TheGoldenEel posted...

Not really, Excalibur is an easy walk to a whole bunch of places

30 minute walk in 100 degree weather is not easy

WalkingLobsters posted...

Nothing wrong with it. Youre just gonna have to taxi over to the main part of the strip

Yeah this will definitely wear on you, although protip you can take a free tram from MGM Park to Bellagio which definitely saves on walking

Sigfried and Roy's little private zoo is cool. You can see all the big cats from the show, they also have dolphins.

WalkingLobsters posted...

Youre just gonna have to taxi over to the main part of the strip

Well fuck.

TheGoldenEel posted...

A week is way too long in Vegas, and $1000 spending money is not nearly enough

You think I'll run out of things to do after a few days? Because honestly that did cross my mind. As for the money, I dunno, I'm pretty frugle, lol.

TheGoldenEel posted...

Not really, Excalibur is an easy walk to a whole bunch of places

Yeah, I don't mind walking!

WalkingLobsters posted...

30 minute walk in 100 degree weather is not easy

Oh... it's THAT far of a walk? God dammit. This wasn't planned as well as I'd hoped.

BustedLavaLamp posted...

Oh... it's THAT far of a walk? God dammit. This wasn't planned as well as I'd hoped.

Actually Im wrong. Its like 15 mins. Shouldnt be an issue

The strip is a manageable walk for anyone in decent shape. But wouldnt recommend it in the summer.

BustedLavaLamp posted...

Oh... it's THAT far of a walk? God dammit. This wasn't planned as well as I'd hoped.

yeah it wont take half an hour. excalibur to NYNY to park MGM's tram --> Bellagio. Yeah it might take 20 minutes or so (or more since it's yoru first time and you'll have no idea where you're going), but the tram covers a lot of ground and you get to sit down.

the first time though you should walk to wherever youre going. walking the strip alone is an activity in itself. just sightseeing, people watching, and making notes of places to eat/see

WalkingLobsters posted...

Nothing wrong with it. Youre just gonna have to taxi over to the main part of the strip

Disagree. Excalibur is part of the main strip. It really depends where you want to go. It is towards the south end so it's not necessarily central on the strip, but not a bad location either there's still plenty next to it.

As for taxi, don't bother. Get a bus pass. It's seriously like $8 a day or something and you can use it to get to any casino on the strip you'd like.

WalkingLobsters posted...

Actually Im wrong. Its like 15 mins. Shouldnt be an issue

Plus you can spend like half that cutting through hotels

BustedLavaLamp posted...

What's wrong with Exclaibur? lol like genuinly asking... now I'm worried.

Their rooms are disgusting and outdated. If there's one hotel on the strip I tell people to avoid it's that one. Don't believe me though go look up some reviews.

I missed the hooker part in your op. Just keep in mind its illegal. Probably wont get caught if you are the one initiating the transaction as cops dont like settings they cant control. Meaning if you are propositioned id assume it was a set up.

good comfortable shoes. that was the big mistake i made on my first trip.

Yeah, dont wear stilettos like buck

I went to the pinball museum this past weekend and half the machines were out of service lol

R1masher posted...

Yeah, dont wear stilettos like buck

i had chuck taylors and they shits did not cut it.

Do not go for hookers please. Theres a serious trick roll problem right now. You are going to get robbed and hit with a baseball bat lol. If you really must, hire a legal escort service or go to the bunny ranch

Honestly if I went back to Vegas right now I would go take some pics at lake Mead while it's historically low.

TC, definitely do a bar/club crawl

https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/374917?guests=1&adults=1&s=67&unique_share_id=c66a84e5-7af7-407d-89f2-3831d87ad0f1

This also sounds fun

https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/998154?guests=1&adults=1&s=67&unique_share_id=a460a296-694b-4cf7-8e44-b7b158fd65c0

i seriously recommend taking a look around on airbnb experiences to find stuff to do and to meet people. A week is a long time for Vegas. 2 days is too much for me.

how many days/nights and what days of the week? like are we talking a full seven nights "week" or like a M-F work trip?

in full honesty, $1k isn't a huge budget for seven days. you can definitely make do with a cheap breakfast/brunch and early dinner if you're okay with the two meal approach, but food is probably going to be close to half of your budget if you eat anywhere that isn't a fast food place. granted over half the reason i go to vegas is for the food so i do eat at some of the nicer restaurants. you might have cheaper tastes. but the food is incredible

As a couple people said you can take the monorail from MGM to various points down the strip. So you don't need to take a bus or taxi. You will have to do a little walking to get to the hotels across the street though.

voldothegr8 posted...

Their rooms are disgusting and outdated. If there's one hotel on the strip I tell people to avoid it's that one. Don't believe me though go look up some reviews.

Rio too. One of the showers in our "suite" was fucking clogged the whole weekend we were there cuz there was too much hair and shit and they couldn't bring anyone to fix it

Touch posted...

Rio too. One of the showers in our "suite" was fucking clogged the whole weekend we were there cuz there was too much hair and shit and they couldn't bring anyone to fix it

The Rio needs torn down

voldothegr8 posted...

The Rio needs torn down

agreed

Bleuets posted...

Disagree. Excalibur is part of the main strip. It really depends where you want to go. It is towards the south end so it's not necessarily central on the strip, but not a bad location either there's still plenty next to it.

As for taxi, don't bother. Get a bus pass. It's seriously like $8 a day or something and you can use it to get to any casino on the strip you'd like.

No don't do that. Get a three-day monorail pass for about $30 bucks. It's unlimited rides, and it can get you from the MGM Grand to the Sahara (or anywhere in between) in about fifteen minutes.

Kajagogo posted...

No don't do that. Get a three-day monorail pass for about $30 bucks. It's unlimited rides, and it can get you from the MGM Grand to the Sahara (or anywhere in between) in about fifteen minutes.

monorail is great for getting anywhere like, caesars or further north. IMO if TC is just going to bellagio or equivalent on the opposite side, he'd be better suited to walk to the Park MGM tram.

i'd use the MGM Grand monorail for like caesars, the venetian shoppes, wynn, and maybe resorts world (or peppermill for sure) if you wanted to see that place. anything south of there, i'd walk and do the park MGM tram.

I just went to the RIO Saturday because it was close to Area 15. Sucks so much ass. KISS mini golf is the best tho