Las Vegas NV - Things to do - Non-gambling - Your Input

[swduns]

We are in Las Vegas for a week. We are non-gamblers. Below is a list I made of potential things to do. We've already done Red Rocks Canyon. Any suggestions of anything worthwhile that I've over looked? Any other thoughts, watchouts or other?

Las Vegas – Things to do
• Strip
o Bellagio: Fountains of Bellagio, free, daily every 30 min
o Bellagio: botanical gardens, free, 24x7
o Fremont street, free, 24x7, (4 blocks), 3 free stages/bands; 7pm-midnite
o Luxor: Titanic Artifact Exhibition, $35pp, daily 11 - 8
o Luxor: Bodies Exhibition,$32pp, daily 11-6
o Mirage: Volcano, free, 7/8/9/10/11
o Mirage: Aquarium, free, 24x7
o Mirage: Siegfried & Roy’s white tigers habitat, free
o Venetian: Grand canal/gondola/shops, ride $34pp, 10-11, free streetmosphere show
o Mandalay Bay: Shark reef aquarium, free,
o Caesars/Linq: Eiffel tower, Rome’s Trevi Fountain, promenade light show
o Caesars/Linq: Ferris wheel, $24pp, 30 min; zip line $35pp, 2pm-10pm
o Caesars/linq: fall of Atlantis free show; 11am-11pm hourly
o MGM Grand: NY skyline
o MGM Grand: Lion habitat, free
o Treasure Island: swashbucklers pirate show: free
o Circus Circus: trapeze acts/carnival games: free 3 ring/carnival midway. 11:30pm hourly
o Wynn Hotel: Lake of Dreams free see inside hotel, best view terrace; every ½ hr till 11:30
o Flamingo: wildlife habitat, flamingos
o Parking/strip: Caesars/stratosphere/Tropicana/Palazzo: free parking for veterans.
o Parking/strip: free: Sahara, Strat, Treasure Island Venetian/Palazzo, Tropicana/Wynn/Fashion sho
• Welcome to Las Vegas sign: Free, Las Vegas Blvd S, free parking in median going South bound
• Mob Museum, 6 miles, $30pp, daily 9-9
• Stratosphere tower, 5.3miles, $40pp
• Cirque du Soleil, 8 miles, $157pp
• Concerts/Shows: carpenters legacy $42, Seinfeld, $124pp, AGT superstars $68,
• Dinner/shows: Motown $35pp, Mentalist $29pp
• Neon Museum, 6 miles, $20pp
• High Roller ferris wheel, $23pp
• Red rock canyon conserve area, 22 miles, $20 per vehicle, 13 mile scenic drive
• Hoover Dam, 34 miles, $0pp
• Pinball hall of fame, 10 miles, $0pp
• Mount Charleston, 44 miles, skiing, trails, wilderness area
• Spring mountains visitor gateway/area attractions 40 miles, daily 9-4
• Shelby Museum, 10 miles, $0pp, M-F 9:30-5;Sat 8-5; Su 10-4
• Springs preserve, 9 miles, $19pp, Thu-Mon 9-4, Desert botanical garden (nat. Historic place)
• Valley of Fire state Park, 57 miles, $10/vehicle, daily sunrise to sunset,
o Indian Pictograph park, in valley of fire state park
• Sloan canyon petroglyph site, 22 miles, BLM land, hike 4 miles RT
• Lake Mead
• Arizona Hot Spring Trail to slot canyon, 70 miles, 1 hr, 17 min, very strenuous, 5 miles RT, CLOSED
• Emerald Cave kayaking, 50 miiles, 55 min, $99pp, kayak 5 hours/4 miles

[rk911]

i'd skip Fremont Street. Seedy, parking expensive, seedy. As we were leaving during the afternoon a teenager was arrested for urinating on the crowd as he traveled on the zip line. I'm glad we we went in the afternoon as we wouldn't have felt safe at night.

[Old-Biscuit]

Fremont Street.......Old Vegas

Gotta go ------Cab

[DR60]

I am also not a gambler. I have found that every hotel will have free tickets to a show. Just ask. I have seen shows, concerts, events, and rodeos while in town.
But you have to be careful. I was in town with a crew of well drillers and the hotel offered us tickets to the Finals Rodeo. Of course, we snapped those up! Finals tickets are hard to get. But when we got there it was the Gay Rodeo Finals! Probably not the crowd we expected!

One other thing you can do in LV that I have not found anywhere else is shoot a machine gun. Off the end of the strip there are rental gun ranges that have just about anything. One afternoon I rented a 1870's Gattling gun, and a 1920's Tommy gun. It was near Halloween and the range put out pumpkins for us to shoot.
Probably my favorite day off in LV. DR

[pasdad1]

Originally Posted by rk911

i'd skip Fremont Street. Seedy, parking expensive, seedy. As we were leaving during the afternoon a teenager was arrested for urinating on the crowd as he traveled on the zip line. I'm glad we we went in the afternoon as we wouldn't have felt safe at night.

I thought the electronic light show on the roof of Fremont street was one of the most impressive things I saw at Vegas two years ago. Of course you need to go at night to see it.

[Iceclimber]

I think Freemont Street is the only thing worth doing in Vegas other than a favorite show you have always wanted to see. The Strip always looks attractive because of the cheap room rates but they stick it to you every possible way. Pools are always packed, (with kids) or exclusive and then expensive. Many hotels are seedy and aged. No amenities in room like even a coffee machine.m

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[hamm2018]

Last year while in Vegas, we did a Razor tour/ride in the desert. It was great, wife drove first half, and I drove the way back.
Fremont Street was great, wife said one & done to it, but I enjoyed it.

We also went to the Count's Custom Car shop. They have a museum of his vehicles in there. This is the show on TV.
We went to the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, just to see what it is all about on TV.

[Deznut]

Atomic Museum
https://www.atomicmuseum.vegas/
There's Gold in them thar hills!
https://eldoradocanyonminetours.com/index.html
Too Hot?...head to the mountains
https://www.leecanyonlv.com/
https://www.gomtcharleston.com/kyle-canyon-picnic-area/
...its also a good time to be a Hockey Fan!

[Tachdriver]

For those who don't like driving in the traffic they do have public transportation by bus and the monorail. You will need to walk a bit but a lot of LV is accessible this way. At least you can sightsee without the hassle of finding parking and driving a congested strip.

The have day and multi-day passes.


https://www.lvmonorail.com/online-gl...xoC6kEQAvD_BwE

[MKwilli]

Great list for others who do not gamble, thanks for posting!

[Alan_Hepburn]

Do they still have the place where you can rent time in a bulldozer and move some dirt around?

[Deznut]

Big Boy toys for digging in the dirt
https://digthisvegas.com/

[pasdad1]

It wasn’t ready when we were there two years ago, but it would be on my list when we return to Vegas.

I want to ride the Elon Musk tunnel in a Tesla.

https://www.lvcva.com/vegas-loop/

[Arch Hoagland]

I'm doing the Zip line in September.